The Importance of Evangelism

Answer honestly, without fooling yourself: do your friends at school know that you are a Christian?

And it does not count to say, "They know I go to church." That is easy — it comes up in conversation, someone asks what you did on Sunday, and that is it. The question is a different one: do they know by the way you talk, by the way you treat people, by what you do when no one is watching?

If your answer was "I don't think so," this lesson is for you. And if it was "Yes, they do," this lesson is for you too — because there is another level.

Today's subject is the one most Christians think is someone else's job: evangelism. The pastor's. The missionary's. The adult who is brave. The aunt who knows how to speak well. Anyone's, except mine.

Let's see why that math does not add up.

I — What evangelism is (and what it is not)

Ask ten people what evangelism is and nine will say the same thing: it is going out on the street with tracts talking about Jesus.

That is not wrong. But it is too small.

Evangelism is proclaiming the message of salvation. The way changes; the message does not. So:

• Telling a friend that Jesus changed your life? That is evangelism.
• Inviting someone to church? That is evangelism.
• Not cheating on a test, and the whole class seeing it? Hold on to that one — we will come back to it at the end of the lesson.

The word "gospel" means good news. And you do not deliver good news with a scowl, or by shouting, or to win an argument. You deliver it like someone who has something good and wants to share it.

αβ In the original — Greek. In Acts 1:8, Jesus says that the disciples would be His witnesses. The Greek word is mártyres — from which our word "martyr" comes. But its basic meaning is simple: a witness is someone who tells what they saw. Not a lawyer, not a judge. A witness does not need to win the case; they need to tell the truth about what happened to them. Keep this in mind: you were not called to convince anyone by force. You were called to tell.

II — "Go" is a commandment, not a suggestion

The Golden Text of this lesson is Jesus' final command, and it is short:

"And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”" (Mark 16:15)

Notice just one little word: go.

It is not written "go if you can." It is not written "go if you have time left over." And, above all, it is not written "go if you have the gift." It is a commandment — from the same family as not stealing and honoring your father and your mother. No one wakes up and says: today I don't feel like honoring my parents. With "go," it is the same.

In other words: evangelizing is not an optional task. It is the duty of every Christian who has been reached by the grace of God.

And there is a detail that makes this even more serious. God could have given this mission to the angels. Perfect beings, who stand before Him all the time. In Acts 10, an impressive scene takes place: a man named Cornelius receives a visit from an angel. The angel is right there in the room. And what does he say? Send for a man named Peter, over in Joppa (Acts 10:5, 6).

The angel could have preached right there. He did not. God sent for a human being.

This mission is ours. Yours and mine. It is a huge trust — and that is why we cannot treat it as if it were nothing.

III — "For I am not ashamed"

After Jesus, the greatest example of commitment to evangelism has a name: Paul.

And look at this man's story. He started out persecuting Christians — arresting people, approving of their death. He ended up as the greatest missionary in the history of the church. He spent so much time preaching in Ephesus that the Bible says practically everyone who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). And he wrote a sentence worth memorizing:

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek." (Romans 1:16)

I am not ashamed. He was arrested because of it. He was whipped, shipwrecked, went hungry, a viper bit his hand — he shook his hand off and kept on preaching.

And he even wrote something stronger: "Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!" (1 Corinthians 9:16) For Paul, preaching the Gospel was not a nice extra on his résumé. It was his life's commitment.

Now bring this to today. When people find out that you are a Christian, what happens? Usually a laugh. A "you're a believer?". A look from the group when you say you are not going to a certain place. A laughing emoji in the class group chat.

Paul faced beatings. Sometimes we cannot even face an emoji.

This is not meant to make you feel bad. It is so you can compare and realize something good: the price we pay today is small — and we can afford to pay it.

IV — No one does this in their own strength

Now comes the part that changes everything, and it is the part that is almost always left out.

If evangelism were a matter of natural courage, half the church would be out. But notice what Jesus did before sending the disciples into the world: He told them to wait.

"And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high." (Luke 24:49)

And in Acts 1:8 He says it again, in other words: they would receive the power of the Holy Spirit and would be witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. First the clothing with power; then the mission.

And the disciples did not just stand around with their arms crossed waiting for it to fall from the sky. Acts 1:14 says that they continued with one accord in prayer and supplication. Waiting on their knees.

Then came the day of Pentecost: "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." (Acts 2:4)

The same men who had been afraid and locked inside went out preaching on the street to a crowd. It was not courage born inside them. It was power that came from God.

And notice how Jesus Himself connects this to the "go" of our text: right after commanding them to preach the Gospel to all creation, He says: "And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;" (Mark 16:17) The baptism in the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, is not a museum piece or a privilege only for people in ancient times. Peter made this crystal clear on the day of Pentecost: repent, be baptized, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, because the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far off (Acts 2:38, 39).

For your children. That includes you, at 11 or 12 years old.

Two things not to confuse, because they go together:

1. The empowerment is from God. You do not need to manufacture courage. You ask, seek, pray — and He clothes you with power.
2. The obedience is yours. God gives the strength; the one who opens their mouth is you. Grace empowers, but it does not push anyone by force: you can receive it and you can set it aside. That is why Mark 16:20 says that the disciples went out and preached everywhere — and only then did the Lord work with them, confirming the word. They went out. God confirmed.

V — Use words, but preach with your life

Remember "not cheating on a test"? Now is the time.

True preaching comes accompanied by actions, otherwise it turns into mere talk. And the Bible is tough on empty talk. James describes an embarrassing scene: a brother or sister is hungry, and someone comes along and says, go in peace, keep warm and eat your fill — and does not give them anything to eat. What good did that do? None. That is why James concludes that faith without works is dead (James 2:15-17).

And the lesson asks an uncomfortable question: how is the church going to preach to reach those on the outside, if on the inside there is a brother going hungry?

The early church was the opposite of that. "They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." (Acts 2:42) — and the text goes on to say that they shared with all, according to each one's need (Acts 2:45). No one lacked anything. No one.

James even defines pure religion in a way many people do not expect: caring for orphans and widows in their distress (James 1:27). It is not the size of the church building. It is not the volume of the worship.

And John the Baptist translated this into a child's language: whoever has two tunics shares with the one who has none (Luke 3:11). This is not about clothes. It is about what is left over in your life and lacking in someone else's life — a snack, a spot in the circle, school supplies, attention.

So yes: not cheating on a test is evangelism. Returning extra change is evangelism. Not joining in when people make fun of the left-out classmate is evangelism. People need to see that Christians are different — not better, different — and that is what makes someone ask, why are you like that?. Then you tell them.

🏛 Fun fact — who spread Christianity. After Stephen's death, a severe persecution broke out and the Christians in Jerusalem had to scatter. Acts 8:4 tells us that those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word — and they were not the apostles, who stayed in the city. They were ordinary people: homemakers, merchants, slaves, people with no church title at all. Christianity did not spread across the world because of religious professionals. It spread because ordinary people could not keep quiet about what God had done for them.

VI — Where you evangelize — and where you do not go

Here the lesson needs to be very practical, because go into all the world in the mouth of a preteen can turn into a dangerous idea.

Your mission field is what you already have. Your friends at school. Your cousins. The neighbors your family knows. Your own parents and siblings. It is right there, among the people who already trust you, that your words carry the most weight — because they see your life up close and know whether what you say is true.

And there are things that are not your job, neither now nor with good intentions:

• You do not go out alone. No evangelizing on the street without a responsible adult, no approaching strangers, no ringing anyone's doorbell. When your church goes out to evangelize, you go along — with your parents knowing and with the leadership nearby.
• You do not go anywhere with someone you do not know, even if the person talks about God, even if they seem nice. If someone asks you to go somewhere alone, asks for your contact information, or asks you to keep a secret, you do not go, you do not give it, and you do not keep it: tell your father, your mother, your teacher, or a leader that very same day. You speak up; the adult handles it.
• You do not mistreat anyone. Evangelizing is not humiliating someone of another religion, it is not name-calling, it is not making fun of what someone else believes, and it is not cutting off relatives. Your atheist friend is still your friend. Your classmate of another faith is still treated with respect. The one who convinces is the Holy Spirit; rudeness only slams the door shut.
• You do not have a quota. No one here is going to ask you how many people you converted. That does not exist in the Bible, and it will not exist in this class.

❤ For your life. Maybe you are thinking: "I am the shyest person in the room, this is not for me." Notice that most of the evangelism in the world was never done on a stage. It was done in a one-on-one conversation, during recess, on the way home, at the kitchen table. You do not need a microphone. You need one person and one true sentence.

Christ in the Lesson

If the lesson stops at "you have an obligation," it becomes a burden — and a burden does not sustain anyone for very long.

Take a step back. Why is there good news to proclaim? Because the bad news was true: we were lost, separated from God by sin, with no way to fix it on our own. And Christ did not stay watching from afar. He came, lived among us, died on the cross in our place, and rose again. That is the Gospel — it is not advice for a good life; it is news of a rescue.

Notice also who the first evangelist was: Jesus. He went through the towns proclaiming that the Kingdom of God had arrived. And notice whom He called to carry on: a fisherman who denied Him, a former persecutor of Christians, a group of frightened people. If God used Peter after his denial and Paul after his persecution, your shyness is not much of an obstacle.

That is why evangelism is not a performance goal and not a trophy for a hard-working Christian. It is overflow. It is people who were saved by grace and can no longer keep quiet. No one delivers good news out of obligation; they deliver it because the news is too good to keep to themselves.

And here is the most important invitation of this lesson: you cannot introduce someone to a Jesus you do not know yourself. If you have not yet surrendered your life to Him, start there, today. Then we can talk about whom to tell.

Practical Application

At school. Choose one person — a friend you already have — and tell them one true thing that God has done in you. It does not need to be a sermon. One honest sentence is worth more than a memorized speech.

At home. Talk about Jesus where it is hardest: with those who see you every day. A sibling, a cousin, a grandparent. And invite them to go to church with you, with your parents knowing.

In your conduct. This week, do what is right at the exact point where almost everyone else does what is wrong — not cheating, not joining in the mocking, returning what is not yours. People read your life before they hear your words.

In prayer. Make a short list of three names, and pray for them every day. And ask God for the courage and the clothing with power of the Holy Spirit that you do not yet feel you have.

Safely. Nothing alone, nothing with strangers, nothing out of sight of adults. Evangelism at your age happens among people you already know — or together with your church and your parents.

Closing Prayer

Lord Jesus, thank You because one day someone had the courage to tell me about You. Forgive the times when I was ashamed to be Yours, when I stayed silent for fear of a laugh, when I lived in a way that hid from everyone whom I belong to. I do not have the strength for this on my own, and You never asked me to have it: fill me with Your Holy Spirit, clothe me with power from on high, and place in me the boldness that I do not have. Teach me to speak of You with love and without rudeness, to respect those who do not yet believe, and to preach with my life as well, and not only with my mouth. Give me a name and a face — one person, this week. And if I still lack surrender, I surrender now: forgive my sins and make me Your witness. In Jesus' name, amen.

Soli Deo Gloria — Scripture governs; everything else, on its knees.

Teacher's Guide

Essence of the lesson

Evangelizing is not someone else's job: it is Jesus' command for every Christian — and He does not send anyone alone, because He clothes with the Holy Spirit those who go.

Lesson map

Time	Stage
0–5 min	Opening — "do your friends at school know that you are a Christian?"
5–12 min	Point 1 — "Go" is a commandment, not a suggestion
12–19 min	Point 2 — "For I am not ashamed"
19–27 min	Class activity — The balloon full of messages
27–34 min	Point 3 — Being clothed with power from the Holy Spirit
34–40 min	Point 4 — Preach with your life + where I evangelize and where I do not go
40–45 min	Christ in the Lesson + wrap-up + challenge + prayer

Start like this

Walk in and throw out the question before any introduction: "Do your friends at school know that you are a Christian?" Let the class answer. Then narrow it down: "Hold on. I did not ask whether they know you go to church — that is easy, it just comes up in conversation. I asked whether they know by the way you talk, by the way you treat people, and by what you do when no one is watching."

Wait for the silence to fall — it will. Then say: "If your answer was 'I don't think so,' this class is for you. And if it was 'Yes, they do,' this class is for you too, because there is another level."

Do not ask anyone to raise their hand or confess anything out loud. The question is for the inside.

Point 1 — "Go" is a commandment, not a suggestion

• In the quarterly: the "Knowing + of God" section and topic 1 ("It is necessary to preach the Word of God"), under the sub-item The precious mission.
• What to teach: start by defining it, because almost every student thinks evangelism is just handing out tracts on the street — evangelism is proclaiming the message of salvation, and the way changes, but the message does not. Then read Mark 16:15 and stop at the word go: it is not "if you can," it is not "if you have time left over," it is not "if you have the gift." It is a commandment, from the same family as honoring your father and your mother. Close with the scene in Acts 10: the angel was right there in Cornelius's room, and even so God told him to send for Peter in Joppa (Acts 10:5, 6). God entrusted the mission to people like us.
• Anchor verse (BSB): "And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”" (Mark 16:15)
• Key question: "What counts as evangelism? Does telling a friend that Jesus changed your life count? Does inviting someone to church count? And what about not cheating on a test — does that count?"
• Likely answers (+ going deeper): "only on the street with a tract"; "only when it is preaching"; "I think telling a friend counts too." Go deeper: "Then why do most of us think this is the pastor's job?" Hold the answer about "not cheating on a test" — tell the class you will come back to it at the end of the lesson, and make sure you do.
• If no one speaks: tell about the first time you spoke to someone about Jesus, including how old you were and the fear you felt. A teacher's testimony unlocks a class.

Point 2 — "For I am not ashamed"

• In the quarterly: still in topic 1, in the section about the apostle Paul and his example of commitment to evangelism.
• What to teach: tell about Paul's turnaround — he started out persecuting and arresting Christians, and ended up as the greatest missionary in the history of the church; he stayed so long in Ephesus that practically all of Asia heard the word (Acts 19:10). Read Romans 1:16 and repeat his declaration that he is not ashamed. List what he faced: prison, beatings, shipwreck, hunger, the viper on his hand. Then compare that with the class: today the price is usually a laugh, a "you're a believer?", a look from the group, an emoji. Watch your tone: this is not meant to shame any student; it is to show that today's price is small and we can afford to pay it. If you can, also use 1 Corinthians 9:16 (where Paul says woe to him if he does not preach the Gospel) to show that, for Paul, this was a life commitment, not an extra.
• Anchor verse (BSB): "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek." (Romans 1:16)
• Key question: "What is the price you pay today for being known as a Christian at your school?"
• Likely answers (+ going deeper): "they laugh at me"; "they call me a believer"; "they leave me out of the group"; "nobody cares." Go deeper: "And compared with what Paul paid — can you afford to pay that price?" Do not let this turn into a competition of suffering or an exposure of bullying with first and last names. If a student reports heavy persecution, welcome them and gently step in — "thank you for trusting me, let's talk after class" — and bring it to the leadership and their parents that very same day.
• If no one speaks: give the first example yourself, from work or the neighborhood, and rephrase: "who has ever heard an 'oh, you're one of those'?"

Point 3 — Being clothed with power from the Holy Spirit

• In the quarterly: topic 3 ("Use words and preach with your life"), in the closing section on the Holy Spirit sent to empower the disciples, and the Theological Aid (the mission of the Church).
• What to teach: this point is the Pentecostal heart of the lesson and cannot be left out. Show the order Jesus gave: first the clothing with power, then the mission. Read Luke 24:49 (waiting until they were clothed with power from on high) and cite Acts 1:8 — they would receive the power of the Holy Spirit and be witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Point out that the disciples did not wait passively: they continued in prayer and supplication (Acts 1:14). Arrive at Pentecost with Acts 2:4 and show that those same frightened men went out preaching. Connect this with Mark 16:17 (from our base text), where Jesus says they will speak in new tongues — the signs follow those who believe; this has not ended. Close with Acts 2:38, 39: the promise is for their children as well, including an 11-year-old student. And make the two halves clear: the empowerment is from God, the obedience is the believer's — God clothes with power, but the one who opens their mouth is the student; grace empowers, it does not push anyone by force.
• Anchor verse (BSB): "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." (Acts 2:4)
• Key question: "The disciples were afraid and locked inside. What changed in them between that day and the day Peter preached to a whole crowd?"
• Likely answers (+ going deeper): "they saw the risen Jesus"; "they worked up the courage"; "they received the Holy Spirit." Go deeper: "Was it courage born inside them, or was it power that came from outside?" — and lead into the second question: "and who does that promise apply to today?"
• If no one speaks: tell, without drama and without exaggeration, about a moment when you were empowered to say something you would not have said on your own. Then invite them: "anyone who wants to seek the baptism in the Holy Spirit, talk with me and with your parents." Never pressure anyone, never take a count of who has already been baptized in the Spirit and who has not, never force a manifestation.

Point 4 — Preach with your life (and where I do not go)

• In the quarterly: topic 2 ("The Church cares for the needy"), with the sub-items Confirmation from the Bible and Sharing, and topic 3 under the sub-items Good example and A good testimony.
• What to teach: go back to "not cheating on a test," which has been hanging in the air since the opening, and say that now we can answer it: yes, that is evangelism, because preaching must come accompanied by actions. Use the scene in James 2:15-17 — telling someone who is hungry to go in peace, keep warm, and eat their fill without giving them food does no good at all; faith without works is dead. Ask the hard question of the lesson: how can the church preach to those on the outside if on the inside there is a brother going hungry? Show the early church (Acts 2:42, 45), the definition of pure religion in James 1:27, and the standard in Luke 3:11 — whoever has two tunics shares with the one who has none: it is about what is left over in your life and lacking in someone else's (a snack, a spot in the circle, school supplies). And close with the safety rules, stated in plain words (in the next section of the article): no evangelizing alone on the street, no approaching strangers, no going to anyone's house, no going out without a responsible adult; no mistreating someone of another religion; and no conversion quota. Their mission field is the friends they already have.
• Anchor verse (BSB): "They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." (Acts 2:42)
• Key question: "If someone at your school only looked at your life, without you saying a word, what would that person learn about Jesus?"
• Likely answers (+ going deeper): "that He is cool"; "nothing"; "that I curse just like everyone else." Go deeper: "What is the one thing you would change this week so that the answer would be different?" Do not allow the class to point out any classmate's faults — the question is about their own life.
• If no one speaks: give three concrete examples and ask which one is the hardest: not cheating, not joining in when people make fun of the left-out classmate, returning extra change.

Class activity

• Goal: to experience firsthand that a message trapped inside reaches no one — and that evangelizing is letting out what God has already placed in you.
• Materials: one 11-inch balloon per pair, slips of paper (not too tiny, about the size of a note), pens. This is the material the quarterly already asks for.
• Step by step: hand each student a slip of paper and ask them to write one true sentence — something God has done in their life, or a short verse that has helped them. No one signs their name. Fold it, put it inside the balloon (you help), blow it up, and tie it. Ask the class to hold the balloons up high for a few seconds and ask: "That looks nice. Can anyone here read what is written inside?" They cannot. Then, on your signal, each pair unties the balloon and lets the air out slowly until the slips of paper fall out — do not pop the balloons, so as not to startle anyone. Gather the slips, shuffle them, and hand them back out: each pair reads aloud a slip that is not their own. No one is forced to read or to identify themselves.
• Wrap-up (back to the text): "While it stayed trapped inside, none of these messages helped anyone — not even the nicest one. It was only when it came out that it became news for someone else. That is exactly what Jesus meant when He commanded us to go and preach the Gospel to all creation (Mark 16:15). And notice: for the paper to come out, someone had to open it. God fills; the one who opens is you."

If they ask you this

• "My best friend is an atheist (or is of another religion). Do I have to stop hanging out with them?" No — and answer that quickly and without beating around the bush, because this is where the lesson can do damage. Jesus never told us to cut off friendships with those who do not believe; He Himself was accused of hanging out with the wrong people. Make explicit what the text does not authorize: evangelizing is not humiliating, it is not name-calling, it is not making fun of someone else's beliefs, and it is not cutting off relatives. A friend remains a friend and continues to be treated with respect. The one who convinces is the Holy Spirit, not an argument.
• "What if I talk about Jesus and they laugh in my face?" It will happen, and the student will survive. Go back to Romans 1:16 and the comparison with Paul — beatings versus a laughing emoji. But follow right up with the limit: if the teasing turns into real persecution, threats, or aggression, that is not the student's problem to handle alone — they tell their parents and teacher, and the adult handles it.
• "What if I speak and the person does not convert? Is it my fault?" No. Use 1 Corinthians 3:6: one plants, another waters, God gives the growth. State clearly that evangelism is not a quota and not a competition — no one is a better Christian because they converted more people, and in this class there is no conversion scoreboard. The student's part is to tell; the result belongs to God.
• "Mark 16:16 says that whoever does not believe will be condemned. Do I say that to my classmate?" Do not shy away from the verse, but teach the right use of it. It is a warning from God, not a weapon in anyone's hand: the one who judges is God, who knows every heart, and the student is not a judge nor do they know what God will still do in that person's life. Using the verse to scare, threaten, or silence a classmate is misusing the Bible. The right way is to proclaim the whole news — there is condemnation, and there is Someone who gave Himself up to deliver us from it.
• "Can I go out alone handing out tracts on the street?" No, and this is the question the teacher cannot answer half-heartedly. At their age, evangelism is never alone and never with strangers: no approaching people on the street, no going to anyone's house, and no going out without a responsible adult. Their mission field is the friends they already have — school, family, familiar neighbors — and when the church goes out, they go along, with their parents knowing. Reinforce the protection rule: if someone asks for their contact information, invites them somewhere alone, or asks them to keep a secret, the student does not go, does not give it, does not keep it, and tells an adult that very same day. "You speak up; the adult handles it."

Wrap-up + challenge of the week

• Wrap-up: "We started by asking whether your friends at school know that you are a Christian. Now you know three things: that 'go' is a commandment and not a suggestion; that today's price is small compared to what Paul paid; and that no one does this in their own strength — Jesus told them to wait to be clothed with power before sending them to preach, and that promise applies to you. But do not finish today thinking this is a burden. You do not proclaim the Gospel to get on God's good side: you proclaim it because He has already reached you by grace, on the cross, when you had nothing to offer. Evangelism is the overflow of saved people. And good news kept to yourself is good for nothing."
• Challenge: tell one person. This week, choose one friend you already have — from school, family, or the neighborhood — and tell them, in person or by message, one true thing that God has done in your life. If the door opens, invite them to come to church with you, with your parents knowing. No going out alone on the street or talking to strangers. And the goal is not to convert anyone: it is to tell. On Sunday, come back with the story.

Teacher's kit

• Before: read the three topics in the quarterly and mark in your Bible Mark 16:15-20; Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 9:16; Acts 1:8, 14; Luke 24:49; Acts 2:4, 38, 39, 42, 45; Acts 10:5, 6; James 2:15-17; James 1:27; and Luke 3:11. Decide beforehand how you will answer the question about a friend of another religion — it will come up. Check with the church leadership when the next church evangelism outing is, so you can give the students a concrete, supervised invitation.
• Bring: a Bible, 11-inch balloons (one per pair), slips of paper, and pens. Bring extra balloons.
• Pray beforehand: ask God for a class that is not ashamed of the Gospel; that no student leaves thinking this is the pastor's job; that those who have not yet surrendered to Christ surrender today; that He clothes these boys and girls with the Holy Spirit; and that none of them confuses courage with putting themselves at risk on the street or disrespecting those who think differently.

Homework

Your mission for the week

Tell one person. Choose one friend you already have — from school, your family, or the neighborhood — and tell them, looking them in the eye or by message, one true thing that God has done in your life. It does not need to be a sermon or a memorized speech: one honest sentence is enough. If the conversation opens up space, invite that person to come to church with you, with your parents knowing. And stay within the boundaries: no talking to strangers, no going out on the street or to someone's house alone — your mission field is the people who already know you.

Why

Because Jesus' "go" is not a suggestion: "And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”" (Mark 16:15) And because someone who has been reached by grace does not keep the news to themselves — Paul wrote: "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek." (Romans 1:16)

How to know you did it

You know the person's name and they heard from you, in plain words, something that God has done in you. How they respond is not your part — if you told them, you did it.

On Sunday, come back with the story

Next week's class starts with who talked to whom and what happened. Do not stay out.