Best of 2025: Three Ways to Introduce Your Friends to Jesus (Part 2 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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J.John explains why we need to take the Great Commission seriously and share Jesus Christ with our friends and neighbors in a ‘natural’ way. He encourages us to invest in others through prayer, small acts of caring, and by reaching across social barriers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Jim Daly. I hope you and your family are experiencing a godly sense of hope and joy this Christmas season. |
| 0:08.6 | I'm so thankful you've joined us today for more Bible-based encouragement for your marriage, parenting, and faith. |
| 0:15.7 | And in this season of giving, we invite you to join our support team here at Focus on the Family. |
| 0:21.8 | At this time of year, we typically raise nearly 50% of our annual budget. That means your financial support is crucial, |
| 0:29.1 | especially now when we have a matching gift opportunity of $8 million. That represents a lot of |
| 0:35.8 | ministry, and every little bit you contribute will have |
| 0:39.0 | double the impact. $25 becomes 50 and 50, 100, and so on. This is your opportunity to be part |
| 0:46.8 | of our family rescue team. Give now before December 31st to help us meet this match. Call 800 |
| 0:53.3 | A-family or donate at focus on the family.com slash family. |
| 1:02.3 | Many churches, they will often encourage their congregations go on a missions trip. |
| 1:07.5 | And I say, yes, go on a missions trip. Walk next door. It's cheaper. You don't |
| 1:18.1 | have to spend a year fundraising. Walk next door. Well, he does have a point there. Our mission field can be right in our own neighborhood, right next door. Well, he does have a point there. Our mission field can be right in our own neighborhood, |
| 1:29.8 | right next door. That's Jay John, and we're continuing a message from him today on our best of |
| 1:36.0 | 2025 episode of Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. As usual, Jay John is bringing his trademark |
| 1:42.0 | humor and fascinating stories to a serious topic. |
| 1:45.1 | The mandate from Jesus, known as the Great Commission, where he instructed us to share the gospel with everyone we meet. |
| 1:53.8 | And if you miss part one of Jay John's presentation yesterday, please get in touch with us. |
| 1:59.4 | We are offering this message as part of a free collection |
| 2:02.6 | of audio downloads featuring Jay John, or you can get this message on CD. And you can access |
| 2:08.4 | those collections when you follow the link in the show notes. All right, here's Jay John, speaking |
| 2:14.6 | at Times Square Church in New York City on today's episode of Focus on the Family |
| 2:19.7 | with Jim Daly, and we're going to start with a brief recap. |
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