Give her five Do you ever find it difficult to share your faith?

Do you become intimidated by the mention of evangelism?

Do you assume you need a strategic plan?

Well, if you do, you're not alone.

And today on Truth for Life, Alistair Begg helps us by illustrating how gospel opportunities

can begin with a simple question or request.

John 4, verse 27.

Just then, his disciples returned and were surprised to find him, that is Jesus, talking with a woman.

But no one asked, what do you want, or why are you talking with her?

Then leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,

come see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ? And he came out of the town

and made their way towards him. Meanwhile, his disciples urged him, Rabbi, eat something.

But he said to them, I have food to eat that you know nothing about. Then his disciples said to each other, could someone have brought him food? My food said Jesus, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not save four months more, and then the harvest?

I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields. They are ripe for harvest. Even now the reaper draws his wages. Even now he harvests the crop for eternal life so that the soar and

the reaper may be glad together. Thus the saying,

one soes and another reaps is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for.

Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor. Many of the Samaritans from that

town believed in him because of the woman's testimony. He told me everything I ever did. So when the

Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days, and because of his

words, many more became believers. They said to the woman,

we no longer believe just because of what you said. Now we have heard for ourselves, and we

know that this man really is the savior of the world. Amen. Father, with our Bibles open before us, we humbly pray for your help

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