Becoming More Gospel Saturated, Part 2

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21

As church members, our aim is to understand the gospel so deeply, so intimately, that it animates every area of our lives. We want the gospel central to our communication with others, central to how we encourage and correct, central to individual career and relationship decisions, central to the decisions the church makes corporately, and central to all our habits of life. We want the gospel, the God of the gospel, to take priority in every area of life. Gospel-saturated church members should consider any number of strategies for organizing their lives around the good news of Jesus Christ:

• intentionally frequenting the same stores (cleaners, restaurants, etc.) with the aim of building relationships and familiarity with the store personnel, and hopefully having gospel conversations;
• using vacations for short-term mission trips;
• volunteering in community organizations to influence for the gospel;
• hosting home discussions regarding religion and philosophy;
• inviting neighbors over for dinner or for holiday parties and talking with them about Christ;
• hosting Bible studies in the work place;
• joining neighborhood clubs (garden clubs, cycling clubs, etc.) to build relationships and further gospel opportunities;
• inviting friends to church and special religious events where the gospel is sure to be center stage.

We want to recognize that there is no risk in sharing the gospel, only the reward of faithfulness. We want to be "at the ready" with the words of life.

--Thabiti Anyabwile, What Is A Healthy Church Member?, p.42-43