Share the Love - Why It's Hard to Share the Love, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Apr 1 2024 • 25 mins

Have you ever been on a plane, or at an event and you get the sense that you need to tell the person next to you about Jesus, but you just can’t muster up the courage to say anything? In this message, Chip exposes seven lies we believe that keep us from telling others about Jesus.

Main Points

7 "Strongholds"

  • Stronghold #1: People are not open! - John 4:35-36
  • Stronghold #2: Sharing Jesus' love is reserved for spiritual superstars and people with outgoing personalities. - Romans 1:16
  • Stronghold #3: Witnessing is something I do vs. something "I am." - Acts 1:8
  • Stronghold #4: Sharing the "good news" is an event vs. a process. - 1 Corinthians 3:6-7
  • Stronghold #5: He/She will never come to Christ vs. God desires all people to be saved. - 1 Timothy 2:3-4
  • Stronghold #6: I'm just not bold enough vs. I just don't care enough. - 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
  • Stronghold #7: I need to "try harder" to love people vs. I need to experience more of God's love personally. - Luke 7:47

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About Chip Ingram

Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.

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