When I first started learning about God’s love, I thought it was just about me and Him.
However, the more I grew in my faith, the more I realized – real love doesn’t stop with you… it’s meant to overflow. If God’s love has truly changed your life, you can’t help but want others to experience it too.
I remember feeling this deep conviction one day as I was laying in bed praying. It’s the kind that sits heavy on your heart. I realized I had never really shared my faith openly with anyone. My coworkers, my friends, even the people I love closely, my family. I loved God privately, but I stayed quiet publicly.
I was so ashamed of that.
I remember praying one night, and this question hit me hard: “When my time is up and I stand before God, what will I say when He asks me why I never told people about Him? Why did I never share His gospel?”
The truth was, I was living safely. My life was centered around self-preservation, not purpose. I was living for me, not for God. And in that moment, something clicked. I realized: I can’t keep this love to myself. I need to tell people about Jesus. 
God changed the way I saw it… I realized, I GET to do this. I GET to tell people about Jesus. I GET to play a small part in changing someone’s eternity just by sharing what He’s done in my life.
God wasn’t throwing me into something I couldn’t handle; He was equipping me for something bigger. He gave me words, opportunities, and courage I didn’t know I had. And I finally understood that evangelism isn’t a sales pitch, but it’s also not a debate. It’s not about trying to convince someone; it’s about inviting them.
Inviting them into the same love that found me when I was lost, that forgave me when I didn’t deserve it, that still chases me every single day.
What Evangelism Really Is
For a long time, I thought evangelism meant standing on a street corner or knowing every Bible verse. But now I understand, evangelism isn’t about having all the right words; it’s about sharing your heart.
When you’ve been rescued by grace, you naturally want others to be rescued, too. That’s the heartbeat of evangelism: gratitude turned into action.
“We cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” — Acts 4:20
The disciples didn’t share the gospel because someone guilted them into it. They shared it because they had seen the impossible, a crucified Savior alive again, and it changed everything. They couldn’t stay silent, and when you’ve really met Jesus, silence starts to feel impossible, too. 
God doesn’t ask us to convince anyone, He asks us to participate in what He’s already doing in their hearts. He plants the seeds; we just get to help scatter them.
“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.” — 1 Corinthians 3:6
It’s not our job to save anyone, that’s God’s job. Our role is simply to show up faithfully, to love deeply, and to speak truth gently. When you realize that, the pressure disappears. You start to see evangelism less as an obligation and more as an invitation. You’re not selling anything, you’re sharing Someone.
Start with Love
If you want to reach people with the gospel, start where Jesus started – with love. If someone doesn’t feel loved, they probably won’t listen; but when they do feel loved, when they feel seen, valued, and safe, their heart opens, and that’s where God does His best work.
Jesus didn’t begin His ministry by handing out sermons; He began by building relationships. He ate with people who others ignored. He touched the untouchable. He noticed the invisible. He cared before He ever corrected.
“Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples.” — John 13:35
That means the greatest evidence of the gospel isn’t how well we argue, it’s how well we love. Evangelism that begins with love says, “I’m not here to win an argument, I’m here to win your heart.” It’s looking someone in the eyes and saying, “You matter to God. You’re not too far gone. I’ve been where you are, and I’ve seen what His love can do.”
Starting with love also means being patient. Some people need time. Seeds don’t grow overnight and neither does faith.
“Love is patient, love is kind.” — 1 Corinthians 13:4
When you love people without rushing them, you show them the same patience God showed you. You don’t have to push, just plant. It might look like listening when no one else will, inviting a friend to church without pressuring them, or it could even be as simple as praying for someone who doesn’t believe yet, trusting that God will move in His timing.
Every act of love is a seed of the gospel.
And the beautiful thing? You don’t have to be loud to make an impact. Sometimes, the quietest gestures – kindness, forgiveness, consistency – preach louder than any sermon. Because at the end of the day, evangelism isn’t just about telling people about Jesus; it’s about showing them Jesus through your love.
“Let all that you do be done in love.” — 1 Corinthians 16:14
So before you speak, love. Before you preach, serve. Before you correct, connect. That’s how Jesus did it, and that’s how the world will see Him in you.
Tell the Story Simply
The gospel isn’t complicated; it’s powerful because it’s simple. You don’t need perfect words; you just need to tell the real story and have an honest heart.
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.” — Romans 1:16
People connect to truth when it’s personal. Your testimony, your story of how Jesus changed your life, can speak volumes. When you’re real about your struggles, failures, and the way God met you there, it helps others believe He can meet them too.
Here’s the story you’re really sharing:
- God loves you. (John 3:16)
- We’ve all sinned and fallen short. (Romans 3:23)
- Jesus died and rose again to bring us back to God. (Romans 5:8)
- If we believe and follow Him, we are forgiven and made new. (Romans 10:9)
That’s the gospel. Simple, real, and powerful. You don’t have to change minds; just tell your story and let God do the changing. Like the man in John 9 said, “I was blind, but now I see.”
When you speak from the heart, people don’t just hear your words, they feel the truth behind them. And that’s where lives start to change.
Let Love Move You
Think about that image of being trapped in the ocean, lost, unsure, and surrounded by deep waters. When God’s love found you there, it didn’t just pull you out so you could sit safely on the shore. It filled you, strengthened you, and sent you back into the waves, this time to reach others still fighting to stay above water.
It’s swimming back into the deep with the confidence that you’re not alone, and the mission that someone else needs the same rescue you received.
Final Thoughts
If you’ve experienced God’s love, you’re already qualified to share it. Go live loved. And then, go love loudly.
“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.” — Romans 10:1
By: Matthew Love