Monthly Update

It’s Been Said About Telling…

Continuing our “It’s been said…” series, this month we look at the “Tell” commitment of campus missionaries. Consider these quotes…

• “The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.” – Hudson Taylor
• “It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.” – Martin Luther
• “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” – Mother Teresa

Being a campus missionary means doing something – telling others about Jesus. It’s not a program or a membership club. At a camp, youth service, convention or some other event, you felt like God was calling you to be a missionary to your campus. You get this e-mail because you signed up to be a CM. But signing up doesn’t make you a CM.
Bottom line: Missionaries exist to tell people about Jesus. If you don’t tell people about Jesus, you are not a missionary.
If this is a struggle for you, here’s a place to start: Ma Teresa said to start with the person nearest you. Jesus said to tell people about him everywhere. It’s not complicated, but it is difficult sometimes.
Hudson Taylor calls it a command and Luther spoke of duty, not because it’s easy to always tell people about Jesus, but because most of the time it’s a little tough. We should (and usually do) want to tell people about Jesus, but we fear rejection. It’s like telling someone about your favorite band and having them say, “I hate that band” but with eternal implications.
So, it may not always be easy to tell people about Jesus, but it is essential, regardless of the reaction. Here’s why: think about how many times you’ve heard people talk about how they met Jesus, and how many times they rejected the people who told them about Jesus before becoming a Christian. The truth is that most people have 7 people tell them about Jesus before respond. They reject the first 6 people! Despite the rejection we all face, we have a duty to obey Christ because eternity depends on it.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere…” Jesus (from Acts 1:8a, NLT)
Youth Alive
Pray. Live. Tell. Serve. Give.