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Have You Missed These Ministry Opportunities

When we first started ministering with puppets, I only focused on the actual program itself as ministry time. Before and after the program was setup and take down time. God used a program early on to help me realize that ministry opportunities tend to show up when you least expect them and that you always need to be on the lookout.

We were scheduled to minister at a Sunday evening service at a nearby church. The program was to end with a gospel presentation and an invitation to give anyone who didn’t know Christ as Savior the opportunity to receive him if they wanted to.

We arrived early and took our time setting things up and getting ready for the program. Along with the gospel message, we also had a challenge for those who already knew Christ. When the time came, we presented the program; I ended with the gospel and gave an invitation. If I remember right, no one responded to the invitation. The pastor then closed in prayer and announced that there were refreshments downstairs.

Before going downstairs, we started taking down the theater and packing things up. But while we were doing that, I noticed a boy sitting in the pew watching us. God began to speak to my heart to go talk with the boy. I went over and sat next to him and asked him how he liked the program. He said that he enjoyed it and I asked him a couple more questions about it.

I could tell, though, that he had something more important on his mind, so I began asking him questions regarding the gospel message. It turned out that this young man didn’t know Christ as his Savior and wanted to, but had been too shy to respond to the invitation. I continued asking him questions about the gospel to make sure he really understood and his answers were clear and right on the mark. I had the privilege of praying with him as he received Christ.

Through the years there have been other opportunities to minister that came at unexpected times and often inconvenient times. Through them, God has taught me that he is not limited to set times of ministry, like during a puppet program, but that he is constantly at work. My challenge to you is to look for those opportunities before and after your “ministry time” and see what amazing things God wants to do.

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