According to recent research, most Americans regularly strive to be connected to a substantial number of other people and yet possess a sense of loneliness, isolation, and restlessness. The involvement with social networking via the Internet, text messaging, etc, are manifestations of investment in relationships and connections that are important but somehow not as fulfilling as desired. A recent poll says that "Half (50%) of all unchurched and non-Christian adults admit that they are seeking meaning and purpose in their life - providing a meaningful entry point for evangelizers."(Barna Research)
People are confused...lonely...bound...searching!
In Mark, Jesus said to his soon-to-be disciples "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." In parables, He taught us to "Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled." After He healed the man called legion, He told him to "Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee." His great commission to us was, "and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." In the New Testament, it states that Paul taught "...publicly, and from house to house."Are we Christians? Christ-Like? Are your lips zipped?
