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“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down
His life for the sheep…My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow
Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one
will snatch them out of My hand. My
Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to
snatch them out of the Father's hand. I
and the Father are one.” (Jn 10:11…27-30)
The
gospel is the good news that although we have all sinned against God and deserve
death; Jesus died for us. The “US” are
His sheep and Jesus is the good shepherd.
His sheep hear His voice and follow Him.
Therefore, evangelism is telling the sheep the good news, and we do not
know who the sheep are, therefore, we tell everyone.
People
often ask me after a time of preaching the gospel on campus or after an
evangelism trip, “How did it go?” I
always feel uncomfortable with this question, because I do not have an answer. Here is what I do know: I know that Jesus is
the good shepherd and He laid down His life for His sheep. I also know that His sheep hear His voice and
follow Him, but as the apostle Paul said, they cannot hear Him without a
preacher and they cannot preach unless they are sent (Rom 10:14-15).
In Christ alone,
Mike Peek
