Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
He did not sing to the quire like is taking place here on freeper.
Are you aware that the Apostles and disciples of Jesus went out and established churches AFTER they led a group to faith in Jesus? They didn't just do a hit and run but stuck around long enough to make sure local assemblies had strong leaders, firm in the faith and able to teach and lead their congregations in growing their faith. Read Paul's letters to Timothy. He was a young man Paul led to the lord and discipled, training him to be a leader and be able to train others in the faith. That CHOIR had to learn to sing from someone didn't they? There's more to being a Christian than the initial act of faith, receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and believing in Him. New believers start out as "babes" who can only drink the "milk of the word", but, as they grow in grace and the knowledge of Christ, they can ingest "strong meat" and get deeper into the full knowledge of all that God desires for us to know. Faith is a growing thing - it needs spiritual food - and God gifts His children with pastors, teachers and leaders to help them.
As for what I and others do on FR RF, sometimes we ARE preaching to the choir - encouraging each other and discussing theological topics. Sometimes, though, it IS a way to evangelize as we do not know who might be reading a thread at any point in time. God directs people here, I really believe that - they are "divine appointments". I've received Freepmails from more than a few. Nothing wrong with preaching to the choir, though!