Evangelism: Style (Week Three) By: Alfred Toole

Pray: daily for 3 nonbelievers within your sphere of influence. Read: Luke , Do: write, text, or call your 3 people and let them know you have been praying for them. Ask them for a specific prayer request. Respond: prayer changes things. Homework

Homework Review What happened this week with prayer? What’s going on with your 3 people?

5 Parts to Communication Sender Medium Receiver

Avoid a One Size Fits All Approach.

1 Corinthians

A City on a Hill Each one thought that they knew better That they were different by design Instead of standing strong together They let their differences divide And one by one, they ran away With their made up minds, to leave it all behind And the light began to fade, in the city on the hill The city on the hill

The Body (Ephesians )

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 3.5-9

Romans

Ephesians

Identify Ways to Get Involved with the Body.

worship arrangement, Bible school, training programs, youth activities, singles ministry, senior citizens ministry, fellowship, foreign and domestic mission work, prison ministry, bus ministry, personal evangelism, visitation, hospital ministry, counseling, child care work, disaster relief work, programs to help the poor, office help, printing, records, accounting, advertising, building maintenance

If a congregation does not use its members, it will lose its members. -Flavil Yeakley

Respect Differences.

A City on a Hill And the world is searching still But it was the rhythm of the dancers That gave the poets life It was the spirit of the poets That gave the soldiers strength to fight It was the fire of the young ones It was the wisdom of the old It was the story of the poor man That needed to be told

2 Corinthians 6.1

In 1885, the World Series of Mule Team Competition was held in Chicago. The winning team of mules was able to pull 9,000 pounds. The second-place team pulled slightly less. Someone came up with the idea of hitching both the first and second teams to a load. Together the teams pulled a 30,000-pound load.

Teamwork Mark , Luke Luke Acts 2.14 Acts 3.1 Acts a Acts 13.2 Acts

What would you say? A) You’re at the park with your non Christian friend. Their child is out of control and the stress of parenting is too much. They turn to you for advice.

What would you say? B) You run into a non Christian friend in the Walmart parking lot. Your friend tells you that his or her mom is dying from cancer. They start bawling in front of you.

Testimonial- Uses story, from his mess he has a message, from his test, he has a testimony Invitational- Tells people to come and see Interpersonal- Requests friends and acquaintances to come and see Intellectual- Uses arguments and examples to reach people Service- Uses gifts and talents to enable others to see Jesus Confrontational -Speaks with force and frankness Styles Testimonial- Uses story. From his mess, he has a message; from his test, he has a testimony. Invitational- Tells people to come and see. Interpersonal- Requests friends and acquaintances to come and see. Intellectual- Uses arguments and examples to reach people. Service- Uses gifts and talents to enable others to see Jesus. Confrontational -Speaks with force, frankness, passion and simplicity.

Styles Jesus Testimonial (John , 8.38; Matthew ) Invitational (Mark 1.17, Matthew 11.28) Interpersonal (Luke , 19.5, ) Intellectual (Matthew ) Service (John , , John ) Confrontational (John , Matthew , John ) Other Examples Testimonial (Blind man in John 9.25, John , Paul in Acts , , ) Invitational (Samaritan Woman in John ) Interpersonal (Matthew in Luke ) Intellectual (Acts ) Service (Dorcas Acts 9.36) Confrontational (Peter in Acts , , , 19-20, )

Alfred Goes Bowling

Which Style is Yours? Testimonial- Uses story. From his mess, he has a message; from his test, he has a testimony. Invitational- Tells people to come and see. Interpersonal- Requests friends and acquaintances to come and see. Intellectual- Uses arguments and examples to reach people. Service- Uses gifts and talents to enable others to see Jesus. Confrontational -Speaks with force, frankness, passion and simplicity.

One Area of Repentance

Flavil Yeakley: Mostly Likely a Convert 11)the personal worker with whom the subject was associated viewed evangelism as a non-manipulative dialogue; 12)the subject perceived the personal worker as being in the role of a friend discussing a matter of mutual interest; 13)the subject's perception of the interaction with the personal worker was that he asked the subject to express his views and did so because of a genuine interest; 14)the subject was exposed to many kinds of evangelistic influence; 15)the subject was exposed to a relatively large number of personal contact methods of evangelism; 16)the subject was exposed to a relatively large number of group- related methods of evangelism; and, 17)the subject had a relatively large number of changes in his friendship pattern after his conversion.

Pray: daily for 3 nonbelievers within your sphere of influence. Read: Ephesians Do: Complete your Evangelism Style Questionnaire and Explore 2 of the Evangelism styles with your 3 people. Respond: I would do _____ and more if it helps you to see my God. Homework

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