Preaching To The Hungry

 My friend Julio and I evangelizing in Washington Heights

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the world. My heart breaks for the brokenness of the world. There are so many people who are hungry for love and acceptance. There are so many people who are hungry for a genuine touch of God. I am not okay just staying with church folk who think they are okay when they're really not. We all need Jesus just as badly as the next person. We all have areas of brokenness we need the Lord to heal and mend. But I am tired of using my resources reminding people why they need God. I want to talk to the people who know they need God.

So, I'm going to pray that God prepares me to preach.

I'm going to go to the New York City subways and be a witness. I know what you're thinking- I'm crazy. But you know? People thought Jesus and the 12 were crazy too. I know there are many who do this out of the wrong intention- Paul wrote about it:

Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Philippians 1:15-18

However, I'm not just going to bring The Word. I'm going to bring myself. I'm not just going to talk about Jesus. I'm going to bring Jesus. I'm going to pray for the people I am going to talk to and listen to what the Lord has to say. I'm going to bring food with me. I'm going to share my testimony. I'm going to do my part. I'm going to hug people who need a hug and comfort those who need comfort. I'm taking the church outside.

We have way too many people sitting in our pews waiting for a "ministerial opportunity". Or thinking that ministry in confined to the 4 walls of the church.

No. We are the church.

So, who is with me? Who is willing to take the church outside? Who is willing to feed those who know they are hungry and are just waiting to be fed?  Let's go. Julio and I are going. How about you?