"The more people present at an emergency situation, the less likely it is that anyone of them will give help..." Evangelist Magangi began his missions Sunday message by narrating the story behind this statement, often referred to as the bystander effect. He then related it to the Gospel - all of us know the Great Commission, but how many of us are actually doing it? For so many, that is work better left to the pastors and the 'more religious' among us. Yet it is true - when everybody thinks somebody is going to do it, the result is often that nobody does it!

Evangelist Magangi pointed out that the key to experiencing the extraordinary in missions is personal responsibility. Until every one of us is convicted that it is is a personal responsibility to reach the lost, we will not experience the extraordinary. God intends for me to make it my job, my passion, my pursuit, to play my part in ensuring that the people around me know the Gospel. Like Paul of old in Romans 15, all I have to do is tell what He has done for me.

So how do I overcome this bystander effect and make the Great Commission a personal responsibility? Evangelist Magangi summarized it beautifully - keep your heart broken; keep your feet moving; keep your mouth speaking; and keep your hands serving! 

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