1. Personal Evangelism Need Benefits & Blessings

2. Personal Evangelism A great supper is prepared, Lk. 14:15-24
Some refuse to come
Some come, but the Master wants more
How does this happen?
His servants go out & invite

3. Personal Evangelism It is our duty to invite others to the feast
Various reactions
Don’t know who will accept
Ongoing work

4. Personal Evangelism
Need
Benefits & Blessings

5. Personal Evangelism Need The world is lost in sin & doomed
All sin, Rom. 3:23
Under sway of devil, 1 Jn. 5:19
No hope, Eph. 2:12

6. Personal Evangelism Need Jesus came to save sinners, 1 Tim. 1:15
Left heaven, 2 Cor. 8:9
Offered Himself, Jn. 6:51; Gal. 2:20
Endured the cross, Phil. 2:8

7. Personal Evangelism Need Jesus gave the “great commission”
Make disciples of all nations, Mt. 28:19, 20
Preach the gospel to every creature,
Mk. 16:15, 16
Repentance & remission of sins
Preached to all nations, Lk. 24:46 47

8. Personal Evangelism Need Great commission implemented, Acts
About 3,000 obeyed, Acts 2:41
Increase to about 5,000, Acts 4:4
Increasingly added, Acts 5:14
Persecuted & scattered, Acts 8:1
Christians scattered, except apostles
Went preaching, Acts 8:4
Conversions, Acts 11:19-21

9. Personal Evangelism Need It should be our desire to teach others
The “golden rule,” Mt. 7:12
Light of the world, Mt. 5:14-16
Mind of Christ, Phil. 2:5-9; Lk. 19:10

10. Personal Evangelism Benefits & Blessings
The Kingdom grows through evangelism, Acts 2:41; 4:4; 5:14

11. Personal Evangelism Benefits & Blessings
We grow as we exercise our abilities, Mk. 4:21-25
Build knowledge
Build strength
Build confidence

12. Personal Evangelism Benefits & Blessings
We labor with the Lord, 1 Cor. 3:5-9
Involved in greatest cause EVER
Working with God

13. Personal Evangelism Benefits & Blessings
There is an eternal reward, Mt. 25:14-30
Ability to lead others to Christ
Opportunities to lead others
Reward for faithful service

14. Personal Evangelism Benefits & Blessings
Personal evangelism will help ensure
this congregation survives
to another generation
Churches once large, not small or gone
Do we want our children/grandchildren
to have a group with which to worship?