Another new term begins. Another mission week looms.

But this is not just another term, and if you’ve been through a mission before, this is not just any events week.

Firstly, this is a FREE gospel project year. Tens of thousands of copies of Mark’s gospel will be given out this term across the South West. There will be talks and courses and conversations happening, all about who Jesus is and why he came. This is a unique and strategic year to be a part of a CU Mission Team!

Secondly, your friendships are not the same as last year. You know different people than twelve months ago. And your friendships have moved on; many will have deepened. Your friends have seen you up close and personal for another year, had the chance to see what knowing Jesus means to you and how it touches everything you do, seen how you’ve tried to live and speak for him. Why wouldn’t they want to find out more about the one who is most important to you?

Thirdly, every new day, term, and mission week brings fresh opportunities. And perhaps as you think about your friends above, you realise you need this truth: that though you may have blown it or not spoken to them about Jesus, today is a new day. And you can pray that God would give you open doors for the gospel, and the courage to step through them.

Most people come to know Christ because they’ve been introduced to him by a friend. And that’s all you have to do: give your friends the opportunity to consider Jesus’ claims. And then pray expectantly that the sovereign God – the one who made the stars and sustains the cosmos – would open their eyes to see his Son as they read his Spirit-inspired word.