NEver assume

“Assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me....Assuming that you have heard about Jesus and have been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.” (Eph 3:2 & 4:21 - ESV)
Can we assume that people have heard about Christ? I guess Paul has people in mind he doesn’t know personally but who are part of the church. I guess that he can write something like this because he is a traveling pastor, not directly in charge of every believer. BUT we may never, ever get to the point of assuming. If we are a constant part of the church (i.e. staff), we may ...

• never assume that people know of Christ
• never assume that people know Christ personally
• never asume that people know how to live with Christ (obedience & trust)
• never assume that people have hope through knowing Christ

NEVER ASSUME! Make the Gospel known to everyone! Implement it in the church service. Make sure that people know. Don’t assume!