I had just finished open air preaching, when a sincere Christian approached me, said that she really loved what she had heard, but disagreed with one thing I had said. A young man had heckled me while I was speaking, and said that he didn't like Christianity. This was because he had been brought up a Catholic, and said that he left after 18 years. I replied that I wouldn't have waited for 18 years, and that I would leave any institution that...

If you care about the lost, you will probably identify with me when I tell you that I don't like evangelism. This will be because, like me, you have a continual battle with your fears. You are aware that you are commanded to tell people things they don't want to hear, and that makes you feel uncomfortable. Very. Spurgeon called evangelism an irksome (an annoying) task.