I was browsing articles on The Resurgence website and read this interesting one about sharing Christ with people written by Ed Stetzer. The article is here, but here is one passage that I found particularly profound:
"Yes, scripture shows that we share Christ, starting with people's understanding, interests, and needs. But we cannot and must not end there, for their needs can only really be met (whether they realize it or not) by meeting Jesus.
Many seem to have lost confidence in that gospel. It is easier to tell people to come to church and live a good life, but that is not the gospel. The gospel is about words that can make us uncomfortable: creation, Jesus, sin, repentance, forgiveness, and transformation, to name just a few. Hard words, but harder still to forget them. To share Christ, we have to go beyond formulas that fit on napkins. The Gospel is not a doodle. Isn't God's story of redemption and reconciliation for His creation bigger than what can fit on a napkin? People are searching—but they are searching for something more than fire insurance or "five steps to financial freedom."
In reading this passage it highlights the fact that we as Christians do not realize how desperate people are to have a purpose in life. In this we sometimes foolishly fail to present the whole gospel to people and and instead only present a quick fix or even a false gospel. We must never fail in presenting the whole gospel to the world. In doing so we glorify God and will constantly be focused on His gospel (which is never a bad thing).
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