The Joy of Preaching the Gospel With Members of Other Denominations

 The following wonderful observation is from Hannah Hurnard's record of her preaching tours with others in Israel as recorded in her book Wayfarer in the Land.  It agrees with my own experience when with friends from different denominations preaching the gospel.

"Perhaps nothing so unites people of varying temperament and outlook as sharing together in this work of going out to seek the lost sheep.    Differences of doctrinal belief or methods of church government simply do not come in to this work.  The aim is to preach the good news to those who do not come to the churches to hear it, and when this great urge fills the heart, the things that divide get laid aside.  

"The personal enrichment and help which has come to me as the result of such cooperation, is one of the greatest joys of the work.  And I believe that to share in direct evangelism with members of other denominations, probably helps on the ecumenical ideal more than anything else."