A Final Encouragement for Ambassadors of Christ
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As Christ’s ambassadors we are key players in the great drama of redemption. God in Christ is reconciling the world to himself and he wants us to join him. He does not need us to carry out his plans, yet he gives us this great privilege. He has invited us to join him in redeeming creation and participating with the Holy Spirit in drawing people to himself. In his infinite wisdom, God ordained that his sovereignty and human responsibility would work together to achieve his purposes. Too grand for our finite minds to comprehend, God calls us to believe this in faith and fulfill our role in his story by making disciples. As workplace followers of Christ we have not only an obligation but an incredible opportunity to foster human flourishing and spread the gospel to the men and women with whom we live and work. None of us is equal to the task, but fortunately God is. God’s ability, not our own, is ultimately what gives us confidence in the work of evangelism. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).
For Further Reading
Workplace Grace by Bill Peel and Walt Larrimore
Permission Evangelism by Michael L. Simpson
The Heart of Evangelism by Jerram Barrs
Apologetics at the Cross by Joshua D. Chatraw and Mark D. Allen
Workplace Grace offers a simple, non-threatening approach to evangelism.
You can take your faith to work in appropriate, engaging ways. Whether your work takes you to a construction site, a cramped cubicle or the corner office, every Christian plays a significant role in the Great Commission. Between Sundays, you can be a pipeline for God's grace in the most strategic mission field in the world: your workplace.
All Christians are called. Called to love God with all that we are. Called to serve Him. Called to reach out to the lost. However, when we're honest, the majority of us would admit that we find this last calling the most difficult. We gladly support the evangelistic ministries of others, but most of us feel discouraged by our own attempts at witnessing because our memorized approaches don't seem to work. This biblical study of evangelism gracefully reminds us all that the New Testament model of witnessing is not one-size-fits-all.
Contributors: Bill Peel, Leah Archibald and Randy Kilgore (research)
Adopted by the Theology of Work Project Board September 24, 2020.
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