Communicating the Joy of Salvation

Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

When God gives undeserving sinners the gift of salvation, we cannot help but spread the good news of Christ's saving grace. Today, R.C. Sproul describes how the forgiveness of God should fuel our evangelism.

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0:00.0	But all evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.
0:09.4	Because what motivates a spirit of evangelism in the church and among Christians is forgiveness.
0:21.5	Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me by your generous spirit.
0:29.1	And then I will teach transgressors your ways and sinners shall be converted to you.
0:35.8	The biggest change in my activity after I was converted to Christ was that I could not
0:41.1	meet a person that I didn't tell them about Jesus.
0:45.7	And when I went home for the first time, I became a Christian.
0:47.7	I went to all my friends and I said, guys, listen, I got to tell you what happened to me.
0:53.4	And I expected them to all jump in the same boat with me when they looked at me like I
0:58.5	was crazy.
0:59.5	They thought I had lost it, that I was a fanatic or something.
1:04.1	And none of them responded positively.
1:06.2	But when I reflect on that, what motivated me was not a sense after I had been converted
1:13.2	that my buddies were awful guys that needed the repent.
1:18.6	It was true that they did need a repent.
1:20.5	There's no question about that, but that wasn't what I was excited about.
1:24.5	I had so much joy.
1:26.0	I had found the pearl of great price and I wanted all my friends to know about it.
1:32.0	Some people say that all evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to find
1:37.0	bread.
1:38.5	Because what motivates a spirit of evangelism in the church and among Christians is forgiveness.
1:46.3	When I experienced the forgiveness and the pardon of God, if I have any affection for
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