Valentine's Day is a GREAT time of the year to share the love of Jesus, and it's a great time for those of us who are mission-minded believers to motivate and help others to begin reaching out. A simple "planned" outreach can help other Christians (including those who have never done any type of evangelism or outreach) to break-out of their comfort zones and to begin sharing their faith.

It doesn't have to be difficult. With a little effort, we can provide a simple and easy "touch-point" to encourage others to begin to reach non-believers with God's love. And Valentine's Day is a great time to start!!!

Just today, a group from our home church (including kids, youth, and adults -- led by our newlywed son and our new daughter) gathered together in our church parking lot. After prayer, donuts, and a brief encouragement, we divided into three teams. Two groups went door-to-door with brooms, garbage sacks, Valentine's Day cards and church invitations, simply knocking on doors and saying something like:

"Hi! We're here in your neighborhood with a group of friends from our church, doing random acts of kindness. Today, we're sweeping and picking up garbage, and we just wanted to let you know that JESUS LOVES YOU . . . " concluding with a quick invitation to church. 

Over the past few weeks, our group (ranging in size each week from 5 to 18 people) has been able to reach hundreds of homes and many individuals. We've prayed for people, shared the Gospel, and invited many people to church.

Today, a third group of us went to several grocery store parking lots, a laundry mat, and onto the streets in our downtown area, with Hershey kisses, Valentine's notes, and church invitations . . . and specifically went up to LADIES to tell them:

"Happy Valentine's Day. We just wanted you to know that YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL & God loves you so much!!!"

Reaching out for Jesus doesn't need to be hard. It should be a regular part of our daily life, but most Christians NEVER share their faith. As missional believers, we can help that to change. We need to take leadership and to take our faith OUTSIDE of our churches -- with the Gospel, sprinkled with kindness and thoughtfulness -- and begin making forward and outward movement for God's Kingdom.

Here is a simple YouTube video (by Steve Sjogren) about very doable ideas for your church or your family -- for sharing the love of Jesus on Valentine's Day.