Sharing the Good News can often be as simple as scattering seeds. The majority of street evangelism is like that. When I first started doing street evangelism, I quickly realized I only had a window of less than sixty seconds between the lights. Certainly not enough time to to say much, so I started carrying a sign with me.

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One day while I was preaching at an intersection with my sign, a friend drove by me with his daughter. Although they had heard I was doing street evangelism, this was the first time they had actually seen me “in action.” They drove by, honked and waved, though I’m sure the conversation in the car turned more towards the questions the young girl (and my friend) had about why I was doing such a “weird” thing. What was I trying to accomplish anyway?

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I actually got the chance to answer that question a few weeks later when my friend and his family were at our house. Kids are great at being honest and Lauren, his daughter, asked me, “But how much can you actually say to someone when you’re out on the street?” I am so thankful she asked it because it made me realize just how potent our message can be in such a short time.

           

I told Lauren that the stoplight at an average intersection, last about 30-60 seconds. So I set a timer for one minute and then I turned to Lauren and said, “Lauren, God loves you so much. He wants you to be a part of His Kingdom so much that He gave His only Son to die for you. That’s the story of the cross. That God made a way back for us by what Jesus did on the cross.” I then turned to the timer and hit stop. I said to Lauren, “Look how much time we still have left.”

 

Evangelism can take many forms and that’s good because there are many different types of people with different personalities and different strengths. But God can use even the smallest seed and grow it into something beautiful, like a changed life. There’s still time left. Where can you plant a seed, or water a seed someone else has planted?