We will experience a variety of sorrows on earth while we await Christ’s return, but our pain is mitigated by our anticipation, and the many foretastes of the kingdom which God supplies.

When we encounter slander and opposition for standing up for Christ, we should redouble our resolve to please God by being faithful to our call to evangelize without compromise.

We cannot afford to miss the eternally significant distinction between being simply being interested in Christ versus being truly converted to follow Christ.

We should purposefully engage in God’s assignment to make disciples, careful not to get bogged down in the priorities of life that inhibit our engagement in evangelism.

Christ’s compassionate acts of supernatural healing proved that he was God’s credentialed Deliverer sent to free us from our ultimate problem with sin.

To present Christ accurately to our generation we must relay a clear sense of Christ’s authority and power both to direct and to judge our lives by his standards.

We need to be prepared to wisely respond to the variety of objections we are sure to face when we step out to represent Christ in our daily lives.

In evangelism we must persistently utilize God’s written word, focusing on the gospel’s eternal promises and highlighting its perfect prophetic track record.