Running From God's Call

Jonah
Written By Jerry Rueb
 

Why is Sharing My Faith So Hard? // Jonah 1:1-3

 
The chronicle of Jonah's life has many parallels to our times; it challenges thinking about ourselves, our mission field, and our God.
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ABOUT THE SERIES

By Dr. Jerry Rueb

Just before He ascended back to heaven, Jesus commanded His followers to “make disciples of all nations” by being His “witnesses.” According to Jesus, a prerequisite to making disciples is “going into all the world.” Given Christ’s clear instructions, it would seem that every Christian should be motivated to obey Him by going and by sharing their faith with unbelievers. However, a Gallop Poll suggests that only about half of evangelical Christians even try to encourage someone to believe in Jesus Christ. Why are Christians who know better so reluctant to share the good news of Jesus Christ with those who need to hear it? Some answers can be found in the Old Testament book of Jonah, which chronicles the life of a prodigal prophet. Jonah’s experience is a paradigm for 21st century Christians.

Jerry Rueb

Dr. Jerry Rueb is the Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Church, Long Beach.

God has blessed Jerry’s visionary leadership, biblical preaching, energetic shepherding and the trusted reputation to successfully lead churches in Littleton, Colorado, Santa Cruz, California, Vancouver, Canada and Long Beach, California. As the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church, Jerry began with eight couples in a spiritually-resistant area near one of the largest college campuses in America. Within ten years the congregation grew and quickly became known for its commitment to world missions and creatively ministering to the local community. Jerry is a persuasive preacher who speaks honestly and powerfully from God’s Word each weekend.

As an author, conference speaker, college lecturer, church growth consultant, world mission advocate and educator, Jerry’s leadership gifts have been recognized and applied in places like Biola University where he is a trustee, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s International Mission Task Force, Missions Fest, Regent College Canada, trustee, lecturer, Capernwray Bible School, and African Bible College in Uganda. Jerry is married to Sue, a professional educator, author and President of Brain Rehabilitation And Injury Network (www.thebrainsite.org), a national non-profit organization to provide research, recovery and residual care to brain injured adults.

Jerry and Sue are parents of three grown children and they reside in Huntington Beach, California where Jerry enjoys cycling, golf and beach sports. Jerry’s passions are to love the Lord Jesus Christ, to serve God by equipping believers, to persuade believers to answer God’s unique call on their lives and to prepare his church to declare the good news of the gospel to the entire world.

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