What’s Next?
After the crowds leave and workers take down signs and tents, what’s next for these new believers?
“We want them to understand very clearly what happened to them,” said Steve Rhoads, a vice president for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association who helped organize the tour. This includes explaining the decision they made, how much God loves them, and what His plans are for them, he said.
Their next step is attending Growing in Christ, a two-part class held in local churches that teaches the basics of the Christian faith: reading the Bible, prayer, and meeting regularly with other believers.
“Second Peter 3:18 says, ‘Grow in grace in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ,’” said Rhoads.
“We want to take that seriously and help people, protect them, surround them. That seed that’s fallen on good soil—we try to get it to grow,” he said, referring to the parable of the sower in three of the gospels, including Luke 8.
South Florida for Jesus
Pastor Gabriel Goffman is grateful that many area pastors from different denominations have come together for a common goal. Holding an outdoors event with music and a message of hope is a good way to present the Gospel, he said, and encourages them to continue in their ministry.
“We’ll be reaching out for Jesus,” Goffman said.
“We are seeing something really amazing here in South Florida.”
Read more stories from the tour’s earlier stops in Tallahassee, Gainesville, and Sarasota. Please pray for each person who found new life in Jesus Christ through the Sunshine State Good News Tour.
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