"Jumpers" – Christians Who Inspire and Scare Us

Some people jump boldly into evangelism! I admire their fervor and willingness to speak up even if they're rejected. I think they should be called "jumpers"!

What I mean by "jumpers" is those who evangelize with Peter-style personalities.

Peter was passionate, impulsive, and bold:

• He jumped out of the boat to join Jesus walking on the water (Matt.14:22-33).
• He jumped up and cut off a man's ear at Christ's arrest (John 18:10).
• He jumped off the boat when he saw the resurrected Christ on shore (John 21:7).
• On the day of Pentecost, it's no surprise he was the first one to jump to his feet and address the crowd (Acts 2). 
  

There are jumpers in the modern church too—wonderful, bold evangelists—passionate and effective. But they aren't the only "real evangelists." 

There were twelve very different apostles, and Peter was only one of them. 

And there are more than twelve ways to share Christ.

There's no use trying to be a jumper if we're not one, but we can't cop out by thinking we don't need to evangelize because the jumpers have got it covered.

Instead, let's ask God to reveal our style of evangelism and begin employing it!

Do you need some inspiration to share Christ? See We Need It: Courage.

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