I love lamps. Putting on a lamp in a dark room after work is so enjoyable for me. It is warm and inviting. It makes me think of my father who used to collect antique lamps with my Uncle Henry. Spiritually speaking, a church is a lamp. Jesus warned the angel of the church in Ephesus, "Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent." Evangelism is one of the greatest privileges that God gives to the church. Nobody is going to put their trust in a Savior whom they do not believe is capable of saving them. Belief is a precondition to calling upon him. "How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard?" Millions have never heard the name of Jesus, and they are not going to put their trust in someone they know nothing about. And that includes your family members and friends. They cannot possibly believe in Jesus because they know nothing about him. Saving faith requires information. That is why the church is commanded to go to every corner of the world and make that message plain to all people. A church that participates in community events is not a church unless in everything it does it makes preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ primary and vocal. There are no silent witnesses. Witnesses speak! Our church must speak the gospel of grace in everything we get involved in because we are here to be a lampstand. And if we do not speak the gospel of Jesus Christ, Jesus will take away our lampstand and no one and nothing will be able to stop Him.
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David Bodanza is the pastor of Mission of Grace Church in Massachusetts. He is also a practicing lawyer. He holds an M.Div. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a J.D. from New England School of Law. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, four children and four...
