What keeps you from sharing Jesus' love with others? Sermon from January 25, 2008

At last weeks sermon we saw a video that asked a question, "If we saw a truck heading towards someone, even if they didn't believe that they were going to get hit, would we dive and tackle them to get out of the way?" The answer to that question is hopefully, "YES" Of course we would do such a thing. The question then was asked, "Why wouldn't we do the same about our beliefs about Jesus? Do we either hate the people around us that much or do we not really believe?" That question has haunted me since I saw this video the first time. I am sitting in a coffee shop right now typing this and I wonder, "Do I really believe that Jesus died for these people? Do I believe enough to go from person to person and share this truth with them? Or am I more concerned about their response?" I know for me my fear of other people's response often prevents me from acting, but should it? I was wondering, what is it that prevents you from being bold in sharing the truths of Jesus to those around you? I look forward to the thoughts.