There is something you have that is so powerful and people don't use it it's your own story how
do we share this faith this Jesus we we are ambassadors for the kingdom of God and we need
to speak about our Jesus in a way that introduces him to people and makes him go I got to check him
out you my friend are an ambassador it is stamped all over you you're not just a follower of Christ
you are an ambassador to others of this Christ that you follow and you need to learn to share
with people you know what I do I just tell them my story whatever part of it I want if they're
struggling in an area of sin I'll just say hey you know I remember growing up and when I give
my life to Christ there was a power if they're struggling with who they are with their identity
I'll just share what it did for me if they're wondering about anything if they're hurting if
they're whatever the area of their life I'll just try to share a time in my life and and I
don't have by the way this great testimony that I killed 23 people joined the hell's angels and
then I did this and I did where I can just excite excite them mesmerize them when I was a teenager
we would always bring in youth speakers and the youth speakers were always like
incredibly brutal sinners who got saved and we thought that was going to help our kids
and so I would never share my testimony you know you know a little clean Christian kid
and there's nobody perfect by the way we're all sinners and there's things I did wrong
but I didn't have all this incredible Hollywood type story that would mesmerize the youth to
get him sitting there I literally got to a place when I realized God had called me to
the ministry I thought okay I'd better take a hiatus from Christianity and go get a testimony
I need to go do something and get a testimony when I come back I can I can talk with real experience
about how bad sin is and how much drugs I did how many much money I stole and and how many months or
years I spent in the pen and then I discovered Jesus amen God bless you have a good day
and all we do is exalt our former life no I tell people what he did for me on the inside
the peace that I have and when I tell them I tell them as an ambassador of Jesus Christ I don't
back down one iota and when they argue with me I just stop are you trying to tell me what I felt
you're trying to tell me what happened to no I'm just telling you what happened to me
and most people don't they just listen because no one can argue with your story and you need
to learn to share from your wealth of experience and say well Leon I'm the same boy I didn't kill
anybody shoot anybody do any drugs touch any alcohol I'm not set free from drug addiction
alcohol addiction so I didn't know what to share you know what all of those things are periphery
they need to hear about that man who knows his marriage wouldn't have made it if he wouldn't
have found Christ that woman who didn't know who she was maybe in but when she found out
that she was God's daughter or they helped you through a death in the family and you guys were
you were ready to lose your mind but God brought a peace and whatever you can it is your story
that is powerful it's not you screaming the word at them it's not you preaching the bible at them
it's not you digging up every doctrine you know it's not you debating every disagreement that
takes place because you can't anyway because to give your life to Jesus Christ everybody's
welcome with every crazy belief possible if they just turn to Jesus as messed up and as as wrong
believing as they are but once they believe on Jesus they're accepted and then on this journey
they begin to learn who they are you know that when you start sharing with people what you
share your story what Jesus has done for you is so powerful you see we keep thinking that
the message is just bible verses but how many know you are the message too
Did you ever think that you might be the only living bible that some people ever read
you're it they know of you as a Christian and they are drawing conclusions already
about your behavior how you talk how you act how you engage when I realize that
kind of occurred to me maybe maybe how to pay some attention to being a better ambassador
I started asking myself the question what is the message that I am communicating right now
as a follower of Christ and I'm asking myself not just how do I come across right now or in
the hotel down the road or in the restaurant but how am I coming across to my nine-year-old
or my six-year-old
no I have to think about that with my wife what am I communicating about God
in this moment as an ambassador everywhere so ambassadors are 24/7
all right we are ambassadors for Christ it's as though God were speaking through us we're
God's voice on this planet so many people say Nick I'm being praying for God to do something
or give me something and I don't know what my purpose is but read the bible it says to love
God with all your heart might soul and strength and then to love your neighbor as yourself
you see we know that the world here as we know it is not going to last forever
if the statistics are pretty awesome for every person who is born dies
and when we get to heaven though there is one thing that I'm looking forward to to hugging
people who said thank you for being a neighbor to me thank you for not being too busy busy being
under satan's yoke and so busy with busyness that you took time took time to tell me about Jesus
when we're at the cashier check uh the cashier of your grocery store when that 17 year old girl
is getting your stuff what are we doing we're on our phones
and we don't take time to look up and you can say hey
can I pray for you what's the worst thing that could ever happen she says no oh my gosh
and so what do you do you say okay I understand but when I go to my car I'm going to pray for
you anyway so why don't you just tell me what you want me to pray for since I'm going to the throne
what's the worst thing that could ever happen if you ever invite someone to your church they say
no what's the worst thing if you never invite them to church
think of your five best friends do they know how Jesus grabbed a hold of you
have you even written your testimony down
we're here on a missions trip for 90 years
but take time and pray for those you cannot see understanding that we can't change hearts but God
can I challenge you to write down 10 people that you know that are not saved and I ask
and commission you to pray for them every single day how much do you want to see them in heaven
then the first thing is pray amen
I'm an ambassador of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords
and in the end my eyes are fixed on Jesus in the end until that day where I can see my savior face
to face and I can live forever more until then for as God enables me I want to see others see Jesus
do you know Jesus
then if you do tell the world
don't ever be afraid