Just introduce your friends to each other!

I was listening to Greg Laurie's show this morning, and he was interviewing John Irwin, the director of a Christian documentary that comes out Thursday about the life and salvation of the legendary actor Steve McQueen. (The movie's doing one of those "one night only" theatre presentations Thursday night, Sept 28th, "Steve McQueen: American Icon". Laurie says it's a perfect vehicle to bring a friend who isn't a Believer to, and it's a "safe" way to present the Gospel to them.)

What interested me was the introduction of Christianity to McQueen - from his flying instructor. They were in McQueen's biplane, and here's the description given about those flight lessons:

"In that yellow biplane was the world's biggest movie star, Steve McQueen, with his friend, flying instructor Sammy Mason. Sammy was already friends with Jesus Christ, and he wanted to introduce his two friends to each other."

That's really all there is to it, folks.

You are friends with Christ (I hope). Introduce your other friends to Him the way that you introduce any two other friends to each other. What do you in that circumstance? Well, you often talk about hat they have in common - in this case, that might translate into what Christ can share with your friend that he or she might value. Another connection with any two of your friends is often sharing how YOU met them both, or what the link to your life is and why that might connect to the other person. Hopefully, that would be an easy translation: tell your friend how you met Him, and what that connection is, and why that might connect to your friend as well.

This isn't particularly profound of me, friends. But it's a subject that scares so many people - sharing Jesus Christ with people you care about, even though you know how critical it is that they be saved for their eternal salvation. Don't be scared! Just tell them about your Friend - if YOU like Him, they very well might as well.

(Go to stevemcqueenmovie.com for more information about the movie. It sounds like it'll be well worth it.)