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The Hour is Near

In Romans thirteen eleven (13:11), Paul tells us, “Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.” 

Well, what does he mean when he says, “do this?” In order to know that, we have to go back a few verses to where Paul exhorts the Christians of the church to love one another and to love their neighbors. He calls them to faithfulness and to serving fellow believers and their communities. Truly, we find ourselves in days where commitment to God at that level may cost us something. 

But I want to encourage you today—it is worth it. When you choose to love others by sharing the Gospel with them, you see more lives changed to God’s glory. And the day when Christ returns is coming more quickly than we think. So let’s be faithful to share God’s love with others.

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ShareLifeAfrica is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.

The Time of God's Favour

The Apostle Paul quotes in second Corinthians six two (6:2) these words from Isaiah, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Paul continues by saying, “I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” And I would say the same to you today!

We do not know the time that we have. We are not promised tomorrow. So today is the day to share the best news another person can hear—and that is salvation through Jesus. If you think about your own life, there was a day, an hour, a second that you may have made that decision yourself, and Jesus became your Savior and Lord. Today could be that day for another.

The Holy Spirit will be faithful to changes hearts who invite Him in. We get the privilege to be a part of the process by sharing the Gospel.

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ShareLifeAfrica is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.

Share Hope Today

Is it the end of time? Well, I don’t know! Only Jesus knows when that day is. But based on what we are seeing these days and what the Word of God says, I think it’s likely that we’re living in the end times. And if we are, you know, there’s a lot of people who are sadly not headed toward Heaven. And I don’t know about you, but I’m not ok with that! I (and I hope you too!) would say the same as Spurgeon...that if someone is going to hell, it would not be because they were unwarned or unprayed for.

And it would not be without “our arms wrapped around their legs, begging them not to go.” We cannot keep the hope of the Gospel to ourselves! There is an urgency to share today. If our time is limited, let our goal be to pray for every person in our community by name and then share the Gospel with each and every one of them.

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ShareLifeAfrica is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.

Looking for Hope

How important is it for you to have hope in your life?

In a study we did with Lifeway Research, we found that eighty-eight percent of people said that it was either important or very important to have hope in their life! Eighty-eight percent! But even without these numbers, we know how vital hope is. Take Michelle for instance, who shared her testimony on what’s my story dot org. She wrote, “Trusting in myself brought me nothing but anxiety, depression and a sense of doom. Trusting in what Jesus has done for me has brought me peace, hope, and a future that I feel joyful about. I pray that others will receive the gift of eternal life and join me and millions of others that are now in the family of God.” That’s our heartbeat at Evangelism Explosion.

Is that your prayer as well? Let’s not delay in sharing this hope that we have in Jesus with those around us.

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ShareLifeAfrica is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.

What is True Hope

You know, at times I think we misunderstand hope. Some think it is merely optimism — choosing to see how circumstances could work for the best. But Biblical hope isn’t based off of the circumstances that we find ourselves in.

Many people of faith in the Old Testament faced difficult times, not knowing if things could ever get better. But they chose to place their hope in God anyway. Even the prophets lamented of the injustice and evil that they saw in the world; and yet, they still looked to God for hope. And it was not misplaced. From the very beginning when humankind fell to sin, God had a plan. It was through Jesus. His death on the cross and resurrection from the dead brings an eternal hope of Heaven to all who would put their trust in Him alone.

When we believe, we gain an everlasting hope that does not change with our circumstances. Who can you share this with today?

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ShareLifeAfrica is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.