Of the four characteristics that describe Paul’s ministry, the one that I see the least of in churches, as well as in my own life, is urgency. This is obviously a problem because people are dying and going to hell every day, some never hearing the name of Jesus. If we as a church don’t recognize the limited amount of time we have to reach out to them, we are missing opportunities. We can be gracious and confident and even have a well developed plan for reaching the lost, but without feeling the constant need to take action, we easily slip into the comfort of our relaxed lives. We need to each take seriously the call to follow Christ.
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
James 1:22
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