Have you ever seen the faith shared in a way that seemed different or unexpected.
Mark Mittelberg tells a story about his class reunion. He and another friend from his high school class were well known for just about everything other than faith during high school, but both had become Christians. They were trying to think of a way to bring that faith to others during their reunion. Suddenly it came to them. The only free block of time in the weekend was Sunday morning. They could put together a worship service that would intrigue their fellow classmates. They got it into the official program, scheduled it late on purpose to make a place for those who’d partied a little too late the evening before. They included testimonies from well recognized faces from their class. Everything was done to make the service different, but still a vehicle for God’s word to reach people.
I’ve seen faith shared in many ways. I’ve seen magicians incorporate it into an act. I’ve seen body builders draw analogies between building their muscles and their faiths. I’ve heard athletes give testimonies and watched drama groups perform the faith. There’s nothing wrong with tried and true methods. That’s what we’ll normally use, especially the things that work best for us. But if God’s ever pushed at you with a strange idea, maybe you should think it through a little more. If there’s a person in your life that you really want to share with, but you haven’t found a way in yet, maybe it’s time to think outside the box. Is there an activity you can do with them? Do they have some kind of need, not just physical even?
Paul speaks to how important it is to be outside the box and bring our message to people in relevant ways- “I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. . . . To those not having the alw I became like one not having the law(though I am not free from God’ s law but am under Christ’s law) so as to win those not having the law. To the wak, I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possibl emeans I might save some.” I cor. 9:19-23
