sharing the gospel is not about promoting a religious concept, but naturally speaking about the life-changing reality of Jesus Christ from a heart transformed by prayer, Scripture, and a real relationship with Him.

As we finish our series Foundational, we come to the final number in the rhythm of 7-5-2-1. Pray seven days a week. Read your Bible five days a week. Talk with at least two believers about what God is doing in your life. And finally, the one: talk to at least one lost person about God each week.



For many believers, that last step feels intimidating. Prayer and Bible reading feel personal and safe, but sharing your faith can feel uncomfortable. What if someone rejects you? What if they think you’re foolish? What if you say the wrong thing?

Paul understood those fears, yet he wrote in Romans 1, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation.” Paul didn’t share the gospel because he had accepted Christianity as a good philosophy. He shared it because he had encountered the living Jesus, and that encounter changed everything.

Before meeting Christ, Paul persecuted Christians. He arrested them and approved of their deaths. But on the road to Damascus, Jesus confronted him personally. From that moment on, Paul’s life was no longer built around ideas or opinions. It was built around a relationship with the risen Savior.

That distinction matters.

Many people today treat Christianity like just another concept or worldview. Our culture constantly searches for ideas that promise to fix the world—politics, movements, philosophies, self-help, success. But the gospel is not simply an idea to debate. It is the good news that Jesus Christ came to save sinners through His death and resurrection.

The reason so many Christians struggle to share their faith is because Christianity can slowly become more of a concept than a relationship. But when you consistently pray, read Scripture, and walk with Jesus, your faith becomes real and active. You stop talking about religion in theory and start talking about someone who has changed your life.

That’s why the earlier numbers in 7-5-2-1 matter so much. Prayer changes you. God’s Word changes you. Conversations with other believers strengthen you. Then sharing with others becomes the natural overflow of what God is already doing in your heart.

Paul also knew that not everyone would respond positively to the gospel. Some people laugh at it. Some reject it. Some become angry. Others are curious, willing to listen, or ready to believe immediately. The challenge is that we never know which response we will get.

Too often, fear of rejection keeps us silent altogether.

But instead of approaching people with arrogance or condemnation, we should approach them with honesty. Everyone wants to be seen as good, and most people become defensive when told they are sinners. That’s why one of the best ways to share the gospel is to begin with your own story.

Talk about what Jesus has done in your life. Talk about how He has forgiven you, changed you, strengthened you, or carried you through difficult seasons. That honesty tears down walls and helps people see that Christianity is not about pretending to be perfect. It’s about knowing the One who saves.

Of course, one obstacle many people struggle with is the failure of Christians themselves. Throughout history, believers have sinned publicly and damaged the church’s witness. People often point to hypocritical Christians as a reason to reject the gospel.

But the failures of Christians do not change the truth about Jesus.

There is only one perfect Savior, and His name is Christ. The gospel does not stand on the goodness of people. It stands on the death and resurrection of Jesus.

One of the most powerful illustrations from the sermon compared sharing the gospel to walking on ice. Growing up in Texas, frozen lakes don’t exactly feel trustworthy. The preacher told the story of going ice fishing with his future father-in-law in Michigan. Stepping out onto the frozen lake felt terrifying because he assumed the ice would crack beneath him.

But once he stepped onto the lake, he discovered the ice was over a foot thick. It had been safe the whole time.

That is exactly how sharing the gospel often feels. We assume we are stepping onto thin ice, but the gospel is not fragile. It stands on the solid truth of Jesus Christ, His cross, and His resurrection. The real thin ice is the world’s philosophies and promises that constantly fail people.

When Jesus calls us to go, He is not asking us to stand on uncertainty. He is calling us to stand on truth.

The world desperately needs that truth. Life is fragile, and people are searching for meaning, hope, and salvation in things that cannot ultimately save them. Into that uncertainty, Jesus says, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

You do not have to begin with a perfectly polished gospel presentation. Start small. Pray for your neighbors. Invite someone to church. Tell someone what God has been teaching you. Share your story honestly.

Because this is what Christians do. Not out of guilt, but because they have encountered Jesus.

The more you know Christ, the more natural it becomes to speak about Him. Like Paul, you begin to say, “I am not ashamed of the gospel.” Why? Because Jesus has changed you.

We are not standing on thin ice. We are standing on the eternal truth of Christ. So go with confidence and tell the world the good news of Jesus.