As Christians, we were placed on earth to spread the word of God. We have to reach to everyone through various means possible to let them know about the word of God. Churches usually conduct outreaches as ways of ministering. Well, there are different ways of doing outreaches, and so we will look at church outreach ways for reaching to lost souls.
Every church needs to have an outreach program. It is impossible for a church to perform all the types of outreaches available in the world. God in his wisdom blessed us with unique gifts to do well in certain ministries. We can broadly categorize the outreaches to optional and essential ministries.
There are some outreaches every ministry ought to perform; they are the essential ones. On the other hand, there are those that the Word of God states that should be carried out. One of them is direct evangelism. The Bible says that all church members have to take part in telling their colleagues and other people about Christ.
World missions are essential too. Apart from directly telling your colleagues and friends about his word, God needs us to spread it beyond out home boundaries. He says in the Bible that we should go beyond our local community and go to all corners of the world to spread his word.
The poor and the needy also ought to be reached out to and told about the Word. When Jesus was telling his disciples about the kingdom of God, He told them about helping the least of their brothers. He told that some people will not be able to enter heaven because they did not clothe the needy, give them food or even shelter. This means that even the least in the society ought to know about God through you.
Children are susceptible to a lot of damages, especially at their young age. The current generation parents are not wary of what their children do or if the go to church. This makes them as easy prey for the enemy who turn their lives into sin. Jesus said to his disciples that the children belong to heaven and that they should be allowed to go to him. We, therefore, need to minister to them.
The above are the essential ministries. Out of them, other outreaches have been born that each church should find a way to carry them out. Prison ministry is one of them. The people in prison need to know that God still loves and care for them despite their state and that no matter what they did they could still get forgiveness. The disabled and military men also have to get the word. They have to realize that the love of God upon their lives is abundant.
The young people and youth are also vulnerable. They are easy to fall into traps the enemy has set for them. We have to be at the forefront in preventing them from happening through preaching to them. In conclusion, each and every one of us should receive Jesus in our lives in order to tell other about him. It is our mandate, and so we have no excuse.
Every church needs to have an outreach program. It is impossible for a church to perform all the types of outreaches available in the world. God in his wisdom blessed us with unique gifts to do well in certain ministries. We can broadly categorize the outreaches to optional and essential ministries.
There are some outreaches every ministry ought to perform; they are the essential ones. On the other hand, there are those that the Word of God states that should be carried out. One of them is direct evangelism. The Bible says that all church members have to take part in telling their colleagues and other people about Christ.
World missions are essential too. Apart from directly telling your colleagues and friends about his word, God needs us to spread it beyond out home boundaries. He says in the Bible that we should go beyond our local community and go to all corners of the world to spread his word.
The poor and the needy also ought to be reached out to and told about the Word. When Jesus was telling his disciples about the kingdom of God, He told them about helping the least of their brothers. He told that some people will not be able to enter heaven because they did not clothe the needy, give them food or even shelter. This means that even the least in the society ought to know about God through you.
Children are susceptible to a lot of damages, especially at their young age. The current generation parents are not wary of what their children do or if the go to church. This makes them as easy prey for the enemy who turn their lives into sin. Jesus said to his disciples that the children belong to heaven and that they should be allowed to go to him. We, therefore, need to minister to them.
The above are the essential ministries. Out of them, other outreaches have been born that each church should find a way to carry them out. Prison ministry is one of them. The people in prison need to know that God still loves and care for them despite their state and that no matter what they did they could still get forgiveness. The disabled and military men also have to get the word. They have to realize that the love of God upon their lives is abundant.
The young people and youth are also vulnerable. They are easy to fall into traps the enemy has set for them. We have to be at the forefront in preventing them from happening through preaching to them. In conclusion, each and every one of us should receive Jesus in our lives in order to tell other about him. It is our mandate, and so we have no excuse.
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