Jan 14, 2021
In this episode, Erin Olson reminds Christians that we need to remember our most important mission; the Great Commission Christ gave us - share the Hope of the Gospel. Don't hold it back and think you get to decide who gets to hear it. Based on her book, Spiritual Orphans: A Generation in Crisis.
Scriptures referenced:
2 Corinthians 5:17–20: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
Joshua 2 and Joshua 6
1 Corinthians 1:8–9: “On the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Luke 15:3-7: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”
Questions:
- When you think of the “one” who Jesus came to save, who comes to mind?
- If you could do one thing you deemed to be radical ministry work this year, what would it be? What, if anything, is holding you back?
- Do you believe the worst sinners have the same access to salvation as you do? How does your viewpoint line up with Scripture? How does it affect the way you do or don’t reach people with the Gospel?
Book: For more information about Erin Olson’s book, Spiritual Orphans: A Generation in Crisis, visit https://sandalfeet.org/spiritualorphans.
Website: For more resources, visit Erin Olson’s ministry website, Sandalfeet Ministries, at http://www.sandalfeet.org/.
Social media links:
Facebook: @sandalfeet
Instagram: @erin.olson
Twitter: @sandal_feet