This is from a couple weeks ago and I was going to expound some on this quote but it's really sufficient in communicating a piece of faith that is often neglected. I think the thing that I would add is that often we are unsure of what to say when we share the Gospel with people but the simple fact is that we are reported Good News of real events. We are simply presenting the true story of who Jesus is and what he did and what that means for those who believe. So without further ado...
“St Paul expected his hearers to be moved. He so believed in his preaching that he knew that it was “the power of God unto salvation” [Rom. 1:16]. This expectation is a very real part of the presentation of the Gospel. It is a form of faith. A mere preaching which is not accompanied by the expectation of faith, is not a true preaching of the Gospel, because faith is a part of the Gospel. Simply to scatter the seed, with a sort of vague hope that some of it may come up somewhere, is not preaching the gospel. It is indeed a misrepresentation of the gospel. To preach the Gospel requires that the preacher should believe that he is sent to those whom he is addressing at the moment, because God has among them those whom He is at the moment calling: it requires that the speaker should expect a response.” Roland Allen
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