This morning we’ve come to one of the great conversion stories of the Bible. This is, in fact, the longest recorded conversation between Jesus and another person in any of the gospels.
It’s a very important text for conservative Reformed churches in general, and for Harvest church in particular. You see, the vast majority of conservative, Reformed churches suffer from the same problem – we are poor at evangelism. We see very few adult baptisms. That doesn’t mean the Spirit of God is not at work – He clearly is. People are growing in the faith.
Young people are professing faith. Some have been truly converted here. But the fact remains that we see very few from outside of church circles come to faith – and I’m increasingly convinced that we can’t just be ok with that.