Many worship God on Sunday by singing but do not love Him

[1Tonne]

Here is a piece of a transcript from Militant Evangelism by Ray Comfort. I’ve adjusted it slightly for clarity:

"There are some who would say, “God requires us to worship Him. That is the supreme objective of the Church. The Father seeks us to worship Him.” And so, each Sunday, they go to church and praise Him.
But, if we are going to lift up our hands in worship to God, let's be prepared to lift up our hand in evangelism for God. Because worship without service is nothing but hypocrisy. It is drawing near to Him with our lips, but our hearts are far from Him. If we love God, then we will do His will.
Imagine this. There is a crew who says that they love the captain of the ship. They say, “We love the captain of this ship. We give him great honour, and he is the only captain we would ever have. We love him. We love him. We love him.” Then, when they are out in the ocean the captain says, “A boat has sunk, people are drowning, let down the lifeboats, it’s time to get to work!” And the crew says, “Oh, did you hear his voice? What a wonderful voice. Praise the Captain, praise the captain, praise the captain.” Do these people truly love their captain? NO!! If they love him, they will do what he says. There are multitudes who are praising the Captain every Sunday but what they are doing is appeasing a guilty conscience because of a lack of zeal for the lost by giving God an hour of worship each Sunday.
If we love God, we will worship and serve Him."

Sadly, many churchgoers fit this description. They work all week, spend weekends with sports, family, and friends, then attend worship on Sunday — praising God with their lips while ignoring His command to go and preach the Gospel to as many people as possible. Loving Him means keeping His commands.

Many claim they are evangelizing by simply befriending unbelievers. But this “excuse” is widespread, and as a result, countless souls never hear the truth. Jesus did not say, “Go make friends with the world so they will come to church.” He said, go and preach the Gospel to as many as possible.
So yes, make friends, but also share the Gospel. Share it widely. Do not limit it to your circle. To confine the Gospel to your friends is to fail to value the souls God has given life to. You are leaving them to perish.
Worship God in word and deed. Tell people of Him.

If you want to find the actual video, look up "Militant Evangelism — Three Keys to An Army's Success" This is well worth listening to.

 

[DragonFox91]

I agree. I agree especially you're not really being a witness 'spreading God's love.' I see that a lot, but the pagans believe that too. A Christian is called to spread God's love AND the truth

But is it possible a lot of us just don't really have the evangelism gift to the extent of others? Sadly, one thing I noticed even in 'evangelical churches', most of the actual body isn't very evangelical. I wish I was more an evangelist.

 

[1Tonne]

But is it possible a lot of us just don't really have the evangelism gift to the extent of others? Sadly, one thing I noticed even in 'evangelical churches', most of the actual body isn't very evangelical. I wish I was more an evangelist.

The gift of evangelism isn’t a special ability that lets some people share the Gospel while others can’t. All of us are called to share it.
The gift of evangelism, as Ephesians 4:11–12 explains, is a special ability to teach and equip others to share the Gospel effectively. Someone with this gift will still go out and share, just as we all should, but they also guide others in doing the same.
Ephesians 4:11-12 says "So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up"

We should all have a desire to share the Good News. If your desire feels small, pray that God would give you a greater love for Him and a deeper compassion for the lost. Love is what drives us to act. Love is the greatest gift in regard to evangelism.
Also pray for a clearer understanding of your own sin and of Christ’s amazing sacrifice. The more we grasp what He has done for us, the more we’ll want to tell others about it.

 

[1Tonne]

I agree. I agree especially you're not really being a witness 'spreading God's love.' I see that a lot, but the pagans believe that too. A Christian is called to spread God's love AND the truth

But is it possible a lot of us just don't really have the evangelism gift to the extent of others? Sadly, one thing I noticed even in 'evangelical churches', most of the actual body isn't very evangelical. I wish I was more an evangelist.

I also think that many who go to church and claim to be Spirit filled are either not Spirit filled, or if they are, they have squashed the Spirit within them. This is why "evangelical churches" are not every evangelical.
There are a few reasons that the Holy Spirit came. But the main reason for the Holy Spirit coming was so that we would speak and not keep quiet. Jesus even said that when we receive the Holy Spirit, that we would speak to others of Him. He said this in Acts 1:8. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Here is a breakdown of the word "Power", "witness" and what the Holy Spirit does in us:
The word power comes from the Greek dýnamis, meaning strength, force, or ability.
When we receive the Holy Spirit, we are strengthened for the task ahead. There’s a power within us that pushes, stirs, and equips us for the battle. When He fills us, silence is no longer an option; witnessing becomes the overflow of His presence within us.

The Holy Spirit here (to Pneuma to Hagion) is the same Spirit Jesus promised in John 14:16, where He’s called Paraklētos, the Helper, or in Old English, the Comforter. Not comfort in the soft sense, but comfortare; “to strengthen.” He is the One who strengthens and sends us forward into the fight.

The word witnesses is "mártys" in Greek (pronounced Mat-toos), from which we get the word "martyr". A martyr is one who gives their life for a cause. But notice, if a martyr never spoke, there’d be no cause for death.
To be a witness means to speak, to declare, to testify.
And because of that testimony, we may face persecution, even death.

So, in Acts 1:8 it says that the Holy Spirit is given to us so that we would have the boldness to speak and tell others of Him. The Spirit was not given so that we would be nice to others but so that we would speak.

In fact, in all the instances in the bible where the Holy Spirit entered people, over two thirds of these times the person spoke. The Spirit entered them, and they could not stay quiet.

Here are some great verses that show this:

Exodus 4:10–12 Moses expresses fear about speaking; God tells him that He will put His words in Moses’ mouth.

Numbers 11:25–26 The Spirit rests on the 70 elders, and they prophesy.

Judges 6:34 The Spirit of the Lord comes upon Gideon; he begins to act and speak with authority.

1 Samuel 10:6, 10 The Spirit comes on Saul, and he prophesies.

1 Samuel 16:13 The Spirit comes upon David from the day of his anointing. (He is empowered to act and later speak boldly.)

2 Samuel 23:2 David says, “The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me; his word was on my tongue.”

1 Chronicles 12:18 Spirit comes upon Amasai, the leader of men, and he speaks boldly.

Micah 3:8 “But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression…”

Zechariah 7:12 – The Spirit’s influence on prophets to deliver God’s message.

Job 32:18 "For I am full of words; The spirit within me compels me."

Matthew 10:19–20 "But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you."

Luke 1:67 (Zechariah) "His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied..."

Acts 4:8 (Peter) "Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them..."

Acts 4:31 "They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly."

Acts 6:10 (Stephen) "But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke."

Acts 7:55 (Stephen) "But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and said..."

Acts 9:17–20 (Paul) "Brother Saul... be filled with the Holy Spirit... At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God."

Acts 13:9–10 (Paul confronts Elymas) "Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said..."

Acts 19:6 (Ephesian disciples) "When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied."

Ephesians 6:18–20 "Pray in the Spirit on all occasions... that whenever I speak, words may be given me..."

And there are many more.

This next passage stands out to me because it highlights that our primary desire should be to prophesy. And when we look at Revelation 19:10 ("For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”) we see that to tell others about Jesus is to prophesy, or at least to walk in the same essence as prophecy. In other words, to evangelise is to walk in the same essence as prophesying. We are to desire that we evangelise.
1 Corinthians 14:1–5 “Follow the way of love and eagerly desire the gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy… the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening…”
Put simply, to prophesy is to speak under the inspiration of the Spirit, and when we share the message of Jesus, we are doing exactly that. So, the desire we should most pursue as believers is to evangelise, to speak about Jesus under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.