Passing along awesome news about something great that happened is totally natural, especially when it is something that can totally change someone's life. Checking out verses about sharing the gospel reveals that God wants us to talk about His love and kindness with our friends, teammates, and anyone else who will listen.
Key reminders in these passages point out that telling others the good news isn't just for church leaders or pros, but for everyone who follows Jesus. Instead of keeping faith a total secret or hiding out, we are called to speak up clearly, act friendly, and explain the hope we have inside.
Spreading this message is like lighting a candle in a dark room to help people see where they are going. When we step up and share God's story with courage, we get to help others discover the best friendship and rescue they could ever ask for.
Tell the nations about his glory. Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done. 1 Chronicles 16:24
Sing to the Lord. Praise him. Day after day tell about how he saves us. Psalm 96:2
Tell the nations about his glory. Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done. Psalm 96:3
Give thanks to the Lord. Worship him. Tell the nations what he has done. Psalm 105:1
What a beautiful sight it is to see messengers coming with good news! How beautiful to see them coming down from the mountains with a message about peace! How wonderful it is when they bring the good news that we are saved! How wonderful when they say to Zion, "Your God rules!" Isaiah 52:7
The Spirit of the Lord and King is on me. The Lord has anointed me to tell the good news to poor people. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts have been broken. He has sent me to announce freedom for those who have been captured. He wants me to set prisoners free from their dark prisons. Isaiah 61:1
"Come. Follow me," Jesus said. "I will make you fishers of people." Matthew 4:19
"In the same way, let your light shine in front of others. Then they will see the good things you do. And they will praise your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16
So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19
Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end." Matthew 28:20
Jesus did not let him. He said, "Go home to your family. Tell them how much the Lord has done for you. Tell them how kind he has been to you." Mark 5:19
He said to them, "Go into all the world. Preach the good news to everyone. Mark 16:15
"Return home and tell how much God has done for you." So the man went away. He told people all over town how much Jesus had done for him. Luke 8:39
His followers will preach in his name. They will tell others to turn away from their sins and be forgiven. People from every nation will hear it, beginning at Jerusalem. Luke 24:47
You have seen these things with your own eyes. Luke 24:48
"You did not choose me. Instead, I chose you. I appointed you to go and bear fruit. It is fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name. John 15:16
Again Jesus said, "May peace be with you! The Father has sent me. So now I am sending you." John 20:21
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem. You will be my witnesses in all Judea and Samaria. And you will be my witnesses from one end of the earth to the other." Acts 1:8
There's nothing else we can do. We have to speak about the things we've seen and heard." Acts 4:20
"He commanded us to preach to the people. He told us to give witness that he is the one appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. Acts 10:42
This is what the Lord has commanded us to do. He said, " 'I have made you a light for those who aren't Jews. You will bring salvation to the whole earth.' " --(Isaiah 49:6) Acts 13:47
I am not ashamed of the good news. It is God's power. And it will save everyone who believes. It is meant first for the Jews. It is meant also for those who aren't Jews. Romans 1:16
How can they call on him unless they believe in him? How can they believe in him unless they hear about him? How can they hear about him unless someone preaches to them? Romans 10:14
And how can anyone preach without being sent? It is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"--(Isaiah 52:7) Romans 10:15
But when I preach the good news, I can't brag. I have to preach it. How terrible it will be for me if I do not preach the good news! 1 Corinthians 9:16
What I received I passed on to you. And it is the most important of all. Here is what it is. Christ died for our sins, just as Scripture said he would. 1 Corinthians 15:3
He was buried. He was raised from the dead on the third day, just as Scripture said he would be. 1 Corinthians 15:4
It is all from God. He brought us back to himself through Christ's death on the cross. And he has given us the task of bringing others back to him through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:18
So we are Christ's official messengers. It is as if God were making his appeal through us. Here is what Christ wants us to beg you to do. Come back to God! 2 Corinthians 5:20
Wear on your feet what will prepare you to tell the good news of peace. Ephesians 6:15
Pray for us too. Pray that God will open a door for our message. Then we can preach the mystery of Christ. Because I preached it, I am being held by chains. Colossians 4:3
Pray that I will preach it clearly, as I should. Colossians 4:4
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders. Make the most of every opportunity. Colossians 4:5
Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Season them with salt. Then you will know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:6
In fact, it is just the opposite. God has accepted us to preach. He has trusted us with the good news. We aren't trying to please people. We want to please God. He puts our hearts to the test. 1 Thessalonians 2:4
You have heard me teach in front of many witnesses. Pass on to men you can trust the things you've heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2
Preach the word. Be ready to serve God in good times and bad. Correct people's mistakes. Warn them. Cheer them up with words of hope. Be very patient as you do these things. Teach them carefully. 2 Timothy 4:2
But I want you to keep your head no matter what happens. Don't give up when times are hard. Work to spread the good news. Do everything God has given you to do. 2 Timothy 4:5
But make sure in your hearts that Christ is Lord. Always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you about the hope you have. Be ready to give the reason for it. But do it gently and with respect. 1 Peter 3:15