Preach to Reach

“It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.”- St.Francis of Assisi

 

Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). Yet, can you have faith when you have not heard it? Can you be saved when it has not been preached to you? Romans 10:13-14 say: “No.” You can’t call on the Lord when you have not heard about the Lord and you can’t be saved without the Word entering into your hearing and your heart. So the believer is responsible for sharing the Word. Yep. That’s right. Yes, the Word is to be hidden in your heart and it is to be written on the tablet of your heart, but it must come forth. It must be preached. Truly, it is to be shared with others (Romans 10:14-15). The Good News is to be so good to you that you can’t keep it to yourself. You reach others when you share it. You reach out with compassion and concern when you share it. You reach out from the heart to the heart when you share His Word. Someone’s eternal life is depending on it.

Our preaching should lead to us reaching people for Christ.  We have to share the Word so that others will hear the Word and believe in faith.  We don’t need to reason with people with logic and other manmade means.  We need to reach people with the Word of God.  The Word convicts and cuts to the heart of man by the Spirit of God beyond our evangelistic eloquence.  Speak from the Word and let the Word reach the person’s very soul.  Preach in order to reach others.

“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”- St. Francis of Assisi