Summary: When reaching our world we usually focus on individuals, thinking one person at a time will be easier than reaching a crowd. It’s true, when Jesus walked this earth he focused on individuals. But he also frequently spoke to crowds, villages, and His twelve disciples. We need to constantly be reaching out to individuals. But there will be times when we need to follow the Holy Spirit’s lead and reach whole groups. I myself speak to hundreds if not thousands at a time at our festivals. So how do we reach these groups? Before there were speaker systems or microphones to amplify his voice, Jesus reached large groups of people with his words. In Matthew it says, “Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them.” If Jesus Christ was reaching groups of people with the Good News gospel then why can’t we? Did he not say, “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” This week let’s look for opportunities – any opportunity - to step out in faith and reach a group of people with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The results could be astonishing.
