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.
The essential ministries are those that each church has to perform. There are also these that the bible states and spells out clearly that should be done. Direct evangelism is one way of ministering. The scripture says that each member of the congregation has the responsibility of telling others about Jesus.
World missions are also important. Apart from just telling your friends and other people about the ministry, you out to reach out further. In the scriptures, it is stated that every church has been called to reach out beyond their local communities so as to make disciples of all nations.
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 also ought to know about the word of God. In the Bible, Jesus told his disciples to allow the children come to him because they belong to the kingdom of God. Nowadays, most children are left by their parents without being attended to and so the enemy grabs them in their early stages and destroys their life. So we need to minister to children since they are delicate.
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.
The essential ministries are those that each church has to perform. There are also these that the bible states and spells out clearly that should be done. Direct evangelism is one way of ministering. The scripture says that each member of the congregation has the responsibility of telling others about Jesus.
World missions are also important. Apart from just telling your friends and other people about the ministry, you out to reach out further. In the scriptures, it is stated that every church has been called to reach out beyond their local communities so as to make disciples of all nations.
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 also ought to know about the word of God. In the Bible, Jesus told his disciples to allow the children come to him because they belong to the kingdom of God. Nowadays, most children are left by their parents without being attended to and so the enemy grabs them in their early stages and destroys their life. So we need to minister to children since they are delicate.
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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