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Bringing Jesus to your doorstep!

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Bringing Jesus to your doorstep!

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The idea of knocking on a stranger’s door can be daunting. There are many fears or barriers we might have that stop us from taking “the first knock.” Will they reject me, or accept me? Shut me down, or welcome conversation? How do I even get started?

LCM Missionary Denzel Gaisie, believes one way to offset those fears is to remember that - first and foremost – they’re real people, and you’re just trying to get to know them.

Once you know their story or background, you can ask them about their beliefs – and through that a gospel conversation can flow naturally.

Denzel and Sister Inez have been door-knocking partners for months – and they’ve found it a powerful way to reach out across all generations.

“Denzel helps a lot. Because he gets into more of the one-to-one, talking about their background…it makes you more confident, more relaxed.”

Sister Inez

Sister Inez found door-knocking uncomfortable at first, but partnering with Denzel has given her a new-found confidence. She is now “definitely a force to be reckoned with and really senses the urgency of the gospel…she goes straight for the jugular!”

“It might be their last day on earth. Who knows. We don’t know what tomorrow brings. We need to tell them about the love of God and what He’s done for them, and that they can have eternal life when they leave this earth.” Inez sees door ministry for what it is: life-saving work.

Sister Inez found door-knocking uncomfortable at first, but partnering with Denzel has given her a new-found confidence. She is now “definitely a force to be reckoned with and really senses the urgency of the gospel…she goes straight for the jugular!”

“It might be their last day on earth. Who knows. We don’t know what tomorrow brings. We need to tell them about the love of God and what He’s done for them, and that they can have eternal life when they leave this earth.” Inez sees door ministry for what it is: life-saving work.

For many people Church seems like a distant idea, an institution, or something irrelevant to their daily lives. But door-knocking is a great way to bridge the divide – to bring the church to the people.

As Denzel puts it: “In doing door knocking we can actually be a bit like Jesus. God could have saved us by staying in heaven and being on His throne. But instead, He came to us, put on a body, came face-to-face to us.”

“In that sense, people don’t only know the church through a flyer, they’re knowing the true church by meeting other people… and building relationship with them.”

To find out more on how you can be equipped to connect powerfully with your community – especially in your local council estates, check out Episode 6 of the Everyday Evangelism podcast.

For more information about how LCM can come alongside your church to engage in urban mission in London, visit here.

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