Garage Sales for Jesus - Wednesday February 03, 2016
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Colossians 4:5 NIV
A few months ago Krista and I decided we should have a garage sale. The kids had outgrown some of their old clothes and toys and, after moving last year, we decided there were a number of things around the house we didn't need any more.
We spent a portion of the week leading up to the garage sale cleaning, organizing and "de-junking" our house. Friday night after church we moved a bunch of stuff to the garage. On Saturday morning we put up our signs and waited. Coincidentally, two of our nearby neighbors also had garage sales that day. My prayer that morning was that God would give us some gospel opportunities. One of our kids prayed that at breakfast too.
God answered our prayers. We were encouraged. One, we were able to meet multiple neighbors we hadn't met yet. A number of them stopped by, and we had long conversations with them. Krista had a chance to invite one of them to church. Two, I had a chance to share the gospel. A friendly realtor and I had a long conversation about Jesus. I gave him a tract and invited him to church too. I even sold him some old movies. Three, we had a number of lengthy conversations with neighbors we had already met, mainly just getting to know each other better – that was great! Four, we met a different neighbor during the garage sale who ended up hiring our older kids to weed her flowerbed. And five, we made some money!
Life can be full of gospel opportunities if we are praying and prepared!
Submitted by:
Josh Whitney
The Rock Church
Taylorsville, Utah
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Exodus 17:8-19:15
Matthew 22:34-23:12
Psalms 27:7-14
Proverbs 6:27-35
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