But to preach

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. – 1 Corinthians 1.17

It is easy for all of us who strive to serve the Lord to get distracted from what we are really supposed to be doing. Now I know I can't take what Paul says here and apply it absolutely. Paul was called to a specific task. All of us who serve here tasks that we are supposed to do, but I thnk we need to remember what Paul said as we do it. 

Paul admits that he may have baptised a couple of people, but he says that wasn't he purpose. His purpose was to preach the gospel. Baptism, and whatever else he might have done, is secondary. 

Like Paule we too have a great commission. Our commission is to preach Jesus. We may use Bible studies or church services or door to door evangelism or sports out reaches or Kids Klub or youth meetings or film nights or whatever else to do that, but preaching the gospel to the lost is still our mission.  We show the love of Christ by caring for the needy and the helpless and meeting their needs. That is well and good and right and biblical, but our purpose is still to preach Christ to the lost. 

Sure, all these things are good and needful, but let us never forget our mission to 'preach the gospel.'