I Dare You!
With a deep desire to help people meet Jesus with the Gospels of John, Mark decided to create a challenge and a dare to meet Jesus. Now he’s been daring people to read the Gospel of John for several years and he’s always had a great response. Recently he made the dare to people who attended an event at his church. To get the conversation going, Mark asked people what kinds of dares they have taken in the past. There were a whole variety of answers. Mark relayed:
This is how I shared Gospels of John at our church event …
After asking what kind of dares they have taken in the past,
I asked people if they would take a dare that was inside the box in front of me.
People of course were curious to know what was in the box; especially the kids. Mark explained that the dare would take one hour of their life to complete. If they took the dare, he would open the box lid to reveal a variety of Gospel of John booklets with many different covers. Mark was excited to recount:
I told them to choose a booklet cover that related to them,
and then I dared them to take one hour of their time
to do something that could change their entire life forever.
He explained that they were holding the Gospel of John which is the true story of God and His love for them. He told them that they only needed to invest about one hour to allow God to speak to their hearts. Mark conveyed,
That day I challenged lots of people to be honest with themselves and with God.
I asked them to say a prayer before they started reading the Gospel
and I dared them to let God speak to them… and many took the dare!
Mark W from Moorestown, NJ