5 Reasons Why We Avoid Evangelism

Recently our church has implemented a 1, 2, 3 evangelism challenge. Some of you may be wondering about the challenge. It is a plan that you invite one person to church in January, two people in February, and so on all the way up to 12 in December. If we follow that challenge by the end of the year, we will have invited 78 people to church. For some, this evangelism challenge will spur us on while for others it will cause us anxiety. The thought crossed my mind: why do we have trouble evangelizing or why do we avoid evangelism? Thom Rainer has written a good post about this here. One of my points is adapted from a couple of his, but I will share a few reasons of my own too. 

1.      We do not evangelize because we are afraid.

Fear is a common deterrent. We tend to avoid things that produce fear in us. Kids who fear the dark insist on having a night light. People who are afraid of flying avoid traveling in airplanes. Because we fear the act of evangelism, we simply do not share the gospel. We do not want to share the gospel because people inevitably may label us. We think, “I don’t want the stigma.” We may think of an evangelist as a televangelist or a person with a sandwich sign, or perhaps someone screaming on the street corner. Nevertheless, the reality is that people are already labeling us, by our clothes, by our actions, by our friends. We should be battling so that we are identified with our love for Christ opposed to our love for the Detroit Lions (insert any sports team, family member, rock band, hobby here).

In reality, do we have to fear? Do we fear rejection from our family and friends?  The message, the joy, and the opportunity of eternal life should far outweigh whatever consequences we might face right now. We must remember too that we are not alone. God tells us that we should not fear. Jesus’ name is Emmanuel, God with us.  God is omnipresent. He is everywhere. Let us trust him to be with us. Check out these verses if you are uncertain of God’s Presence.

2.      We exclusively “share” the gospel in our actions.

This reason certainly may connect with the first one, but I think it deserves its own category. Yes, we can and we do share the gospel with our actions.  We say that actions are more powerful than words, but oftentimes we need to use words. A man can tell his beautiful wife that he loves her through showering her with gifts, through doing a share of the housework, by watching the kids so she can spend a night with her friends. He can lovingly stare into her eyes. However, I still believe that despite all of those actions, she still wants to and needs to hear “I love you,” said.

You may ask what does that have to do with evangelism? We miss an opportunity to share the gospel if we exclusively use our actions. You say, well, I donate to charity, well unfortunately agnostics, atheists, and people from other religions donate to charities too because they think it is a good thing. You may say I donate to Christian charities, well, that is great too. Well, I volunteer at x, y and z. Once again, anyone can volunteer. While giving and service certainly are marks of a Christian life, another mark is sharing the gospel. Our actions as well as our words should proceed out of our love for Christ.

3.      We do not evangelize because we think our “story” is simply not enough. (And you are right!.)

When we go to Christian concerts or we see Christian movies we may see some type of testimony. We see a “rags to riches” type account. We tend to see or think of the extremes in testimonies and evangelism. We hear the story of the drug dealer who turns their life around or the person who completely hits rock bottom and was perhaps suicidal, or the near death experience. We then think, well my story is not that drastic or that powerful thereby assuming that we lack an incredible witness. The reality is, however, we all have the rags to riches story. Paul tells us that we were all dead in our trespasses and Christ gives us new life. Each of our stories whether we grew up in a largely Christian home or had a colorful life away from God is still valid. The story that Jesus Christ came to die for our sins is the same for you, for me, and for everyone else. It still remains the greatest ever told.

Chances are, as well that many of the people whom you may be sharing your faith with, are people who know you and love you. If they care about you, they will want to hear your story as well, and you should care enough about them to share it.

The truth is that none of our stories is enough, the Holy Spirit who is working in their hearts. Our lives and our stories are the vessels through which the Holy Spirit works.  It is not our stories bringing people to Christ rather the Holy Spirit who calls.  If we put our hope and our strength in God while evangelizing, we will be much better off.

4.      We have forgotten our role as evangelists. (Thanks Thom Rainer)

Ministry is a wonderful occupation. It is great to be able to serve a church family, to preach the gospel, to shepherd. Unfortunately, one of the unintentional consequences of having dedicated ministers is that we seem to have lost our evangelistic bearings. Church members may feel like this is the Pastor’s job. Evangelizing is what he is paid to do, right? On job descriptions, many churches put that they want to grow the church spiritually and in numbers. Therefore, they think that evangelism is the pastor’s responsibility. It is (Or at least it should be), but the responsibility also falls on the members. None of us has an exemption from the Great Commission. Jesus calls us to make disciples. Friends, we all are responsible for sharing the gospel.

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5.      We take the Gospel for granted.

This is the United States of America, our paper currency says “In God We Trust” we may have opening invocations at business meetings and school functions, but the reality is, that many have not heard the gospel. They may know stories, but they may not have the full picture. We think that everyone knows the message, but this simply is not the case. We probably have neighbors who are not at church, we probably have friends that are not at church, co-workers and friends who are not at church. These individuals need the gospel just as much as we do. We cannot simply assume that everyone has the knowledge of Jesus  Christ. We should work to make sure that everyone knows the gospel.The Gospel is about transformation, changing lives; we should share that same opportunity for transformation. 

Why do you avoid sharing the Gospel? Is it one of these reasons? Would you like to share yours? Leave a comment below!

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Be Still

"Be still, and know that I am God"—Psalm 46:10 NIV

Are you someone who has trouble waiting? I think that we all at times are people who cannot wait. As a child, I recall sitting in the restaurant and my parents reciting a series of thoughts to keep me occupied as we await the meal.  "Well, Mike, they need to go out and find a chicken", "They need to catch it, kill it, clean it and then they need to cook it in order for you to have your chicken tenders." A much longer process than a young boy wants to think about.  Well, for the sake of honesty, I still may have to do that in my head at times as I await dinner at a restaurant.


For whatever reason, we seem to lack patience. We do not just want things, we want them and we want them now! As Americans, we not only have fast food restaurants, rather drive-through fast food restaurants so that we can eat on the go (and even get irritated when we have to wait too long in line). In the last twenty years, I have gone from thinking that dial-up internet (if you wish to reminisce, you may click this link) was incredible to thinking…my high-speed internet could be upgraded. We do not understand what being “still” is anymore.

In the psalm, the writer calls us to look to God in times of trouble, and really all of the time. We remain in his hands, and he continues to work wonders even if we are moving too fast to see them.

Be Still. We are a country and a people who seem restless, moving from activity to activity. Moreover, because we are going at such a rapid pace, we neglect to listen, to meditate, to think. As a result, our relationship with God can suffer. We may complain that God is not speaking, but maybe we are not listening. Perhaps we need to slow down our lives and let God back in. It is time to hit the brakes!

How can we slowdown in our lives? Maybe it means taking the time to say a prayer several times a day opposed to meal times or as we lay down to sleep. Maybe it means opening the scripture, meditating on the scriptures and asking, “God what are you saying here?” rather than continuing to simply hit a “chapter a day” quota. Maybe we could start by saying a prayer of thanksgiving for who God is, and what he has done. Perhaps we invest more in our families and our relationships through family game nights opposed to catching up with our favorite reality TV show. It could be that God can speak to us through the experiences of others.

How will you and I try to slow down? Feel free to submit a thought. Let us slowdown in our lives, and turn to see what great things God is doing in our midst.

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Saying Thank You

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him..”—Colossians 3:17 (NIV)

Gifts are wonderful things are they not?  It is fun to receive gifts and it can be more enjoyable to give a gift that you just know someone is going to love. However, does that always happen? I hope that for you it does. Chances are that we all have given/received a gift that did not go over so glowingly.  The recipient opens the gift, looks at it, and they discard it. How do we (as the giver) respond? Inside are we annoyed? Frustrated? Angry? Hurt? We may be feeling some toxic mix of some of those things even to the point of resenting purchasing that gift in the first place.  We took the time go to the store, pick that gift out, pay for  it, wrap it up or put it in a bag, and we do not get anything. Perhaps there is a hasty “thank you” before discarding the gift, but the “thanks” does little to assuage our feelings.

Have we thought about when we receive gifts from God in that way? God has given each of us a gift, and that is the gift of new life and a new day with all those blessings. I have heard it said that there are two types of people: People who say, “Good Morning, Lord” and “Good Lord, its morning!” We sometimes wake up and we are bitter over the day. “Ugh, it is raining outside!” or “Oh it is too hot/cold outside.” “Snow again!?!?!?!?” “I have so many aches and pains today.” “I wish I could just stay in bed.” Does that sound like you and me?

The gift could be something other than the day as well. It could be what we think is a poor answer to our prayer...God, I did not want you to send that person to me, I did not want x, y, or z. I wanted you to do a, b and c.  I guess even d would have been ok! I wanted the problem solved my way.  Then we become bitter and angry because God’s answer is coming in his timing, or is not what we wanted/expected.

Perhaps we should think of this in another perspective! If we are busy complaining about the gifts God gives, we are ungrateful children of God. We are the person who opens the gift, uses the gift, never says thank you and even begins to degrade the gift. We need to say, “Thank You.” God has given us more than we could ever imagine, we can and should bring him the praise and the glory.  We may at times be frustrated with what we do not understand, but God wants the best for us, and it may take some time for us to realize how God’s plan is working.

How then can we receive these gifts well?  Paul recommends that we give thanks through what we do. Let us praise God through our mouths, let us praise him through our words, and let us serve him with the time that he has given to us.  Each day in itself is a gift; let us show our gratefulness through how we use the gifts that he has given and how we live our lives.  

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Traffic Jam

You are driving down the road, time for vacation! You have gone a little while perhaps a few hours and there is a traffic jam or some type of construction. In order to "save time" perhaps we get off, we try to take a short cut. Early on, you think it is the right decision, but do not realize our huge mistake. After a while, you begin to ask yourself. Should I turn here? Should I go back? One of the worst feelings in the world is to be lost, is it not?  I do not know about you but often when I am lost, my feelings multiply. I become flustered, I become irritated, I become angry, I may get testy (at least I seem to be many of these things). We may tell ourselves, it is not too bad, we can push through...but how long do we go? We may get lucky and find familiar territory, or we even worse get more lost. Just 5 more minutes, or a couple of miles go by, and nothing is better. It is obvious that the situation must change. We cannot afford to continue driving lost. It is time to ask for help. The question then is whom do we ask? We pull over; we ask someone who is experienced, who is knowledgeable and someone who knows the area.

In our Christian lives, we may find ourselves in a traffic jam. We are on cruise control, and we are going well. No major stops, no major accidents for a while, and then in a fury, the storm, the construction zone, and the traffic bog us down.  Rather than pushing through, we think, a shortcut may be in order. Let us avoid anything that is going to slow us down. We think that we know where we are going but we ultimately end up getting lost. We made things harder for ourselves when we strayed, when ironically we tried to make things easier. We thought, well we can set this route aside for a moment, and get back on the real road later. Despite our best efforts, the short cuts will not work. We end up losing more time and expending more energy than if we would have just gone through the jam.  

What do we do then? We cannot afford to remain lost. The best way then for us to proceed is to get back on to the right path, to turn back to Christ. Christ is with us, he has overcome the world, and he knows exactly where we are going and where we need to go. Sometimes that road may take us through roadblocks or trials, maybe sin slows us down too, but we should not be afraid to turn back to God. We should not be afraid to stop and ask for help or directions. Christ came to seek and save the lost. Christ does not promise that the road will be without pain and trial. Going the way of Christ however, should is a joy unparalleled.

Are you and I lost in our Christian lives? The first step that we may need to take is to admit that we are not in control, and that we do not actually know what we are doing. We may need to take the time to pull over and ask for directions. It may be hard, but when we do that, we will find relief, we will find satisfaction, and we will put ourselves in position to proceed to the final destination.

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Among the Ashes

Some of you know, others may not know that our Illinois Classis held a spring meeting on Tuesday and one of the major topics of discussion was the disbanding of Trinity Reformed Church in Fulton, IL. I cannot imagine what it is like for the former pastors, parishioners, and those who held a strong connection to the church over the years, and now the church is closed with nothing left but memories of things that once were. My prayers and thoughts are with them as they transition into a new phase of their lives and ministries. The closing of the church prompted me to think about ashes, death, and new life.

Ashes are a powerful symbol in the Bible. As we celebrate Ash Wednesday in many traditions, we place the mark of the cross on our heads in ashes and the minister tells us something like “From dust you came, and to dust you will return.” It is a very sobering experience, remembering that we are frail, and that we at some time will take our final breath, but the question that I have for us is then, what are we going to do with the time between, and can God sometimes work in the “ashes.”

Too many times in our lives we think that when everything is reduced to ashes, it is time to give up or to move on. And yes, that is true. SOMETIMES. But other times, we have to consider what God is doing. When Jesus Christ died on the cross, there were disciples who thought that everything was done. They had feelings of grief, of shock, and bewilderment. But this was not the final plan, out of the death of Christ, there came new life.

Perhaps then we should look to Christ and see that there might be areas of our life where we need to “die” that we might have new life, new possibilities, and let God work. It may be painful, there may be sorrow, but the joy also can come with the morning.

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Startling Serenity

As I was doing morning devotions this morning, I read some thoughts by Pastor James MacDonald on the Lord’s Prayer, and he noted that this is the only request that they ask of Jesus is to teach them to pray. Some of us know the Lord’s Prayer very well, some of us do not know it well at all but regardless of whether it is something we recite on a regular basis or not, it is still important for us. We may know the various petitions of the Lord’s Prayer, such as “forgive us our debts/transgressions” or “Give us our daily bread,” but one that I am drawn to this morning is “thy will be done”.

My question for us this morning, is ….do we actually pray that petition? We may say yes. If we are honest with ourselves, we may say no. But the question remains do we really pray “Thy will be done”? I cannot answer that question for all of us. There is a (or at least should be J) a startling serenity in praying that petition. There is a fear in giving up that power, but there is a joy and a peace in knowing that our lives our in much more capable hands.

When Jesus is instructing us to pray thy will be done. He is telling us that we are to give up control, and give up our will.  It means everything. It means our whole selves, not simply part of our lives, or an hour a week. It means today, tomorrow, next week, forever.  It does not mean us saying, “God, I will let you choose what you want me to do today, rather, God, set my mind straight. Align my life according to your plan.”

God wants more than lip service, he wants commitment. He wants a complete surrender, and that begins with our will. Jesus example shows us this as well when he prays, “God take the cup from me but that His will would be done.” God’s will is not going to be our will, unless we make our will his. He is will not change his entire will based on our whims. God is sovereign, good, and holy. Together let us change our will, and our minds to Gods and pray remembering that, “Thy will be done” not our own. And let us live into that startling serenity that God reigns over us.

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God is More

I am indebted to God and to many other Christians who are helping me out. One was Pastor Jeff Hough of Angel Community Church in Muskegon. He during a retreat encouraged us to increase our prayer vocabulary. As part of my prayer practice, I am going through the alphabet and I began to realize that there are so many ways that we can describe God....and that I need to increase my knowledge of attributes.
The following list is not exhaustive, and is borrowed from
www.psalmsinger.com/biblicalnames.html . I think this is a powerful statement of our Awesome God.
A
able (Daniel 3:17, Matthew 9:28, Romans 16:25, II Corinthians 9:8, Ephesians 3:20, II Timothy 1:12, Hebrews 7:25)
abounding in love and faithfulness (Exodus 34:6)
Adam, the last (I Corinthians 15:45)
Advocate (Job 16:19, I John 2:1)
All (Colossians 3:11)
Almighty (Job 5:17)
Alpha (Revelation 1:8, and 21:6)
Amen (Revelation 3:14)
Ancient of Days (Daniel 7:22)
Anointed One (Psalm 2:2, Acts 4:27)
Apostle and high priest (Hebrews 3:1)
Architect and builder (Hebrews 11:10)
Atoning sacrifice (I John 2:2)
Avenger (II Samuel 22:48, Psalm 94:1)
Awesome (Exodus 15:11, Nehemiah 1:5, Daniel 9:4)
B
Baby (Luke 2:16)
Banner for the peoples (Isaiah 11:10)
Beauty (Psalm 27:4)
Beginning, the (Revelation 21:6)
Branch of the Lord (Isaiah 4:2)
Breath of the Almighty (Job 32:8, 33:4)
Bridegroom (Matthew 9:15)
Bright, Morning Star (Revelation 22:16)
Brightness (Psalm 18:12)
Brother (Hebrews 2:11)
Brother of James, Judas, Joseph and Simon (Mark 6:3)
C
Carpenter (Mark 6:3)
Chosen One (Luke 23:35)
Christ (Matthew 16:6)
Comforter (II Corinthians 1:4)
Commander (Joshua 5:15)
Confidence (Psalm 71:5)
Consolation of Israel (Luke 2:25)
Counselor, Wonderful (Isaiah 9:6)
Covenant for the people (Isaiah 42:6)
Creator (Isaiah 40:28)
Crown, glorious (Isaiah 28:5, 62:3}
D
Defender (Psalm 68:5)
Deliverer (II Samuel 22:2, Psalm 18:2)
Desired of all nations (Haggai 2:7)
Despised by men (Isaiah 53:3)
Diadem, royal (Isaiah 28:5, 62:3)
E
Eagle that leads His people (Deuteronomy 32:11)
End, the (Revelation 21:6)
Eternal life (John 11:25, 17:3)
Everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6)
Everlasting to everlasting (Nehemiah 9:5)
Exalted (Exodus 15:1, Job 36:22)
F
Faithful and True (Revelation 19:11)
Familiar with suffering (Isaiah 53:3)
Father (Matthew 11:25)
Father of the fatherless (Psalm 68:5)
Fear of Isaac (Genesis 31:42)
First, the (Isaiah 44:6)
Firstborn among brothers (Romans 8:29)
Fortress (Psalm 18:2)
Foundation (I Corinthians 3:11)
Fountain of Life (Psalm 36:9)
Friend (Job 16:20)
Friend of tax collectors and sinners (Matthew 11:19)
G
Gardner (John 15:1)
Gate for the sheep (John 10:7)
Gift indescribable (II Corinthians 9:15)
Giver (James 1:17)
GOD
Most High (Genesis 14:18)
Of Abraham Isaac and Jacob (Exodus 3:16)
Of all comfort (II Corinthians 1:3)
Of all the kingdoms of the earth (II Kings 19:15)
Of gods (Deuteronomy 26:17)
Of heaven and earth (Ezra 5:11)
Of our fathers (Deuteronomy 26:7)
Of peace (Romans 16:20, I Thessalonians 5:23)
Who does wonders (Psalm 77:14)
Who sees (Genesis 16:13)
Gracious (Isaiah 30:18, Nehemiah 9:17)
Guarantee (II Corinthians 1:22, 5:5, Hebrews 7:22)
Guide (Psalm 48:14)
H
He who turns blackness into dawn (Amos 5:8)
Head of the body, the church (Colossians 1:12)
Head over every power and authority (Colossians 2:10)
Heart searcher (Romans 8:27, Revelation 2:23)
Heir of all things (Hebrews 1:2)
Help in trouble/ever present (Psalm 46:10, Hebrews 13:6)
Help of the fatherless (Psalm 10:14)
Hiding place (Psalm 32:7)
High priest, merciful and faithful (Hebrews 2:17)
Him who is able to keep you from falling (Jude 24)
Him who is able to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy. (Jude 24)
Holiness, our (I Corinthians 1:30)
Holy (Leviticus 11:44, Joshua 24:19, I Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 6:3, Revelation 4:8)
Holy One (Isaiah 43:15, Luke 1:35, I John 2:20)
Holy Spirit (Psalm 51:11, John 14:26)
Home (Psalm 84:3&4, Psalm 90:1)
Hope (Psalm 71:5)
Horn of my salvation (II Samuel 22:3, Psalm 18:2)
Husband (Hosea 2:16)
I
I AM (Exodus 3:14, John 8:58)
Immanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23)
Immortal (I timothy 1:17)
Inheritance (Ezekiel 44:28)
Intercessor (Job 16:20, Isaiah 53:12, Romans 8:26)
Invisible (I Timothy 1:17)
J
Jealous (Exodus 34:14)
Jesus (Matthew 1:21, and many others)
Judge of the earth (Psalm 94:12, II Corinthians 5:10, II Timothy 4:8)
Just (Deuteronomy 32:4)
Justifier (Romans 3:26)
K
Keeper (Psalm 121:7, cf. also John 10:29)
Key-holder (Revelation 1:18)
Kindness (Isaiah 54:8, Luke 6:35, Ephesians 2:7)
King (Psalm 24:7, 44:4, 47:7, 74:12, 95:3, Jeremiah 10:10, Daniel 4:37)
Kinsman Redeemer (Ruth 3:9)
Knowing (Psalm 139:1)
L
Lamb of God (John 1:29)
Lamp (II Samuel 22:29)
Last, the (Isaiah 44:6, Revelation 22:13)
Lawgiver (James 4:12)
Leader (Isaiah 55:4)
Life eternal (I John 5:20)
Life, our (Colossians 3:4)
Light of the world (John 8:12, I John 1:5)
Lily of the valleys (Song of Songs 2:1)
Lion of the tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5)
Living water (John 7:38)
Longsuffering (Jeremiah 15:5)
Lord (Luke 2:11)
Lord Most High (Psalm 7:17)
Lord of lords (Revelation 19:6)
Love (I John 4:8)
Lover (John 3:16)
M
Magnificent (Isaiah 28:29)
Maker of all things (Psalm 146:6, Jeremiah 10:16)
Majestic Glory (II Peter 1:17)
Majestic in power, holiness (Exodus 16:6 & 11)
Majesty on high (Hebrews 1:3)
Man (Acts 2:22)
Manna (John 6:49&50)
Man of sorrows (Isaiah 53:3)
Master (Luke 5:5, II Timothy 2:21)
Mediator (I Timothy 2:5)
Merciful (Hebrews 2:17)
Messiah (John 1:41)
Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6)
Morning Star (II Peter 1:19, Revelation 22:16)
N
Name above all names (Philippians 2:9&10)
Nazarene (Matthew 2:23)
Need Meeter (Philippians 4:19)
O
Obedient son (Luke 2:51, Philippians 2:8, Hebrews 5:8)
Offering (Romans 8:3)
Offering and sacrifice to God (Ephesians 5:20)
Omega (Revelation 1:8)
One and only son (John 1:14, 3:16)
One greater than Solomon (Matthew 12:42)
Owner (II Corinthians 1:22)
P
Pardoner (Micah 7:18)
Passover (I Corinthians 5:7)
Pasture (Jeremiah 50:7)
Patient (II Peter 3:9, Romans 9:22)
Peace (Ephesians 2:14)
Physician (Luke 4:23)
Portion (Psalm 119:57)
Possession (Ezekiel 44:28)
Potter (Isaiah 64:8, Romans 9:21)
Power of God (I Corinthians 1:24)
Praise of Israel (Psalm 22:3)
Priest forever (Hebrews 5:6)
Prince and Savior (Acts 5:31)
Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
Promise, the Father of (Acts 1:4)
Prophet (John 7:40)
Purifier (Malachi 3:3)
Q
Quieter (Psalm 23:2, Zephaniah 3:17)
R
Rabbi (John 3:2)
Rabboni (John 20:16)
Radiance of Gods Glory (Hebrews 1:3)
Ransom (I Timothy 2:6)
Reaper (Revelation 14:15)
Reason for our hope (I Peter 3:15)
Redeemer (Job 19:25, Psalm 19:14)
Refiner (Malachi 3:3)
Refuge and strength (Psalm 46:1)
Refuge from the storm (Psalm 9:9, Isaiah 25:4)
Restorer (Psalm 51:12, Lamentations 6:21, I Peter 5:10)
Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25)
Revealer of mysteries (Daniel 2:29)
Reward (Genesis 15:1)
Righteousness (I Corinthians 1:30)
Rock of my Salvation (I Peter 2:8)
Root and offspring of David (Revelation 22:16)
Rose of Sharon (Song of Songs 2:1)
Ruler over the kings of the earth (Revelation 1:5)
S
Sacrifice (Ephesians 5:2)
Salvation (Exodus 15:2, Psalm 27:1)
Sanctuary (Isaiah 8:14)
Savior (John 4:42, Acts 13:23, I Timothy 4:14)
Seal (Ephesians 1:13)
Seeker (Psalm 119:176, Luke 15:4, 19:10)
Servant (Isaiah 53:11. Acts 4:27)
Shade (Psalm 121:5)
Shelter (Psalm 31:20, 61:4, 91:1)
Shepherd and overseer of your souls (I Peter 2:25)
Shepherd of the sheep (John 10:11, Hebrews 13:20)
Shield for me (Psalm 3:3)
Son of God (John 1:49, I John 4:9)
Son of Man (Matthew 12:40, 24:27)
Song (Psalm 118:14)
Sovereign Lord (Habakuk 3:19, Luke 2:29)
Sower (Matthew 13:3)
Spirit of:
Grace (Hebrew 10:29)
Holiness (Romans 1:4)
Life (Romans 8:2)
Truth (John 14:17, 15:26)
Wisdom and understanding (Isaiah 11:2)
Spring of living water (Jeremiah 2:13)
Star (Numbers 24:17)
Stone that the builders rejected (I Peter 2:7)
Stone, a living (I Per 2:7)
Strength (Psalm 18:1, 28:7, 46:1, 73:26)
Stronghold (II Samuel 22:3, Psalm 9:9, 27:1, 84:11)
Sustainer (Psalm 55:22, Isaiah 46:4)
Sword, glorious (Deuteronomy 33:29)
T
Teacher (Mark 9:17, John 3:2)
Thirst quencher (John 4:13&14)
Tower from the enemy (Psalm 61:3)
Trap and snare (Isaiah 8:14)
Truth, the (John 14:6)
Treasure (II Corinthians 4:7, Colossians 2:3)
U
Unchanging (James 1:17)
Unique son of God (John 3:16)
V
Victor (Psalm 45:4, I Corinthians 15:54)
Vindicator (Psalm 24:5)
Vine (John 15:5)
Voice of the Lord (Psalm 29:3)
W
Warrior (Exodus 15:3)
Waters, gently flowing (Isaiah 8:6)
Way, the (John 14:6)
Wisdom from God (I Corinthians 1:30)
Witness to the people (Job 16:19, Isaiah 55:4, Revelation 3:14)
Wonderful (Isaiah 9:6)
Word of God (Revelation 19:13)
Word of Life (I John 1:1)
Worthy (Hebrews 3:3, Revelation 5:12)
Z
Zealous (Ezekiel 39:25)
Zion's King (Psalm 2:6, 9:11)