Reach One
 |
If a single person
with a message wanted to reach
as many people
as possible, what would he do?
All he would need to do would
be to make sure that he communicated
the message clearly to one new
person each year and do so in
such a way that he will be able
to communicate the message to
others himself. So the first
year there is only 1 person and
his friend. The second year there
are two people who can teach
the message. If these two persons
communicate the message to two
others, then there will be four
after three years. At first glance,
this plan sounds unimpressive
and seems like it would not have
much of an impact, but if you
look at how the numbers grow
as time goes on you can see that
the whole world can be reached
in less than 34 years! Now truly,
these numbers are only theoretical,
because in reality it would not
work so efficiently. This is
obvious.
Another way to communicate your
message would be to focus on
mass communication tools. This
does
not use the idea of multiplication,
but addition. You could take
out ads in newspapers, radio
and TV.
You could rent sports stadiums
and have huge information rallies.
So with six billion people in
the world, you would have to
communicate
your message to 6,000,000,000/34=176,470,588
people each year for 34 years
to communicate to everybody.
This
makes 483,481 people per day.
If the average sports stadium
holds
20,000 people, then you would
need to have 24 meetings each
day of
the year for 34 years. This method
has more problems than one could
count. For instance most people
do not have access to a large
meeting place. Consider the
cost of transportation,
rentals, interpreters (there
are thousands of languages
in the world),
advertising, etc. The logistics
of this project would overwhelm
any planning team.
Using mass communication, I do
not have much time with each
individual (none actually), to
make sure that
he even understands what I am
trying to say. I have no way
to ensure
that after he has left the stadium
or puts down the paper, that
the message will have any lasting
impact
on him at all. If the message
I am communicating is supposed
to
impact the person's lifestyle,
then the chances of a one time,
impersonal, message having any
impact is small, because people,
by God's design are creatures
of habit and are slow to change.
But if my focus is on communicating
to a few people, I can spend
a lot of quality time with them
in
a year. The impact of my life
on the life of another can be
significant.
The Christian message is not
one of information only, such
as 'drink
Coke' (or Pepsi). It is not even
a message which says 'choose
Jesus'. It is more than saying
'believe
in Jesus and your sins will be
forgiven'. While this is perfectly
true, the Christian message is
much more. It is a message which
demands a change in the attitude,
disposition and behavior. It
is about following and becoming
like
Jesus. It is about re-evaluating
and changing your priorities.
Allow me to introduce Reach
One:
The
idea which makes this effective
is for each one to Reach
One person
for Christ each year. Please
take a moment to think about
this biblical concept.
YOU can make a major impact
in the Kingdom of God by simply
Reaching One person Each Year
with the Gospel message.
The Impact of One
Year |
Number of People |
Comment |
1 |
1 |
Just you |
2 |
2 |
You and your friend |
3 |
4 |
One family |
4 |
8 |
Two families |
5 |
16 |
Small group |
6 |
32 |
|
7 |
64 |
|
8 |
128 |
Small
church membership |
9 |
256 |
Keep
going |
10 |
512 |
Medium
church |
Using this illustration, One can
see the power of numbers. Imagine
the numbers of people coming to
Christ when each person commits to this strategy.
How?
Step 1 |
Determine that
you will assign yourself
the task
of committing to the mission
of bringing One person to
Christ each year. |
Step 2 |
Pray for God’s direction.
Identify candidates to pray
for and intentionally reach
out to them as a friend.
You can work with more than
one at a time, which will
enhance achieving the goal. |
Step 3 |
Learn to share Christ through
your own story. |
When?
No better time than NOW!
TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
--Pastor Darryl
If you have questions
or you are interested in contacting
Pastor Darryl regarding his
message, please contact through
our church office.
Meet Pastor
Darryl |
