Agreed. I didn't mean the gospel shouldn't be preached, just that most people in the US have at least heard of Jesus and made a decision one way or another. You can see someone's eyes glaze over if you start preaching at them. I'm saying we need to shine and make them wonder what we've got, then we share the gospel in an atmosphere where it can be recieved. :)

I'm currently in the process of leading my neighbor to the lord. He hates the idea of Jesus. We are good friends and he sees similar situations in our lives, but how differently they go for each of us. I keep giving him biblical advice on how to handle situations and he sees how they work in the real world. I didn't push Jesus on him. I loved him like Jesus would and let Jesus pursue him. It's the most positive results I've ever had sharing the gospel with someone, and I know if I had preached at him from the start, we wouldn't even be talking now.