This is probably the busiest time of the year for most of us.  Christmas is fast approaching!

Weariness and dark mornings, Christmas shopping, deadlines looming for students and kids ready to finish school, are all creeping up on us.

This time of year it can feel necessary to just get your head down and power through until the holidays. We can think that if we don’t, we won’t make it — like a car running out of fuel: we must drive more carefully, rev the engine less and accelerate slower if we are going to make it to our destination on time.

If you feel like that today (and also if you don’t!) I would like to encourage you in your evangelism during this season.

Speaking up for Jesus is hard at the best of times and now, like me, it probably isn’t too close to the top of your priorities. However, this Christmas you and I actually have a great opportunity to speak up for Jesus.

For starters, Grace Church has four events over the Christmas week:

• “Rocking Around the Christmas tree” on December 19th;

• “Community Carol Service” on December 20th, complete with carols, drama, mince pies and a visit from Father Christmas for the kids;

• “Christmas Eve Service” on December 24th;

• “Christmas Continues” service on the 27th.

Christmas and Easter are the two points in the year that people are often more open to the gospel, and an invitation to church — many will actually seek out going to a church by themselves — so, let us make the most of it.

Why not be thinking and praying about who you are going to invite along to an event. Let us be bold this Christmas. Let us remember the great hope that we have and make time to declare Jesus Christ as Lord over the next few weeks.