Riley, I would love to do what you do, but I dont have the gift of evangelism.” The words came from a well-meaning Christian who was referring to my street ministry. At the time I was training people in evangelism at my church every Friday night. We were taking teams into the city and seeing fifty to one hundred people pray to receive Jesus every weekend. I told that man that he could do what I dobecause he was a believer.

The Bible says, “And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the attesting signs and miracles that closely accompanied [it]” (Mark 16:20, AMP). Amen. Signs and miracles will follow us as believers!

God has given certain gifts of service to us as believers. Take a look at them: “Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip Gods people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ” (see Ephesians 4:1112, NLT).

The Bible tells us that these five-fold ministry gifts are for the “perfecting of the saints” to do the work of the ministry. Based on what we just read, the job of the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers is to teach, train and equip you as a congregation member to do the work of building up the body.

But there is no such gift called “the gift of evangelism” recorded in the Bible. Its not your pastors job to fill the empty seats in your church. Its not your pastors job to reach your city.

Its yours.

Now, when Im sent to a church to do evangelism training, Im sent as an evangelist. But when Im not standing in a pulpit under the office of an evangelist, and Im simply going about my day, Im constantly listening to the Lord as to who He wants me to minister to. The Lord speaks to us constantly; all we need to do is tune in a little closer so we can hear what our assignment is for the day.

My family and I recently went to lunch at a local Italian restaurant. The place had just opened, and we wanted to try it out. The waiter seated us and handed us the menus.

I was in one of those moods in which I didnt want to even look at the menu; I just wanted to ask the waiter for a recommendation. When the waiter came to our table, my wife and daughters ordered from the menu. Then young man turned to me. “Sir,” he asked, “what would you like?”

I asked him what he would recommend. Happy to oblige me, he pointed to a particular item on the menu and said to me, “Sir, if I was on death row and this was the last meal I would ever eat, this is what I would order.” I was shocked by his comment about being on death row. But I knew at that point what the Lord was about to do. I ordered what the waiter had suggested, and it turned out to be an amazing dish.

When the waiter came back to the table for the check, I had another question for him: “If you were on death row and these were your last few moments to live, where do you think youd spend eternity?” The young man looked down and told me, “Im really not sure.” I shared with him the Scriptures from Romans from the script our ministry uses. And then I led him in a prayer to receive Jesus. During the prayer our waiter began to cry, and as he lifted his head, he said, “Thank you so much. I was just thinking about my life. I know I need God.” My family and I got ready to leave, and the waiter stopped by our table one more time. “I believe God sent you here,” he said.

God wants to use you today! Be bold and courageous! You dont need to have a five fold ministerial calling with a “gift” in order to see miracles and signs following. All you need do is listen to the little promptings you get every day from the Lordand then be obedient!

Cartoon Watch – A Perfect Gift for Child

With the remarkable growth of people’s living standard, getting gifts for today’s children is not an easy job. They have so much unlike those children in previous decades who were easy to feel satisfied.Recalling my childhood, I did not expect to receive any gifts. Having a good dinner at that time was my great wishes. It seems to me that today’s children’s possessions are taking over their lives. Therefore, it is really a tough task for parents to choose a special and significant gift for their children for they are so worldly.

Unlike previous decades children, I find most of nowadays children prefer to watch cartoons at home instead of playing games with other children. It seems that cartoons are the only activity that they relate themselves to. Most children prefer to watch cartoons everyday after school and even watch the same cartoon for several times without feeling bored. It is really incredible! Sometimes, they even try to copy what their favorite cartoon characters did or said in their daily life. When their parents take them to supermarket, they will always asking their parents to buy cartoon Cd’s, clothes with cartoon characters being printed on them. Therefore, if one of their favorite cartoon characters is always accompanying with them, they will enjoy inexhaustible joy. Therefore, choosing a cartoon watch is a perfect gift for today’s children. You may say cartoon toys can also serve this purpose. Compared with watch, some toys are not convenient for children to carry along with them for their size and weight, and are not suitable for older children. While watch is very light and utility. What’s more, as parents, you can buy these cartoon watches at super cheap price with various choices available. You can find almost cartoon characters are printed on these cartoon watches. Such as mickey mouse, hello kitty and spider man, which are popular among many children either for boys or girls.

In order to cater to older children’s favor, many manufacturers produce cartoon watches with buckles and metallic band, which bring stylish and safety at the same time.

Watches with cartoon characters on them are really perfect gifts for children, they will not only help to remove trouble for parents but also bring endless happiness to their children. Why not choose to buy a cartoon watch with your children’s favorite cartoon character being printed on it as a special gift for your children?

You have just been invited to share a wonderful moment in someones life, this baby shower is an important milestone and something the expected mother will treasure for a lifetime. What do you baby gift do you give as a present? You do not want to be like every other guest and buy the same essentials like baby diapers, wipes, or pyjamas. You are looking for a gift that is unique, incomparable and something that will last the test of time.

Of course, these things take time and you could be looking around several shopping centres, malls and department stores before you find anything relevant or unique. A solution is right in front of you, the internet. A distinctive gift does not have to be time consuming or cost a small fortune. Unique baby gifts like beautiful baby bouquets, stylish baby clothing, vibrant toys, practical hampers, and so much more are wonderful baby shower gifts ideas that will be sure to please the new mum and baby.

Elegant baby bouquets with everything from basic baby clothing like hats, socks, bodysuits, and pants to fluffy and soft stuffed animals offer the new mum items that she can use. Bouquets in assorted designs are unique baby gifts that offer more than a gorgeous display, but also offer useful items. Bouquets can include wipes, diapers, clothing, toys, and anything and everything you could think of in an attractive arrangement. Practical gifts are the best gifts to receive, but the gift does not have to be presented in boring ordinary wrapping paper and a boring bow.

The gift does not have to be as generic as clothing either. A few baby shower gifts ideas include keepsake frames, a pregnancy book with the weekly pregnancy progress and humorous jokes to make any mother laugh. There are also lotions and creams that are soothing, calming and relaxing for the tired mother. There is a long list of gifts that do not have to be boring or typical.

Even baby clothing does not have to be the usual pyjamas and one pieces. There is a wide range of baby clothing that any new mum would be excited to receive. Stylish high quality clothing that is comfortable and long lasting is important. Certain details that are worth considering are turn cuff feet for extended wear, snap buttons for effortless dressing and undressing, and envelope necklines for speedy dressing.

All these baby gifts can be for the eager parents-to-be, for the expecting grandparents, or for the new parents and newborn baby. All of which you can find online, now how easy is that!