Planting your Church from the Harvest Or Proven Methods of Personal Evangelism
How NOT to Evangelize Scream the gospel on the busiest corner in your focus community Scream the gospel on the busiest corner in your focus community Wear a 3-piece suit and carry a huge black Bible when you go out to witness. Wear a 3-piece suit and carry a huge black Bible when you go out to witness. Begin witnessing with… TURN or BURN! Begin witnessing with… TURN or BURN!
How NOT to Evangelize - cont’d Talk about your church but not Christ. Talk about your church but not Christ. Send out direct mail, work on your computer, plan the services, organize your teams, BUT don’t share the gospel with individual people. Send out direct mail, work on your computer, plan the services, organize your teams, BUT don’t share the gospel with individual people.
Evangelism is a PASSION not a PROGRAM!
PASSION How can a person develop a passion for evangelism? 3 ways: 3 ways: Powerful Experience Mark 5:19 Powerful Experience Mark 5:19 Pointed Scriptures Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:18-20 Pointed Scriptures Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:18-20 Personal Involvement Personal Involvement
POTENTIAL How do you reach your potential in evangelizing your focus community? You must be… STUDIOUS Become the EXPERT on your FOCUS AUDIENCE. Develop a PROFILE. SENSITIVE Project your love for people.
POSSIBILITIES What are possible approaches to personal witnessing? Printed tracks Printed tracks Testimony/story/N.E.T Testimony/story/N.E.T Roman Road Roman Road Marked New Testament Marked New Testament Ministry evangelism Ministry evangelism EE or CWT EE or CWT “Draw the Gospel” “Draw the Gospel”
How do I get started? FIRM
FamilyIRM
FamilyInterestsRM
FamilyInterests Religious background M
How do I get started? FamilyInterests Religious background (DIAGNOSTIC QUESTION) M
How do I get started? FamilyInterests Religious background (DIAGNOSTIC QUESTION) Message
Draw the Gospel
1. God loves You. John 3:16 John 10:10 God - Sinless
Man - Sinful 1. God loves You. John 3:16 John 10:10 2. All have sinned. Romans 3:23
God - Sinless Man - Sinful 1. God loves You. John 3:16 John 10:10 2. All have sinned. Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 Good News Gospel
God - Sinless Man - Sinful 1. God loves You. John 3:16 John 10:10 2. All have sinned. Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 4. Receive Christ. John 1: Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Good News Gospel
God - Sinless 1. God loves You. John 3:16 John 10:10 2. All have sinned. Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 3. Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 4. Receive Christ. John 1:11-12 Man - Sinful Rev. 3:20 HOW? Good News Gospel
God - Sinless 1. God loves You. John 3:16 John 10:10 2. All have sinned. Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 3. Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 4. Receive Christ. John 1:11-12 Man - Sinful Rev. 3:20 HOW? Good News Gospel S
God - Sinless 1. God loves You. John 3:16 John 10:10 Man - Sinful Rev. 3:20 HOW? Good News Gospel S 2. All have sinned. Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 3. Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 4. Receive Christ. John 1:11-12
God - Sinless 1. God loves You. John 3:16 John 10:10 Man - Sinful Rev. 3:20 HOW? Good News Gospel S 2. All have sinned. Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 3. Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 4. Receive Christ. John 1:11-12
Now that you are a Christian…
1. How to be SURE – Read Rev. 3:201 John 5:12-13 John 10:27-29Hebrews 13:5 2. How to GROW – Spend time daily in Bible ReadingPrayer Fellowship Witnessing
3. How to DEAL WITH SIN – Memorize 1 John 1:9 Confession a. Telling God about your sins (and others if needed) b. Turning away from your sins c. Trusting God to forgive your sins
Control Step down off the throne and give Jesus control as King.
Control Step down off the throne and give Jesus control as King. S
Control Step down off the throne and give Jesus control as King. S S