Preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Mt 28:19Go therefore and disciple all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

The past two years were barren years as far as the gospel preaching was concerned. the pandemic had stopped all physical going out to preach the gospel which we used to do every Saturday. Even when the pandemic seemed to be over, the gospel preaching was not fully recovered as it should have been. Therefore, the Lord in His mercy and sovereignty arranged a two-week propagation in the city of Gurugram. I was blessed to be able to participate in the gospel preaching in coordination with the saints and the trainees.

Lk 10:1Now after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to come.

Every morning and afternoon we came together to pray, pray-read the word of God, fellowship, and formed teams to go out. Every day we spent about two hours pre-lunch and another two hours post-lunch. Even the team was sovereignly arranged in such a way that we could learn to coordinate.

Announcing the Gospel House to House

Ac 14:7And there they announced the gospel.
Ac 14:21And when they had announced the gospel to that city and had made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.

This time I consecrated myself to participate in all the gospel preaching and actively involved in it. The Lord graced me to do so. Therefore, from day one, team by team we went street by street, house to house, door knocking for the preaching of the gospel in a selected sector in the city. Every time we went out, the Lord gave us some good contacts; to listen to the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, to call upon the Lord Jesus' name, to pray the sinner's prayer for salvation, to invite us into their home for a time to hear us out, to offer us something to drink as we ventured out in the peak summer time when the temperature was between 52 to 45-degree Celcius. But the outward condition did not matter to us at all. The power of God's grace was upon us that the heat that I normally find hard to bear meant nothing when I went out to preach the gospel. There was no change in the temperature nor the outward situation, but the change was within and upon me. The Lord covered me by His grace, and what was difficult outwardly meant nothing as the Spirit led me on. This is my personal testimony.

A Cup of Water

Mt 10:42And whoever gives to one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
Mk 9:41For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name that you are Christ’s, truly I say to you that he shall by no means lose his reward.

Remembering the word of the Lord well, I personally would not reject whenever the new ones whose door we knocked on, offered us something to drink in the hot summer. They obviously were witnesses of our sweat as we stood at their doors awaiting their response, and when they did so, many of them were moved with compassion to at least offer a glass of water due to the hot weather. Many offered water to drink, and by faith, I always accepted the offer and drank. In that way, I got more opportunities to speak to them the gospel and interact with them, and on top of all, I wanted the Lord's words to be fulfilled in their lives. "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name that you are Christ’s, truly I say to you that he shall by no means lose his reward."

Counted Worthy

Ac 5:41So they went from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the Name.

Not all will receive the gospel of Jesus Christ. We did experience a few rejections and in two houses we were bitterly scolded, abused, and shouted at. But we never responded according to their anger and temper, rather we swallowed their bitter words with a smile and walked away thanking them. There were sons of peace who would receive us and there also were some who would reject us. Either in acceptance or rejection, glory be to God and we count it worthy to be honored with the blessing of the gospel!

Glorious Gospel

Lk 10:16He who hears you hears Me, and he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.

Lk 10:17And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.

Lk 10:18And He said to them, I was watching Satan fall like lightning out of heaven.

The gospel is of the Lord Jesus Christ. We only represented Him in His gospel.  Whoever received the gospel received the Lord Jesus Christ, whoever rejected, rejected the Lord. In either case, whenever we came back from the gospel preaching we came with joy and rejoicing. For Satan was defeated and sinners heard the gospel and got saved. Only the Lord knows how many of the people we preached the gospel to,  got saved! And how many would be saved in the future as the word of God preached will not return void; it will bear forth fruits one day, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and others thirtyfold! As farmers, we simply sowed the seed of the gospel, the divine life, to people's hearts, into which the Lord will follow up to convict them and save them one day. In fact, much sooner than later.  The result is up to the Lord.

Praise the Lord for the glorious gospel preached in our city Gurugram! Lord, save the people of Gurugram for Your strong testimony!