Share Life Today
Share Life Today is a brief daily source of encouragement to share your faith, paired with practical equipping tools and examples to help you get started or share your faith more often. *Named Radio Show of the Year at NRB 2024
Episodes
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Friday Jul 12, 2024
Sports
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
You know, in sports there are two types of folks: the players, and the spectators. And there are many of us who live vicariously through the players without ever so much as putting on a pair of athletic shoes. Unfortunately, the same thing is happening in many churches today, and it’s heartbreaking. Believers are sitting on the sidelines of the Christian faith, letting others do the work of evangelism while they miss out on fun, and the blessings. But you know, it doesn’t have to be that way! In Europe, there are churches who band together every summer to put on summer camps for children. And during their time at the camp, they not only play sports but also have an opportunity to hear and respond to the Gospel. And at the very same time, adults and teenagers are being discipled in how to share their faith. Now that sounds like a win-win! Be encouraged—it's never too late to start sharing the Gospel. For more, visit www.sharelife.today.
![Don’t Be Discouraged](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/Europe_Spotlight_66n4zf_300x300.png)
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Don’t Be Discouraged
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
Do you ever get discouraged from sharing your faith? I want to encourage you today: you never know what God is doing. Walter’s from Austria and has been discipling Christians there in how to share the Gospel. One day, he went out asking two questions, “Do you know for sure that you’ll be with God in Heaven?” and “If God were to ask you, ‘Why should I let you into my Heaven, what would you say?” He asked those questions all over the city but didn’t have anyone respond. Walter returned home discouraged. But a week later, he gets a call from a friend who tells him that a young woman he asked those questions to was stirred to find out the answers. So, she went to the only Christian couple she knew, and they led her to Jesus. And now she joined the Church! God is changing hearts. So let’s not be discouraged but let’s be faithful to share the Gospel. For resources to help you share your faith, visit our website at www.sharelife.today. That’s www.sharelife.today.
![God Will Use Us](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/Europe_Spotlight_66n4zf_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
God Will Use Us
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
“If I can lead just one person to Jesus in the next ten years, I’ll be happy the rest of my life.” This was the prayer of Toni from Finland before he joined one of our evangelism discipleship trainings. So he started learning how he could share his faith, and on his first attempt talking with his friend, who was the bass player in the band he was in, something unexpected happened…his friend wanted to accept Jesus as his Lord and Savior! Toni was blown away. He told God, “I said ten years—not five weeks!” But Toni experienced this truth: if we’re faithful to share the Good News of the Gospel, God will use us. The Holy Spirit will draw hearts to Himself, and we’ll get to be a part of it! There is nothing more fun than leading a person through committing their life to Christ and watching everything change. Want to learn how to share your faith? For resources, visit our website at www.sharelife.today. That’s www.sharelife.today.
![Discipleship and Multiplication](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/Europe_Spotlight_66n4zf_300x300.png)
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Discipleship and Multiplication
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
In the Czech Republic, Michal is faithfully discipling Christians how to share the Gospel! He started 2024 off by training two Christians to share their faith. And now, those two are equipping at least fourteen people between them! Now, that’s what I call multiplication. This past March, everyone went out to share the Gospel on the streets of Prague as part of the training, and Michal came across four Ukrainian teenagers who were refugees from the war. The two teenage girls of the group, Kristyna and Margo, both accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior and asked to be discipled by the Christians who shared with them! The kingdom of God is growing, and He’s using men and women just like you and me to share the Good News of the Gospel with people and to disciple them. As we are faithful to do that, our communities and world will change through the power of the Gospel. For resources to get started with sharing your faith, visit our website at www.sharelife.today.
![Post Modern Europe](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/Europe_Spotlight_66n4zf_300x300.png)
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Post Modern Europe
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
This summer, we’re taking a look around the world and seeing God is at work. And this week, we will be hearing stories of what God is doing in Europe. Europe is perhaps one of the most post-modern places on the planet, and yet, God is moving in mighty ways through this continent. Even in these past years of war and great political turmoil, hundreds of thousands of people have given their lives to Christ. Some of these have been refugees that have flooded across the borders of nations. And Christians in countries like Moldova, and Romania, and Poland have been able to come together and bring supplies to those in need. In addition to these acts of love, they’ve been able to share the Gospel, and many have come to know Jesus because of it. Let's join in and be faithful witnesses in our communities as well. To learn more about how you can be active in sharing your faith, visit our website at www.sharelife.today. That’s share life dot today.
![For God and Country](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/For_God_and_Country_qrbs8a_300x300.png)
Friday Jul 05, 2024
For God and Country
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
"If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I’ll hear from heaven, and I’ll forgive their sin and will heal their land." This promise from God found in 2 Chronicles gives us such hope—even in a time where hope is scarce in our country. But here's the truth: God is faithful; He keeps His promises. So, we must humble ourselves, pray, and seek His face. We must turn from our wicked ways and repent of our sins. That's the power of the Gospel. When we place our trust in Jesus alone and turn from our sins, when we accept Jesus as the Lord and Savior of our lives...everything changes. And when this happens in a person after person, well...our culture and country changes. It heals as we’re healed. So let's not delay—let's share the Gospel. For resources, visit our website at www.sharelife.today.
![A Community Impact](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/For_God_and_Country_qrbs8a_300x300.png)
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
A Community Impact
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
Things change when a community comes together. We see this time and time again in our neighborhoods, cities, and country. And this very same principle applies to telling others about Jesus. We’re stronger together. In Namibia, Africa, this is happening all across the country. But I'd love to share with you an example of the local churches. They came together for an evangelism training event for children's workers, where they taught Hope For Kids, a program that disciples children to share their faith. And then, they took it back to their churches and started implementing it. And children in the community's lives started to change. And through that, the community started to change. This was all because Christians like you and me decided to come together and make an impact. And these believers were part of over 8 million children hearing the Gospel this past year worldwide. And we praise God for that! For more on how you can learn to share your faith, visit www.sharelife.today.
![Not In My Country](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/For_God_and_Country_qrbs8a_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Not In My Country
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
I met a pastor a few years ago who told me that evangelism doesn’t work anymore. He told me you can’t go and talk to people because the culture doesn’t approve. Do you know where this pastor was from? The African nation of Zambia. Unfortunately, that is a common statement we often hear around the world. However, I asked this pastor if he’d be open to come to a training near his home in Zambia and test his theory. Well, during that week, the Gospel was shared with 234 people with 158 giving their lives to Christ. Needless to say, he not only had a change of heart but a renewed passion for sharing the Gospel. And this is what we want to happen in our country. Sharing the Gospel is still effective. People are open to hearing the Good News of the Gospel…so let's share! For resources to help you share your faith, visit our website at www.sharelife.today. That’s www.sharelife.today.
![The Gospel Changes Everything](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/For_God_and_Country_qrbs8a_300x300.png)
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
The Gospel Changes Everything
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
The Gospel changes everything. Can I get an amen?! In our day and age, what's happening in our country and culture makes things look very bleak. But there is truth that we as Christians believe...the Gospel changes people from the inside out. And when people are changed, communities change. When communities change, cities are changed; and when cities are changed, nations are changed. The power of the Gospel is salvation for all who put their trust in Jesus and Him alone. So if we want to change our country and our culture, we need to start with the Gospel. Its transforming power changes hurting, sinful hearts to joyful, peace-filled ones. Because when someone puts their trust in Jesus, He gives them the Holy Spirit who gifts them with these things. I don't know about you, but I want every person I can tell to know about the love of Jesus and the hope that’s found only in Him. So let's get sharing! Visit our website at www.sharelife.today.
![Hope In Our Country](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog13530991/For_God_and_Country_qrbs8a_300x300.png)
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Hope In Our Country
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
We should all want hope in our country. But you know what? We'll never have hope in our country until we have hope in our cities. And we'll never have hope in our cities until we have hope on our streets. We'll never have hope on our streets until we have hope in our homes. And we'll never have hope in our homes until we have hope in our heart. So then, here's the question: how do we get hope in our hearts? The source is Jesus Christ. Jesus came so that we could have new life. And it is that new life that is the fountain of hope within us. Billy Graham said it well, "For the believer, there is hope beyond the grave, because Jesus Christ has opened the door to heaven for us by His death and resurrection." This eternal hope starts the moment we put our trust in Jesus and carries through all eternity. To learn how to share this hope, visit www.sharelife.today.