Sharing The Gift

Scott McFarland
12/17/23 - Sun AM Worship

This morning, we’ll wrap up our series “Receiving the Gift” with “Sharing the Gift,” a final lesson from the shepherds present for the birth announcement of Jesus. We’ll talk about the first evangelists and how excited they were to share the good news about the birth of the baby Messiah they had found in Bethlehem.

Evangelism is a topic that is a struggle for most Christians. We don’t do it enough to get comfortable with it, and most of us resign ourselves to the fact that “it’s just not my gift.” I’ll let you in on a secret—it’s not mine either. Every time I take one of those gift assessments, Evangelism is way at the bottom. I’m not naturally evangelistic. I have to force myself to think of ways to share faith, be bolder than I’m comfortable, etc. But, guess what? The fact that it’s not our gift means literally nothing. The Great Commission wasn’t given to only those with the gift of Evangelism. Jesus told everyone to do it. The shepherds weren’t worried about it being their gift, either. I’m sure they didn’t stop to think about if they were qualified, knew enough to say the right things, or knew the answers to the questions people would ask. They just did it. How about us? What’s your excuse? How could you better share the gift? Join us this morning as we look at the shepherds and their enthusiasm for this great discovery they just made.

Scott McFarland