S3 E2: Not Just for the Extroverts: Real Talk on Evangelism

Zer: 00:00:00

Foreign.

Becky: 00:00:08

Hey, everybody. What's up? It's Becky, and we're here with the Fielder podcast. I'm joined zur. And we have a very special guest today, our friend and the.

I guess I don't know how to say your title, but like Eric Sostre's wife, we'll start with that. Who visited us on the last. On the last season for three episodes. And we have his wife here, who was formerly the college pastor, I think.

And we're also joined by the college.

Zer: 00:00:35

I mean, I think that is right. Yep.

Becky: 00:00:38

By the time there's time that transition would fully happen. But anyways, we're all homies here, and we have something very special to talk about. We're here to talk about evangelism.

And do you have to share your faith? Is it required? Is it mandatory? Is it a sin? What is this? Obedience and that. And so we're here to talk about all the things.

So how do you all feel about this topic?

Zer: 00:00:59

I'm ready.

Nichole: 00:01:00

Me too. I'm excited.

Becky: 00:01:01

Okay. So I guess the first question I have. And I was. I was, do you know. You know, me and my Google Deep Dives?

And I was doing some Google deep Dives, and one of the questions that I kept seeing a lot of was like, is my personal relationship with God not enough? Like, if my. If I'm already been saved and I have my faith in God and I love Jesus, why do I have to evangelize? Like, is that not sufficient?

So do you. I guess the question that I want to start with is, do you have to share your faith?

Zer: 00:01:31

I think we just toss it to our guests.

Nichole: 00:01:33

That's so kind. I wish I could sit with someone who is wondering that, because I want to know a deeper heart of.

I just want to ask questions to them of, how did you become a believer? Did that person have to share their faith with you?

Becky: 00:01:49

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:01:49

So I think it's even just wondering if this is the greatest thing that's ever happened to you. But that's me assuming. Right. That they think that.

Becky: 00:01:57

Right.

Nichole: 00:01:58

They could think, no, I got married. That was the best day of my life.

But if we can agree that salvation is a free gift that we don't deserve, is a miracle that we who were enemies of God have been reconciled. I think it is also a gift that we would be invited into the mission of God to tell other people. So a quote that I've heard before by A man named D.T.

niles said, Evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.

Zer: 00:02:26

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:02:27

And So I think it's kind of, I would ask that personal question back of, of why not? Yeah, I don't know. That's my first thought.

Becky: 00:02:35

Yeah, that's good.

Zer: 00:02:36

,: 19:20

Jesus says, all authority on heaven and on earth has been given to me and therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. What did I say? Baptize? Yeah. Teaching them to obey all that I've commanded and surely like I'm like combining different versions.

But lo and behold, I'm with you to the very end of the age. It is a command from Jesus for us to share our faith.

Becky: 00:03:12

Yeah, yeah, I, I think I agree with both of you and I think a follow up question that I want to ask, but I'm gonna wait to talk about that first.

At first I want to talk about what are some reasons why people that you guys have heard or seen like that people have a hard time with sharing their faith. I think, I think of two reasons. For me that I've wrestled with and even just like had friends that I've also wrestled with. Is like I an introvert.

Like I'm like, I'm not a bubbly, super extroverted person. Like it's hard for me to like engage in those kinds of conversations. It takes a lot for me to open up to people. I have trust issues or like whatever.

Like the issue may be like if I'm an introvert, like I have a hard time with it. So like how does that work? And then the second thing I feel I hear a lot of is, shoot, what was it? Hold on. I lost my train of thought. Oh my gosh.

Yeah. Is introvert. Oh. And it's not my spiritual gift.

Nichole: 00:04:11

Okay.

Becky: 00:04:12

So like I, I, I have like the spiritual gift of teaching in front of a person, not necessarily having a two way conversation with someone or I have a spiritual gift of, of administration.

And I, I can't like, you know, so like there's, I think that, yeah, so there's certain things like that, those two that I have heard and I'd love to hear yalls thoughts.

Zer: 00:04:31

First of all though, clarifying question. Are you saying that you, these are your things personally? Yeah, like introvertedness.

Becky: 00:04:37

And, and I feel like for sure as, as I think honestly when I first gave my life to Jesus five years ago. Was that five years ago? Yeah. No. Oh my gosh, it was six now years ago when I first gave my life to Jesus.

Six years ago, I think I, I did not, I did not even think of those things. I feel like those insecurities and fears came in after I had been a believer for a while.

Cuz I feel like when I first gave my life to Jesus I was like, period. Like yes, like let' was. It was just a lot more reckless and like low key, shameless. And so I think again those insecurities came in.

I am an introvert and so I do, yeah, I do. And I do have trust issues. The Lord is continuing to sanctify me in that.

And so like yes, I think those are things that I struggle with but I also have heard of those things specifically in like college age young adults that they're like, I am introverted, like I don't know how to, how to do it. And it's not like they're like I can't, don't even talk to me about evangelism because I can't do it. It's just like it's hard. Like how do I do it?

So yes, both and yeah, so I.

Zer: 00:05:39

Guess maybe I'll just throw the question back at you. But how, how have you dealt with that?

Becky: 00:05:45

So I guess the. Yeah, so what I've. I think as far as introverted piece is I'm going to take it back to a personal experience.

It was whenever I first started doing student ministry when I was at the Grand Prairie campus and I was like the girls ministry person and whenever I was working with them I just had a harder time connecting with some of the girls and some of their previous leaders because I am more introverted, kind of composed in a lot of ways.

And I remember the college pastor at the time, he was like, I'm not asking you to be like their previous leaders, I'm asking you to be like you as a leader to them. And I remember like talking to the Lord about that and wrestling through what he had said.

And the Lord was like, I'm not, He was like, I've equipped you for.

Nichole: 00:06:31

Yes.

Becky: 00:06:31

And like your introvertedness doesn't disqualify you from sharing your faith, it just makes it different and I equip you differently because of it. And so in the same way, like extroverts that would have, like they might have their own insecurities when sharing their faith.

You know, like there might be other things that they're worried about that an introvert isn't. But being an introvert doesn't disqualify you for being an evangelist or evangelizing.

It just you have to rely on the Lord more in certain areas, and you have to ask him for more grace to be able to do it. But that's with anything.

Zer: 00:07:01

Yeah.

Becky: 00:07:01

And so that's my response to that, to introvertedness. And I think a side note to that is also, like, I think I have to be twice as intentional to pursue opportunities to evangelize because I'm like.

Because especially the community that I'm in and, like, the communities and friends that I surround myself with. I get it's hard to have conversations with unbelievers, but I've maintained friendships with people that don't agree the same thing that I do.

I've maintained, you know, those relationships and let them kind of see the ins and out of a believer because they don't necessarily have those circles. And so, like. But I have to be super intention pursuing that. And because you kind of can get caught up in your holy bubble sometimes.

And as far as the spiritual gifting, I. I'm gonna hold off on my answer to that because I kind of want to hear yalls thoughts because I had.

I was talking to my husband Carlos about it too, and he. He like, pointed out something really specific to me. But I want to hear y' all thoughts.

Zer: 00:07:58

Yeah. So. So real quickly, you're. You're talking. So I'm. I don't know. I'm like an introverted extrovert. Like, I'm kind of both in aunt.

Becky: 00:08:05

You know, I can see that in you.

Zer: 00:08:06

But I think just to kind of give it a broader perspective, because I love that you shared your specific, you know, you being an introvert.

But I think just oftentimes we could use personality traits or just like, how we view ourselves as reasons against not being obedient or not following through with the command.

Becky: 00:08:24

Correct.

Zer: 00:08:25

Right. Because I could say, yes.

Becky: 00:08:27

I don't know.

Zer: 00:08:27

I'm a father or I'm a. I mean, that's not really personality, but like, you know, like, excuses.

Becky: 00:08:33

Yes. You know what I'm saying? That's what it is.

Zer: 00:08:35

My answer really would just be saying, God has made you an introvert, maybe. So that way you could reach introverts.

Becky: 00:08:42

Yes.

Zer: 00:08:43

God makes people extroverts, so that way they can easily relate with extroverts. Right.

Nichole: 00:08:47

I guess over.

Zer: 00:08:48

I'm.

Becky: 00:08:49

I'm like, doing my victory dance up here. Because I'm like, yes. But it's right, though, right?

Nichole: 00:08:53

Yes.

Zer: 00:08:54

I think I am far equipped to reach other husbands, other fathers, and, like, also guys who've been before me, like young adults, college students.

Nichole: 00:09:04

Yes. Yes.

Zer: 00:09:05

I'm in a prime spot to reach them because I've been there and I can relate to them. Yes. I shouldn't use it as an excuse like, oh, I'm too old or I'm too, you know, I'm not.

Becky: 00:09:15

Yeah.

Zer: 00:09:16

I don't speak the.

Becky: 00:09:17

The lingo me every day. Yes. No, that's fair.

Zer: 00:09:22

I don't know. What are your thoughts?

Nichole: 00:09:23

I couldn't say it better because I am an extrovert. I am crazy, feral, whatever, high energy. And I've watched how I scare off introverts. They don't want to talk to me. Bye.

And I remember one of my really best friends in college was like an intern at the bsm, and I watched her at hangouts, parties. She was introverted, but that didn't excuse her to step into ministry. She, again, that was the greatest gift she's gotten.

She wants to share it with other college students.

I watched her at parties see people I would have never seen because I'm on the dance floor or I'm, like, talking to another extroverted person because I relate to them. I watched her go sit by the girl that's playing with the dog of the house who wants to be by herself and reach her.

And so that's how it was modeled to me, that your personality or life stage does not excuse you, like you said before, from being obedient. Yes. So that's what I would say to that specific.

Zer: 00:10:18

That's good.

Becky: 00:10:18

That's good. And the second concern, spiritual gifts. What if it's not my spiritual gift? Like, what if evangelism isn't my spiritual gift?

Nichole: 00:10:25

Administration is not my spiritual gift. It's not. But, you know, Becky sent me some questions, and I got on my laptop and I did it to, you know, like, I. It's a muscle. I really believe.

I had a friend, I told them I was coming on this podcast, and they asked me, like, do you believe you have the spiritual gift of evangelism, or do you believe it was a muscle that you worked? And I think it is a muscle. I think of our South Oaks campus pastor, Matt Hunter. Yeah, I'll let him speak for himself.

But what I've observed, I believe he has a spiritual 100.

Becky: 00:10:56

Yes.

Nichole: 00:10:57

There is not a day where I don't hear him talking about or asking for prayer for a gospel appointment. He is seeking them out. He is intentional. And I believe it's a muscle that I've grown personally.

Zer: 00:11:08

But I want to speak a little bit on that because I know his dad, Philip Hunter. And part of it, too, is discipleship. His dad is an evangelist, and he modeled it, and that's why Matt is the way he is.

And it's just like, to me, that's incredible because it just speaks to both things.

Like, we evangelize not just because it's a command, but because also, like you mentioned earlier, that's how we receive the good news, is through people who evangelize to us. But then at the same time, people disciple us so that we can disciple other people. It's.

Becky: 00:11:45

Yeah.

Zer: 00:11:45

Oh, it's full circle.

Nichole: 00:11:46

I wonder. Yeah, I want to. I wish I could talk to people. I mean, I'm talking to you personally about.

Becky: 00:11:50

No, but. Yeah.

Nichole: 00:11:51

Yeah.

Becky: 00:11:51

So this is real. Yeah.

Nichole: 00:11:52

But I always wonder, like, am I obsessed with UTA and college students? Because I became a believer at UTA through college students. A pastor didn't share the gospel with me.

I wasn't attending a programmed event where they share the gospel. My friends over and over again pursued me, let me know the path I was on was not God's will for my life.

Would ask me hard questions like, how's that working out for you? And I'd be like, horrible.

Becky: 00:12:15

Thank you for asking.

Nichole: 00:12:16

Yes. And they would tell me.

Zer: 00:12:18

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:12:19

What would give me hope and how I can escape the freedom of sin. Because I think sometimes I always have to remember, yes, evangelism is sharing the good news, and we are talking about eternity.

Like, yes, nobody wants to go to hell. I believe.

Becky: 00:12:33

Right.

Nichole: 00:12:33

But I always think about, yes, eternity is longer for where I am here, but I need to escape my sin now. I want freedom now. And, like, y' all have seen me and Eric walk through hard things, have been community to us.

And I always wonder, how do people go through these things in life?

Zer: 00:12:51

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:12:51

In the brokenness of the world without the hope of Christ. I have no idea.

Becky: 00:12:55

Yeah. No, that's good.

Nichole: 00:12:57

I'm just glad.

Becky: 00:12:58

No, I.

Zer: 00:12:58

That's really good.

Nichole: 00:12:59

Where did you become a believer and go there?

Becky: 00:13:01

Right, right. I think kind of going back to the, like, spiritual gifts.

I was talking about this with Carlos, and I feel like I have, you know, in maybe, like, church camp.

I don't think necessarily in my recent years of being a believer, but, like, in church camp, I remember them talking about spiritual gifts, like, and they were like, the evangelists and the teachers and the pastors and, like, all these things, and they were always talking about a spiritual gifts. And that could be me, like, perceiving it differently, But I was looking up the verse for where it actually, like, talks about Those things.

And it's in Ephesians 4, and it starts in, like, verse 11. Go back and read the whole chapter. It's fire. But the.

In verse 11, he says, and he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ until we all attain the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God to mature manhood.

And then in Romans 12, I think is where most, like a lot of, you know, websites at least, show that this is where the listing of the spiritual gifts are. And it's in chapter 12, verse three. And it's talking about the gifts of grace.

And it says, for as one body, we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function.

So we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually members of one another, having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us then use them accordingly.

If prophecy in proportion to our faith, if service in our serving, in the one who teaches in his teaching, the one who exhorts in his exhortation, the one who contributes in generosity, the one who leads with zeal, and the one who does acts of mercy with cheerfulness. It doesn't necessarily mention evangelism there. Yeah, and I was talking. I was like, wrestling with that with Carlos.

And obviously there's other verses that talk about spiritual giftings, but I was really wrestling on these two. And Carlos was like, evangelism doesn't necessarily have to be a gift, but it's a person. Evangelists.

An evangelist is a person that's been given to the church for his kingdom work. So how do we become the people for that? For the kingdom of the church, you know what I'm saying? Or for the kingdom of God. Like, how do I.

Like, I don't necessarily have to become an evangelist.

Zer: 00:15:04

Yes.

Becky: 00:15:05

Quote, unquote, to. To evangelize.

Like, that's like, just because it's not something that the Lord has, like, quote, unquote, equipped me with doesn't mean it's not an act of obedience and a sacrifice unto the Lord every time I do it. You know what I mean? And so that. That would be my challenge to people who are, like, trying. Not trying to justify themselves, but like, that.

That is a roadblock that you find yourself in of, like, this is not my gifting. This does not come natural to me. And I'm like, a lot of people with the greatest gifts. Like, you know, I don't know why I'm Going sports.

I'm not a sports person at all. But like, like, like Kobe Bryant, you know, like, he.

His gifting was obviously in his sport, but he never let up on his practice for the sake of, like, him being able to rely back on, like, oh, yeah, this is my gifting. I'm super good at this. That doesn't mean you let up on the small tasks of shooting three pointers whenever you're a fire at everything.

You know what I'm saying?

Zer: 00:16:00

Or just because you're not Kobe Bryant, then. I don't play basketball.

Becky: 00:16:03

Exactly. 100%. 100%.

Zer: 00:16:05

I thought about it this way. It's like, because you said it.

Becky: 00:16:06

I don't know why I went that way.

Zer: 00:16:07

But no, because you were saying, like, hey, just because I'm not an evangelist, like, it's not my gifting, doesn't mean I don't evangelize. Like, I think of, like, just because I'm not a cook, a professional cook, don't mean I don't. Yeah, I don't feed my wife. I don't feed my kids.

I don't feed the pe. The people who need food. So it's like, it's not an excuse. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, no, that's good.

Becky: 00:16:32

That's good.

Nichole: 00:16:32

I would also challenge, I believe, if you might not be sharing the good news of Jesus going to someone. Can I tell you about my Lord.

Becky: 00:16:39

And savior, Jesus Christ?

Nichole: 00:16:40

You are evangelizing all the time and you don't even know it. You know what?

Becky: 00:16:43

I evangelized.

Zer: 00:16:44

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:16:44

I have the best massage therapist out there. Oh, cheap.

Becky: 00:16:47

They have an appointment on Sunday. My bag is pressed.

Nichole: 00:16:51

Everyone link in the description. Go see my girl. Let me know. I'm serious. I talk about the things that I love.

Becky: 00:16:58

Yes.

Nichole: 00:16:58

All the time. You know what? Zur loves in and out. I know, because he evangelizes us.

Zer: 00:17:03

Right.

Nichole: 00:17:03

Where are we going today? In and out.

Zer: 00:17:05

That's right.

Nichole: 00:17:05

So why would we not ask people who are obsessed with Jesus talk about Jesus? That's not. But culture, and I would argue the enemy wants to make it weird.

Becky: 00:17:14

100%.

Nichole: 00:17:15

100 wants you to feel like it's awkward when it's like, why can't I, in natural conversation, talk about, like, church was fire Yesterday, last night at the jungle, I had a great time. Filled us.

Becky: 00:17:27

Yes.

Nichole: 00:17:27

By worshiping God.

Becky: 00:17:28

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:17:28

Why can't I tell my neighbor that?

Becky: 00:17:30

I agree. I agree. And I think. I think it is like, you know, I think of that. That verse, it talks about, like, if you live for The. For the approval of man. Yeah.

What is the verse? Oh, my gosh, I can't think of it right now, but I'll have to Google it.

But just like the idea of living for the percept for the good perception of man, like you will. That is the reward, you know, like the reward of living for the approval of others, like, that is the most you're going to get out of this.

But if we're, you know, I think of the Sermon on the Mount, you know, like, if you're being persecuted for the, For Christ's namesake, like, there is more reward to that than just the rejection. You know what I'm saying?

And so I think, I think it does have to do with like, being perceived as that weird, psycho Christian person or like being rejected or losing friendships or whatever. But I think of Paul and just talking or not Paul, but just, yeah, it was Paul.

Whenever he's like, everything that I had, I counted all as loss for the glory of the gospel and for the glory of Christ Jesus.

And so I think ultimately, and I guess this goes back, like, all that to say, coming back to my, my, the thing that I said I was going to say that I wanted to wait for us to discuss. Now we're coming back. Like, no, I had, I wanted to wait until after we'd kind of gotten a little bit of discussion.

But I guess my question to people who are wrestling through this and a question that the Lord had convicted me with in this season of, like, being insecure about it is like, who is the gospel for? Like, who. Who is it for? Who is the beneficiary of the gospel? And of course, we are all beneficiaries of the gospel.

Like, we received the grace of God. Salvation. It is a gift so that none of us can boast. It is for the surgeoners to come back into the family of Christ.

But I also would challenge you guys to realize that us coming to faith in Christ is also for Christ. That is people coming to faith isn't. So we can boast on these people receive the seed that we planted. But it is this person gave their life to Jesus.

Praise God. Like, glory goes to God. And so the gospel is for the lost to come to salvation.

But I also it like, they come to salvation for the glory of God, you know, and so I'm like, what is the gospel for? Like. And if your gospel is like, so that way I can live a peaceful life, and so that way I can be chilling myself. Exactly.

And so that I can approach the throne of grace with confidence, knowing that I won't be rejected. And if that's the end of the story, then I think that's a shortened view of the gospel.

Nichole: 00:19:54

Correct.

Zer: 00:19:54

I love that because. So I believe missions and evangelism go hand in hand. There's a book by Pastor John Piper. He talks. It's let the nations. Let the nations be glad.

And he talks about how missions exist because worship doesn't. Right. So because that place, that person isn't worshiping God, therefore it is my mission to evangelize to them, to share the gospel with them.

That worship to God can happen. Does that make sense? Like, I'm. I'm just tracking with what you're saying. I just lost my train of thought.

Becky: 00:20:30

That literally happens to me all the time.

Nichole: 00:20:33

Say, please.

Zer: 00:20:35

It tracks.

Becky: 00:20:36

Yes, it does.

Zer: 00:20:37

I swear it tracks. But, you know, well, maybe.

Becky: 00:20:40

Maybe it'll come back. Maybe it'll come back. But, yeah, I mean, I think ultimately you just have to question, like, who is the gospel for?

And I was talking about Ephesians earlier, and I was thinking more. I was wrestling more about it. Oh, not Ephesians. Jude. And Jude is like one chapter. Like, it's one.

It's a book in the Bible, but it's one chapter long, which is like, the funniest thing to me. But Jackie Hill Perry, oh, my gosh, this is the first time I mentioned her all season. Shout out.

But she wrote a book or, like, a guideline for Jude called Contending for the Faith.

And there was a specific two verses that really stuck out to me where it's in Jude one at the end of the chapter, and it says to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy. Joy to the only God, our Savior, be glory, majesty, power and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages now and forevermore. Amen.

And I just feel like, to me, that, like, summarized the thought of, like, the gospel, like, who is the gospel for? It is for the lost to come to faith for the glory of Jesus Christ.

Zer: 00:21:37

And that's really where my tie in was. Right. It's because that. That is why we evangelize, why we go on mission is so that way. It is for the glory of God. It is for his.

His worship, like, for us to magnify and glorify Him.

Nichole: 00:21:51

And.

Zer: 00:21:51

Yeah, I just love what you just said specifically about just reading Jude.

Becky: 00:21:55

Yeah.

Zer: 00:21:56

Because I don't know, for me, like, when I think. I think that is maybe that what I see in Culture. What I observe in culture is that even sometimes the way we win people, I think can be dangerous.

Because who are we winning people to? Are we winning them to. Just to be free of their sin? Are we winning them for the glory of God, like, to.

To glorifying God, like, you know what I'm saying? Like. Okay, I'm. All right. Never mind. Hold on. This is a little bit of tea. Just a little bit. Okay. So. But here. Here's why I.

I'm not going to name any names, but I heard a pastor talk about how their church had given minivans to single mothers, and there was a single mother who took it, and they didn't come back to the church. But, like, over and over and over again, I just heard him say, and we gave her a minivan, and she never came back. And it just. I don't know.

In my heart, it was like a big red flag. It's like, what, are you trying to win them over to your church with a. Because you gave them a minivan?

Becky: 00:23:07

Yeah.

Zer: 00:23:08

Or are you winning them with the gospel that they would be saved to Christ?

Becky: 00:23:12

Yeah.

Zer: 00:23:12

Maybe the reason, like, she got what she came for. She got the minivan.

Becky: 00:23:16

Yeah.

Zer: 00:23:16

Peace.

Becky: 00:23:17

Yeah.

Zer: 00:23:17

You know what I'm saying?

Becky: 00:23:18

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:23:19

She didn't get what she really needed.

Zer: 00:23:21

Yes, exactly.

Becky: 00:23:23

That's good.

Zer: 00:23:23

Yeah.

Becky: 00:23:24

Yeah. I. Yeah. Do you guys have any, like, questions you guys have heard in Yalls ministry walks of, like, of evangelism? Why I have a hard time with it.

Nichole: 00:23:34

This. This sentence that people say to me grinds my gears. And I want to give grace. Yes, absolutely. But I hear it so often. I always want to bring clarity.

It's.

Becky: 00:23:45

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:23:46

Like, I know I should, but, like, I just don't want to shove my faith down someone's throat. Then don't. Like, no one's asking you to. That is not synonymous to sharing the gospel. Ask people questions.

Zer: 00:23:59

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:24:00

Where do you go to when life sucks?

Zer: 00:24:01

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:24:02

You know? Yes. Like, yes,: 2020

Becky: 00:24:06

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:24:07

There's still brokenness in: 2025

Zer: 00:24:09

Right.

Becky: 00:24:09

Right.

Nichole: 00:24:09

And so I really. I. When someone says that to me, I'm like, man, can we just go right now?

Because there's a reason, like we said earlier, Matt Hunter is making gospel appointments because his dad showed him, but he has seen.

I believe it's in Luke 12, where it says, and when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say for the Holy Spirit. Will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.

So if you're a believer in Christ and the spirit is inside you and you initiate in shaky knees that conversation, I've seen people fall in love with sharing their faith because they realize, oh, my gosh, that person didn't reject me, or it went a certain way, or they gave their life to Christ. And then you're humbled of, like me, like, sinful, broken me. Got to be a part of this person's story.

The trajectory of their life and eternity changed man. That dog will hunt and will never stop sharing the gospel. So I think my encouragement when they're like, I don't wanna.

You know, like I said earlier, the enemy wants you to think it's uncomfortable. All these lies. My challenge would be, go for it. And if you're like, man, that sunk. They slammed the door in my face and.

Or that friend hasn't texted me back.

Zer: 00:25:27

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:25:27

I think what wins people over is our authenticity.

Becky: 00:25:30

Yes, I agree.

Nichole: 00:25:30

Hey, I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. If you don't want to talk about faith. I have a friend.

Zer: 00:25:34

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:25:35

She knows I work in a church. She knows I'm obsessed with Jesus. She kind of avoids asking me questions, and she's told me I don't want to talk about faith. Okay.

But then when I've walked through really hard seasons, as you asked me about it, I say, jesus is my rock.

Becky: 00:25:51

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:25:51

Jesus my cornerstone.

Becky: 00:25:52

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Nichole: 00:25:53

I don't know if that makes.

Becky: 00:25:53

No, absolutely. I think it's, like, doing life with people. I think I. And I kind of goes back to, like, the holy huddle thing.

It's just, like, kind of easy sometimes to get stuck in your holy bubble.

Nichole: 00:26:03

Right.

Becky: 00:26:04

And so I think it's comfy, and I think it's. It's being intentional and. And going back to, like, being supplied with, like, opportunities.

Like, Holy Spirit, give me, like, give me what I need to say today. Like, give me the opportunities. Like, open the doors. Let me meet a person of peace. I do it and he'll do it. You know, like. And so I think it's.

I think it's foolishness to think that it's on us. Like, I. I have to freak out about this. I need to stress out about, like, having all of these, like, like, appointments.

And I'm like, the Lord is like, he goes before us and he does the work. And, like. And scripture is, like, very open to talking about it.

Like, no one can come to the Father or no one can come to the Son, unless drawn by the Father. And so it's like you. Even if you did, like, meet with someone and God is not working on them, like, it's not.

Nichole: 00:26:48

It's.

Becky: 00:26:48

You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm just like, I, I think it's. We can.

The fear of rejection and the fear of being perceived differently is like a valid fear, but it shouldn't stop you. It's not valid enough to stop you from realizing that the potential that you have is only because of the Holy Spirit in you.

Zer: 00:27:04

Yeah. Yeah.

Becky: 00:27:05

Does that make sense?

Zer: 00:27:05

No. It makes so much sense.

And I just want to piggyback a little bit of what you both are saying and maybe again, just as an encouragement to those that are listening and watching this video, is that it is not our job to save them. It is our job to share our faith. Like, it is up to God. It is the work of the Holy Spirit.

And we do pray and we seek the Lord, say, God, would you break down the stronghold of unbelief? God, would you save them? Would you draw them to the sun? Like, we're, we're praying. But ultimately that's not our job.

It is the spirit of God who convicts them of sin and draws them to faith and makes Jesus is irresistible to him. But it is our job to share our faith.

Becky: 00:27:47

Yes, I agree. I agree. And that brings me back to my next question of is, is it a sin?

Zer: 00:27:52

Are you sinning?

Becky: 00:27:53

Is it a sin if I don't share my faith? Like, is. Because I, I love what you said about, like, shoving the gospel down someone's throat. Because. No, like, don't do that.

Like, please, please don't do that. Like, don't. Because I feel like I've even, like, again, I have. I have a really, a group of friends.

I have a lot of group of friends that just don't have the same beliefs that I do.

Zer: 00:28:13

Sure.

Becky: 00:28:13

But I'm not. I don't hide it from them. I'm very open about it. Same thing. Like, they know my rock is Jesus Christ.

Like, they know that I love Jesus more than I love my husband. Like, they, they know those things, you know, and so it's like my life of faithfulness, like, to Jesus. And also, even, even.

And especially in the times where I feel down or where I have fallen short of, like, the calling that the Lord has put me on. Like, they understand that I always, like, the answer is always Jesus. Like, if in sin, repent and go to Jesus.

If, like, glory, all glory to King Jesus, you know, like, they they understand that.

And so I feel like there's something to be said about, like, you know, like, but you living a life of faithfulness, and I'm giving glory unto King Jesus, like, that is a way of sharing your faith.

Zer: 00:28:57

Yeah.

Becky: 00:28:58

Does that make sense?

Zer: 00:28:58

Yeah. I was joking when I said no.

Becky: 00:29:00

No. Yeah. Yeah.

Zer: 00:29:01

But just to clarify the point, I think what it comes down to is obedience. Right.

Because at the end of the day, like, I think a good litmus test is James, chapter 4, verse 17, which says to him, who knows what he ought to do and doesn't do it to him, it is a sin. Yeah.

So, like, for example, I'm walking into Inclusion coffee, and I'm praying, holy Spirit, is there anybody here who you want me to share my faith with today? And as I'm walking around, the Lord puts on my heart a young gentleman who might be alone, maybe just reading a book.

And in that moment, I say, actually, that's not who I'm supposed to share my faith with.

Nichole: 00:29:40

He's so busy.

Zer: 00:29:40

He's so busy, he's reading his book, and I'm disobedient to the Spirit, to him who knows what he ought to do and doesn't do it to him. It is a sin.

Becky: 00:29:48

I agree.

Zer: 00:29:49

And so if I know in that moment I am to evangelize, I am to share my faith, and I don't do it.

Becky: 00:29:53

It is a sin. Yes, I agree.

Nichole: 00:29:55

And walk in the freedom of. There's grace for that, too. I remember reading Radical by Francis Chan at a discount tire and being like, this is such a good book.

Like, I want to be radical, and blah, blah, blah. Yeah, provide someone. And y' all. This girl sits.

The Lord is like, this girl sits next to me, chatty, like, same age, like, probably begging for me to share the gospel. Like, the Lord was like, here you go. I said, I'm reading my book about being radical.

Becky: 00:30:24

I'm trying to read about evangelism. That is so. That's real.

Nichole: 00:30:30

And the Lord was like, so did you not, like, want to? And I walked away, and the Lord encouraged me so quickly and was like, I can send another laborer.

Pray that the next person is obedient for this girl.

Zer: 00:30:43

For sure.

Nichole: 00:30:43

I think about that all the time. Yeah.

Becky: 00:30:45

No, I. Yeah, all the time. And I feel like we all have stories like that or like, the Lord prompted you to do something and, like, because.

And have you ever been in a situation where evangelism or evangelism where the Lord asks you to share the gospel with someone and you're like, so annoyed about it or is that just me? No, I was on a. I was on an airplane. I was on a flight one time and I was so tired. It had been the longest week. I was so excited to be home.

It was like a three hour flight and I. I can't sleep on planes. Fun fact. And so I was like, I'm already exhausted. And I sat down and there was nobody next to me or on this side. And I.

And so I was like, okay, bet, like, I'm gonna take the window seat. And so then I sat in the window seat and then this girl came on. She was like the last person on the flight.

Zer: 00:31:27

Yeah.

Becky: 00:31:27

And she sat down next to me and she was like, so, like, bubbly and just like, super excited and like, just very want. She like, wanted to get to know me. And I was like, so not a fan of it.

Nichole: 00:31:42

And like, I was like, I'm an introvert.

Becky: 00:31:44

Like, I was like, I'm tired. Like, I'm so exhausted. It's been the longest week. Like, I just want to get home. And I felt the Lord convict me.

He was like, you are never going to see this person again. Like, and you have the hope that you already know that she doesn't.

Nichole: 00:32:00

Right?

Becky: 00:32:00

And it was so convicting. And like, it humbled me in, like, in a way that I depended even more on the Lord because I was like, dang. Because of my. My bad attitude. Like, I.

I feel like I already disqualified myself from sharing the gospel. But in his grace, like, he's still going to equip me. And I had the greatest, like, the best conversation with her. Like, and it. And I got.

And you know, she had. She opened up, like, really quickly and talked about, like, church hurt that she'd experienced.

And so she, like, grew up in the church and she had a really bad church hurt.

And I got to share it with her about, like, about Fielder and just like, kind of the things that we do and the posture that we have and it just like, you could just tell that she was just, like, really shocked about it. And she was like, well, like, I just. I had a friend that her dad was like, the head pastor of this church.

And, like, and she just started telling me all these things that she heard about lead pastors. And I was like, funny you should mention it.

Like, I'm actually the executive assistant of ours and just got to like, really share with her, like, an honest perspective. And it was just really, really sweet. And so it started with super bad attitude. Like, just such a freaking sinner. Like, I was like, I'm busy.

Like, I need to, like, chill and just listen to my music and try and pass out on this plane. But the Lord, in his kindness, like, pretty much. And. And I just. I think about, like, the.

There's, like, a phrase that I feel like we say a lot about the fish are jumping in the boat. And I feel like that there is a season where that is happening. Like, I feel like the Lord is giving a lot of favor to us and.

And people that don't know Jesus, that are in a desperate place that wants reconciliation to the brokenness that they see in the world and the hope that they feel like there has to be out there. And so, yeah, just, like, that's good. Yeah, that's just my. My personal story, like, about bad attitude and, like, evangelizing.

Nichole: 00:33:46

Yes. I remember when I was a new believer in college, and, like you said, we're on fire. I had this gift. I remember going on my first mission trip.

We're at the mall, and something that, like, has helped me ensure in the gospel or in conversations is just finding something in common with someone. Right. And so me and my friend run into this girl. She's wearing, like, a Doctor who shirt. My friend watches Doctor who. We're yapping. We're yapping.

Zer: 00:34:06

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:34:06

We get to spiritual conversation. Homegirl shuts down. She leaves us in the, like, I don't know, whatever, buckle. We were at the mall, and my friend was like, wow, that was amazing.

And I'm like, I was lame. Like, she dusted us off, and she was like, we. We got to be a part of, like, still sharing the gospel with her.

Zer: 00:34:24

That's right.

Nichole: 00:34:25

And really talking about the. The scripture that talks about, some will throw the seeds, some will water, some.

Becky: 00:34:29

Will plant, but the Lord is going to blow it.

Nichole: 00:34:32

And I remember being discouraged. And I came back home and I told, like, my Bible study group that. And one of my friends had just come back from Beach Reach.

Similar thing, like, sharing the gospel all the time over. Over the course of a week. And he was like, you just never know where you're at in someone's journey.

And he was like, statistically, someone might say that they need to hear the gospel seven times before they placed their faith in Jesus. And he was like, you were probably number four. You could have been number one. And he's like, we all want to be number seven.

Like, we want to dunk our friend and, like, be there. And he was like, do not be discouraged. And I remember thinking, like, oh, I'm making this about me?

Zer: 00:35:10

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:35:10

Like, I want the glory. And so going back to what you said earlier, the glory goes to God. He's doing the work.

Becky: 00:35:15

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:35:16

Even though that girl is on the radio, I pray that she gave her life to Christ.

Becky: 00:35:20

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:35:20

But later in that trip, I'm at this junkyard talking to this man, talking about how my life felt like a junkyard. And, like, the spirit was just giving me words to say, and he gave his life to Christ right then. And I was like, dude, I don't even know.

I could speak Spanish like this, like, well, but Lord, I don't know where he's at today. So, like, the faithful obedience in those times, even when our heart posture isn't in it, God is so nice.

Becky: 00:35:41

He's so nice. Oh, my gosh. I can't, like, the amount of times I've been like, oh, you're right. My be like, literally all the time. I also kind of as.

As we've been talking about it, I also want to ask, like, what is. Like, I don't know, what if you don't feel a burden for the loss? Like, what if you legitimately just, like, you don't have that burden?

You're just like, I know that there's a need, and I know that they need Jesus, and I know that there's so many people dying, going to hell every day, but I just, like, I just have a lot going on in my life or, like, not even, Like, I'm just. I'm good. Like, I don't. What if you don't have a burden for the lost?

Zer: 00:36:19

I think you just need to pray, honestly, like, because I just think of the. I don't know, like, it really is, like, would we just begin to pray? God, would you break my heart for what breaks yours? Like, would you?

Because I think we need to ask. We need to say God, yeah. Right now, I am not burdened for the lostness around me. So would you just open up my eyes to see the brokenness?

And then, honestly, I think what it needs. What if. If somebody's at a point where they're saying, I'm not broken for the lost around me, I think.

I think genuinely they need to ask, am I broken over the sin in my own life? Because the reality is, is probably there might be unconfessed sin.

There might be just not realizing that, like, man, I'm taking lightly the mercy and grace of God. Like, those are some serious questions. Because I think when we realize our brokenness, it helps us.

Well, one, we receive men like, man, what A great mercy and grace I receive from God. But then it opens up our eyes to say, like, man, I'm not. It's not just me. There's a lot of brokenness around me.

Becky: 00:37:27

Yeah.

Zer: 00:37:27

I need to share my faith.

Becky: 00:37:29

No, I agree. What do you.

Nichole: 00:37:31

This verse is in my mind and I can't find it.

There's a verse that Paul talks about, like, the prayer could even be to get to that place where he's like, I basically, I would be without Christ for you. If you could come to Christ, I would give it to you. I'm butchering that verse.

Zer: 00:37:51

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:37:52

Edited in later. Put it up on the screen, end up the same.

Becky: 00:37:55

Just kidding.

Nichole: 00:37:56

But there's that verse comes to mind.

Zer: 00:37:59

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:38:00

That Paul was so burning for people that he would rather not even be with Christ. So. Than they could.

Zer: 00:38:05

Yes.

Nichole: 00:38:06

Is a place I don't even know if I can get to at this point. But when you. I think I would.

I want to just talk to these people that have these questions because I would ask them about the people in their life that they know. Don't know Christ. And I would ask them how they're doing. Because the friend I mentioned earlier who's like, conjurice. I would easily.

I feel the way Paul feels because I've done life with her and I love. My love for her has continued to grow.

Zer: 00:38:31

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:38:32

Be like. So I think I would agree with you. Wednesday nights, James Plug is a great place. We pray for the loss every week.

Becky: 00:38:42

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:38:42

And it's been cool because I might get the element. I might find a name that I wrote down.

Becky: 00:38:47

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:38:47

But seeing the different handwriting, seeing the different people that. And I don't know if it's a co worker. I don't know if it's a family member. Sometimes people put notes.

But my favorite thing is when I get a name that, like, I know. Oh, this is Becky's friend.

Becky: 00:38:59

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:39:00

Or this is my friend's husband.

Becky: 00:39:01

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:39:03

That I can participate in praying for. That has burdened me more for. Yes.

Zer: 00:39:06

That's good.

Becky: 00:39:07

I agree.

Nichole: 00:39:07

Shameless Plug.

Becky: 00:39:08

No, I agree.

Nichole: 00:39:09

Night prayer gathering.

Becky: 00:39:10

Yeah, I agree. And I think. I think a lot about. For example, I feel like we've used this reference before, but. For example, my husband. I'm obsessed with him.

I love him. He's the best. I love him so much. I talk about him as you should. I talk about him now. I'm talking about him right now.

Like, you know, and so I feel like you are.

Zer: 00:39:29

Hold on. Sorry. Sorry. The image just came in my mind.

We're at community group and we're watching John Mark Comer, and I just look over, you know, they're playing with seeds and they're playing, they're holding hands. So when she says she upsets, I'm like, oh, she obsessed.

Nichole: 00:39:47

We have video content.

Becky: 00:39:48

We have evidence of that obsession, guys. Guilty as charged. But what I'm saying is, like, I'm going to talk about him because I love him and because I spend a lot of time with him.

And, and so I feel like the more time you spend with Jesus, the more time you spend in prayer, the more time you spend. Like, that is ultimately, like, our goal is like, to be more like Christ. Like, that is sanctification. Like, correct.

And so you, you become who you are around.

And so I feel like your prayer life, if you're like, if your answer is like, I just don't feel a burden for the lost, I would challenge you, examine your prayer life. Like, what does that look like? Is it. And I'm not going to say it's a sin for you to pray against your personal issues.

Like, if you're having personal issues, like, or if you're having, like, it's really hard circumstances, you know, health, like relationships, whatever it may be, finances, like, there, there's so many things that you can be suffering with that are, that are kind of keeping you in that place.

But I just think that if your prayer life a lot of times is focused on your own personal, like, time, then I would challenge you to try and invite other people into your prayer time. Like, let me pray for my dad who doesn't know Jesus, or let me pray for so and so who I know is going through a hard time.

Or let me pray for this person that they would give their life to Christ one day. Like, invite other names into your prayer time and just see what the Lord does with that.

Because I feel like if you're like, I'm not burdened for the lost, then maybe you're just surrounded that you just, you forget that that is a need, you know, like, because you're just not surrounded by it and you're not reminding yourself of that.

Zer: 00:41:18

Complacent.

Becky: 00:41:19

Exactly.

Nichole: 00:41:19

Exactly.

Becky: 00:41:21

So, yeah, that's just another question. Is being discipled mandatory, too? I don't know if that's a word I feel like I've heard. Like. Like, yeah, decide. Like, I'm.

Zer: 00:41:35

I am a disciple.

Becky: 00:41:35

I am a disciple. Yeah, I'm being discipled. I'm discipling. Whatever. Is it necessary? Like, you know, it's kind of off Topic, but I'm gonna bring it in anyways.

Is it necessary?

Zer: 00:41:46

I mean, yes.

Nichole: 00:41:48

Play blank period.

Zer: 00:41:51

just want to go back. Matthew: 28:18

And I think, just to clarify, right, Like, Jesus is not saying just to make converts of a religion, right? He's saying, go and walk with people. Show them what it means to follow me. Meaning, not just like, what did Jesus say? What does it mean to follow him?

Deny yourself, pick up your cross, and then follow me. Would you walk with somebody to the point that they're recognizing that Jesus is their only.

Like, should be their only aim in life, that they're willing to give up everything for the sake of knowing him? That's what discipleship is. That's what making a disciple is like walking them along that line. I would just say, yes, like, that.

That is what we are called to. It's not just. I don't know. I don't want to get flabber.

But, you know, I don't want to just say, hey, let's just, you know, like, I'm just trying to share my faith so that way somebody can sit in a. In a. In a pew or sit in a seat at church. Like, no, we're called to not just get them saved, but sin. You know, that's what we talk about here.

Like, they're saved to be sent.

Becky: 00:43:14

Yes.

Zer: 00:43:14

Not just saved from their sin, but saved for a purpose.

Becky: 00:43:17

Yeah. No, that's great.

Nichole: 00:43:20

I'm currently on the discipleship team because to me, it could take a level of audacity to say, I'm good. I got this Christian thing figured out. I don't need help.

Because when I think of discipleship or the people that are investing in me or my community group, it is people that are spurring me on to love and good works. It's people who are helping me understand not just what's this question I have in the Bible, but keeping me accountable. I have blind spots.

They're called blind spots for a reason. People to tell you, hey, you came off kind of sassy last night. Like, are you good? And me for. Just say, no, I'm irritable. I'm.

You know, I think sometimes people can think that, like, I'm saved, like, I'm good. This is the finish line. But it's the starting line. You can't say, I ran a marathon just by starting one. You didn't.

And God talks about and gives illustrations of, like, run the race with endurance. Our life is a race And I can't run this race.

Becky: 00:44:23

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:44:24

Without me pulling over to the side and Becky holding my leg when I have a Charlie horse, you know, Like, I can't run the race without people cheering me on with signs, you know, giving me water. And to me, that is what discipleship and community is, is people to help me run the race.

Becky: 00:44:38

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:44:40

That would be my answer of yeah. Do I have to be discipled?

Becky: 00:44:43

Yeah. Yeah.

Nichole: 00:44:45

I think it's a heart posture thing of.

Becky: 00:44:47

Are you humble enough to be.

Nichole: 00:44:49

Are you okay? Yeah. Like, I don't want to evangelize. I don't want to be discipled. Do you want to follow Christ? I don't know.

Becky: 00:44:54

Yeah. Yeah.

Nichole: 00:44:55

Like. Like, it's not supposed to be easy. Yeah.

Becky: 00:44:57

Counting the cost. Like, if. If. If the Lord were to tell you, like, I don't know. It's just. I. I just. I.

And I think, like, if we were to ask ourselves that question, like, let's say, hypothetically, like, I'm at freaking Kroger or something, and. And there's, like, a cashier there, and the Lord puts it on my heart. Like, I want you to share the gospel. Like, share the gospel.

I will give you the words to say. And I argue with him. Like, I. Sometimes I feel like it's easier for us to say no to the Holy Spirit, but it's like, the Holy Spirit is God.

Like, if God and all of his majesty was right there in front of you, it's okay. If God, all of his majesty was right there in front of you, like, you know, would you also say no? You know what I'm saying?

Like, I think it's just a posture of, like, whenever I find myself quenching the spirit, I need to remind myself, like, this is the Holy Spirit. This is God in all his glory and his majesty, Jesus Christ, the founder and perfecter of my faith. This is the person that I'm saying no to.

What am I valuing more than this, than my obedience? Does that make sense?

Zer: 00:45:58

No. That makes sense.

Becky: 00:45:59

So anyways, that's good.

Nichole: 00:46:01

Yeah. I think scripture that comes to mind, too, is his commandments are not burdensome. Yes.

So these things he's asking you to do, even in the front, it might be a cost or it might be hard. Will bring you so much joy in obeying Tiger once you step into it. It does take that act of faith.

And something Zur and I were talking about the other day, too, as we want to minister to young people. And I never wanted to be this person of, like, it's your Generation. Because people say that to me, and I'm like, what?

You can't blame a whole generation. But I am observing, due to technology or different things, that maybe my younger friends are growing up that I didn't have. Yeah.

Even initiating a conversation with a stranger or someone they don't know as well is terrifying. So to me, to ask a college student to be like, let's go evangelize.

Becky: 00:46:48

Let's share the rest.

Nichole: 00:46:48

Let's find people that is. That is a handy. And jump.

Becky: 00:46:53

Yeah. It's like skydiving for them. Yeah. Yeah.

Nichole: 00:46:55

The first jump was just initiating a conversation with a stranger is what I feel like I'm teaching students now. And then it's asking the question, what's your spiritual background? Like, you got a faith?

Because like you said earlier, you talk about Carlos, I talk about Eric. I'm upset. And so why? Why not? And so I think even giving the grace to know, what are the fears? What are the excuses? And saying, that's okay.

Let's do this together. And that's what discipleship.

Becky: 00:47:21

Yes. Yeah.

Nichole: 00:47:22

That's what community is for. You're not alone. I can walk away, like, me and my friend at the mall and be like, I mean, I was discouraged.

Then she encouraged me of, like, we did it. Like, we were obedient.

Becky: 00:47:31

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:47:32

Just your sandals. She was a person of peace.

Becky: 00:47:34

Yes. And I think obedience, like, is the reward.

Nichole: 00:47:38

Yes.

Becky: 00:47:38

So, like, even if you, like, can't see the results of your obedience or, like, they do reject you or they spit in your face, whatever it is, like, let obedience be the reward. Like, that your actions gave glory to King Jesus. And so I also think a lot about this verse. I feel like the Lord has really been like.

Like etching this verse into my brain recently of just, like, restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me like God. I ultimately, like, I need God to help me be obedient. Like, I need the spirit in that, too. And so, like, there's. There's freedom in that.

And knowing that we can't do this and knowing that if you feel ill equipped, join the club. Like, that's. That's literally all of us.

And so, yeah, I would just, I guess, like, my final challenges to anyone listening that might be trying to feel, like, shame or guilt or anything like that. Shame is not from the Lord. Reject that. Rebuke that in Jesus name there is grace, and that there is forgiveness and repentance.

And so I guess my challenge to y' all would be if you don't feel a burden for the lost. Pray for it. Ask the Lord to bring that in your heart and ask the Lord for opportunities like, and exercise it like a muscle.

And if you don't know how to do it or you feel ill equipped, you're allowed to ask for help. Like, you're allowed to ask someone, like, hey, I've noticed that this seems to be really easy for you. Like, can you help me?

And like, let the Lord use someone else to come alongside you in that process. That is discipleship. That is the purpose of community. So, yeah, those would be my final thoughts.

Zer: 00:49:11

I love that. Yeah. Any final thoughts for me would really just be. I think we have incredible resources.

Nichole: 00:49:17

Yeah.

Zer: 00:49:18

Incredible people here at Fielder Church. And so again, just for anybody listening, anybody that's watching the YouTube video, reach out to us.

We would love to walk alongside you to give you the resources to train you up, to go with you to evangelize. Because there is a lost and dying world and we want to do it with you.

Becky: 00:49:41

Yeah, yeah, I agree.

Nichole: 00:49:42

Let's go to ETA together. Hey, I'll bring my stroller. I think two verses that come to mind out of Matthew.

You know, we are memorizing scripture together as a church, as a community, and one of them that we're not there yet.

ing a reality that in Matthew: 10:33

Yes, there's power in sharing the gospel, but like we said earlier, you, if you're a believer, you have the Holy Spirit, he's going to give you everything you need. You're still within.

Becky: 00:50:19

Yeah.

Nichole: 00:50:20

So like, the next one that we are memorizing is saying, like, therefore let your light shine before men that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Becky: 00:50:29

Yes.

Nichole: 00:50:30

Yeah, that's my final thoughts.

Becky: 00:50:33

I don't know what else.

Nichole: 00:50:34

Let's speak.

Becky: 00:50:34

No, I agree, I agree. I was also thinking like, if you are, if you're listening to this and you're like, ah, this doesn't really apply to me.

ng. I'm going to read Hebrews: 10:26

There no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. And again, this isn't. Not to. This isn't to shame you necessarily, but just, like, something to consider.

Like, the gravity, the value that the Lord places on sharing our faith and on the gospel. Like, like, he. I. I think, like one of our pastors said one time about how the Lord chose his people to be the method for the gospel to be sent.

And so it's like, you're chosen for this. Like, and so even if you don't feel it or you feel inadequate or there's fear, like, just remind yourself of that. Like, I have been chosen for this.

Like, the Lord has selected me to do this. And so let your obedience be that. Like, don't continue to, like, quench the spirit.

Don't continue to be disobedient when the Lord is ask to move forward in those conversations. So.

Zer: 00:51:39

Oh, yeah, and to quote, sorry, go ahead.

Nichole: 00:51:42

Well, send us stories. If you're, like, encouraged by this, and you're like, man, I went and the Lord did answer my prayer. We want to hear about it. We want to praise God.

Becky: 00:51:50

Amen.

Zer: 00:51:50

For sure.

Becky: 00:51:51

I agree.

Zer: 00:51:51

And to quote the great Jenny Allen, she said, wake up, because the church is plan A. There is no plan B.

Nichole: 00:51:59

Yes, that's right.

Zer: 00:52:00

We got to go.

Becky: 00:52:01

But. Okay, now let's go. We're going Kroger, right?

Nichole: 00:52:04

I'm going to uta.

Becky: 00:52:07

Thank you guys for listening.

We hope that this encouraged and challenged you and maybe even invited you to have some good time in prayer with King Jesus and ask him to convict you or to reveal anything in your heart that's preventing you from seeing the value of it. And for those who are, like, excited about this opportunity, we're excited with you. We're here to support you and to evangelize with you.

So please, like, reach out. Let us know how we can help. And we just love you guys so much.

Zer: 00:52:31

Love, y' all.

Becky: 00:52:32

Peace.

Zer: 00:52:32

Peace.