16/06/2025
What exactly are we doing?
Let’s be honest. The Church today is busy, but not with the one thing Christ clearly commanded us to do.
Jesus said, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15). That’s not a suggestion. It’s a direct order from the risen King. And yet we’ve buried that command beneath conference after conference, event after event, worship night after worship night. Good people doing good things, but how many of those things are bringing the Gospel to the lost?
Even in so-called “evangelistic” events, I’m left disappointed. We hear hallelujahs, amens, shouts of praise, and testimonies about healing sore toes or getting jobs, but rarely do we hear the Gospel clearly proclaimed. Maybe a few scattered lines: “Jesus loves you,” “Jesus died for you,” “you need a Saviour,” “repent,” “He’s the bridge.”
All of these statements are true. But for the unchurched, they make no sense at all. Why? Because most of these sentences are thrown out of sequence, out of context, and out of order. We haven’t explained what they actually mean. We bark out these twee religious slogans, expecting listeners to magically connect the dots.
Yes, the Holy Spirit is the One who brings conviction to the soul. And yes, only the Father can grant salvation. But it is God the Son who told us plainly: “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel.” So why do we keep dodging the one task Jesus specifically asked us to do?
And let’s also be honest - it’s very easy for over-passionate preachers to run away with themselves. I’ve seen it often, men and women I’ve trained who, the moment they grab a microphone, suddenly switch personas. They become loud, stern, and dramatic, far removed from how they speak in everyday life or in smaller gatherings. Just because there’s a big crowd, and all the optics look right, doesn’t mean it’s the Holy Spirit at work.
We hear a few amens shouted back, we see some passionate faces, and we convince ourselves that must be God’s anointing. But often, it’s not. Sometimes, it’s ego. Sometimes, it’s emotion. I’ve heard people yelling unbiblical nonsense with such force, some even vibrating on the stage, and still others nod along, mistaking volume for truth. Just because someone is shouting doesn’t mean Jesus is speaking through them.
This is the danger of the platform. We see it in the secular world all the time, people get on stage and perform. Often, it’s an alter ego. But in Christian ministry, this cannot be so. We must be sober-minded, grounded in the Word, and led by the Spirit.
We absolutely must pray for the anointing and be filled with the Spirit. But that doesn’t mean we ignore the biblical example of evangelists like the Apostle Paul. One of the greatest preachers in history, and what marked his preaching? Not his volume. His clarity. His precision. His boldness to explain salvation before kings and rulers, like Agrippa, Festus, and others.
I don’t know whether Paul shouted or whispered. But I do know what he said. I’ve read the content. That’s what we’re missing in so much modern-day preaching.
Instead of clarity, we see microphones grabbed in a frenzy, voices raised in passion, cameras rolling for TikTok and Instagram. My own feed is flooded with people shouting catchy slogans and emotional soundbites, but what’s still missing in so many of these rallies, campaigns, conventions and so-called evangelistic events, is the Gospel itself.
We brand the event as evangelism. We label it revival. But we don’t actually preach the message. We have the title. We have the image. But the message is still missing.
What I love about Jesus is that He didn’t just come to talk about salvation. He became it. He didn’t just wave banners or shout slogans, He laid down His life, and He gave us the Gospel. So why do we hesitate to preach it?
People must understand why they need to be saved, how Jesus can save them, what they must do to be saved, and the cost of following Him. Without this, we are offering noise, not salvation.
And here is perhaps the biggest reason for all of this confusion: Satan knows his time is short. He knows how the story ends.
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14).
“And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10).
That’s why one of the most fiercely attacked areas in the Church today is evangelism. Especially ministries that talk about it, post about it, brand themselves around it.
Satan doesn’t care how many posters we print, how many likes we get, or how many people shout amen, so long as we don’t preach the Gospel. Because that’s what brings about the end.
So let me ask you plainly, is your ministry pointing people to you, or to Christ? Are your likes and followers converting into followers of Jesus? You can only answer that question if you’re faithfully proclaiming the Gospel.
Jesus said, “You will know them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:16). Not by their branding. Not by their reach. Not by their followers and likes. Not by their noise. The fruit that matters is obedience to Christ, and the proclamation of His Gospel.
If we’re not doing that, then what exactly are we doing?
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