We can take the business principle of "Focus Maximizes Effort" and apply it to our evangelism efforts.  We might be generally supportive and committed to serving where needed in our own church.  We might say:  Oh, I love this church.  I support this church.  But this general support overall will not likely translate to a conscious effort to be a Confident Ambassador for Jesus.  

Jesus said: Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.  Scripture tells us in 1 Peter:  Be sober-minded; be watchful and as the Apostle Paul wrote to the house churches in Rome:  We are set apart for the gospel of God.  Paul also encouraged his young protege Timothy when he said:  What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

It is clear that God is teaching us through Scripture that we should be focused as we serve Him & His Kingdom including as we share the Gospel.  When we can purpose in our hearts to be committed to sharing the Gospel, that commitment will narrow our focus to a specific task.

That focus will maximize our efforts as Confident Ambassadors.

Also check out the Confident Ambassador Blog for more helpful evangelism tips.

Both the Confident Ambassador Podcast and Blog are a ministry project of Evident Ministries, a non-profit Christian missions organization serving the local church in Acuña, Mexico through short-term cross-cultural Team Ministry evangelism.

Matthew 9:37-38 tells us:  Then he (Jesus) said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.  Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”  Jesus is telling His disciples:  Look we have more mission field than we have missionaries.  We have more crops to work than we have workers.  So pray to God asking for more missionaries, for more workers

By the way, the harvest is more than just MORE.  Jesus said it is:  the harvest is abundant

Hudson Taylor, the great missionary to China said this about prayer for missions and evangelism:  You must go forward on your knees.

There can be no doubt that when we become a member of the family God, surrendering ourselves to Jesus and making Him Lord and Master of our lives, we are also surrendering to the call on our lives to be ambassadors for Jesus. We are called to be missionaries spreading the Gospel message to the lost world around us.

Charles Spurgeon put it like this:  Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor.

One of the most important things we need to pray about as Confident Ambassadors is that there would be MORE Confident Ambassadors.

Also check out the Confident Ambassador Blog for more helpful evangelism tips.

Both the Confident Ambassador Podcast and Blog are a ministry project of Evident Ministries, a non-profit Christian missions organization serving the local church in Acuña, Mexico through short-term cross-cultural Team Ministry evangelism.

If we are to be Confident Ambassadors, we must have a clear understanding of the Gospel. It is important to not only recognize what evangelism is but also what it is not. Evangelism IS proclaiming the message of the Gospel. Evangelism means preaching, proclaiming, or otherwise communicating the clear message and Truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is delivering the message that Jesus Christ is not only God the Son but also that He gave His life as a sacrifice for our sins. In doing so, He ensured eternal life for anyone who believes, repents of their sins, and surrenders themselves to Him fully.

The Confident Ambassador understands evangelism is NOT simply making friends or trying to get others to like us. It is not winning arguments or manipulation. It is not watering down the Gospel so that people will not feel bad about themselves or be offended. Evangelism is more than sharing our own testimony or inviting someone to church.

Is the message of the Gospel offensive? Yes, it is. But, the Confident Ambassador understands the only path to an authentic saving knowledge of Jesus includes facing the reality, seriousness, and eternal impact of one's sinful nature. Certainly, this reality offends our self-centered independent nature. But, never in Scripture do we see an example of nor are we ever instructed to soften up the Gospel message so as to make it less likely to offend. In fact, we are given specific instructions of just the opposite.

Also check out the Confident Ambassador Blog for more helpful evangelism tips

The Confident Ambassador Podcast and Blog is a ministry project of Evident Ministries, a non-profit Christian missions organization serving the local church in Acuña, Mexico through short-term cross-cultural Team Ministry evangelism