There is a temptation in Christianity to be consumers of spiritual things rather than producers of spiritual fruit. How can we guard against being spiritually ineffective in our evangelism outreach to others? In this passage, we learn three keys to evangelism. The first key to evangelism is gospel proclamation; we need to remain excited about the good news we’ve found in our lives, and to cultivate that desire regularly. The second lesson is personal life transformation; our lives are the most powerful evangelism tool we have. The third key is a new orientation; as our lives are transformed by the gospel, our tendency should be to want to bring people along with us, to be bringers of people to Jesus. What’s going to make the gospel go “viral” in our culture? Its people like us sharing it with others.
Matthew 4:23-25
