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4. Evangelism and Witnessing Contents 1. Defining Evangelism and Witnessing 2. Every Member Ministry 3. Spiritual Gifts for Evangelism and Witnessing 4. Evangelism and Witnessing as a Lifestyle 5. Sequential Evangelism and Witnessing 6. Personal Evangelism and Witnessing 7. Corporate Evangelism and Witnessing 8. Equipping for Evangelism and Witnessing 9. Releasing Into Ministry 10. A Love Response 11. Let the Church Know 12. Evaluating Witnessing and Evangelism 13. A Perpetual Ministry

5. Evangelism and Witnessing Our Goal {167} TO INCREASE A person’s store of biblical knowledge. To use that knowledge for good, and in this context the greatest good is to give those who faced eternal destruction the opportunity for eternal life.

6. Evangelism and Witnessing Lesson 9, June 2 Evangelism and Witnessing Lesson 9, June 2 Releasing Into Ministry

7. Key Text Romans 10:15 NKJV “A ND HOW SHALL they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!’”

8. Releasing Into Ministry Initial Words {265} THE MOST SUCCESSFUL way to stifle member involvement in any church activity is to deny them involvement in areas in which they are equipped to function. It is the responsibility of every local church to discover where, and how, each member can contribute to the witnessing and evangelism strategies of the church.

9. Releasing Into Ministry Quick Look 1. Requirements for Involvement (Exodus 18:21, 22) 2. Growth Through Involvement (John 7:17) 3. Harmony Through Involvement (Acts 1:23-26)

10. Releasing Into Ministry 1. Requirements for Involvement Exodus 18:21, 22 NKJV “MOREOVER YOU SHALL select from all people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them to be rulers of thousands,…hundreds,…fifties,…tens. And let them judge the people all times. … They will bear the burden with you.”

11. 1.Requirements for Involvement A. Sharing Responsibility {266} MANY A DEDICATED church leader has cut short, or at best diminished, his/ her effectiveness by unwillingness to share the ministry load with others. This is not a new problem generated by our fast-paced modern world. Even the great leader Moses needed some help in order to see the big picture of shared leadership.

12. A. Sharing Responsibility Lessons from Moses {266} 1. There were many who were able and willing to help. 2. The need to let them become involved, delegating certain duties. 3. The principles of properly organized and shared responsibility are invaluable to our efforts to win souls for the kingdom.

13. 1.Requirements for Involvement B. Risking for Success {267} Those in leadership are sometimes reticent to let them get involved. Behind this is the fear that church members may do or say something wrong, causing people to turn away from Christ and His church. There may be an element of risk, but even the disciples never won every soul to whom they appealed.

14. 1.Requirements for Involvement C. Matching Laborers {268} 1. Assign someone of the same nationality and language as the inquirer and possibly someone of a similar age group. 2. Consider the spiritual maturity, biblical knowledge, communication skills, and salvation experience of the worker.

15. Releasing Into Ministry 2. Growth Through Involvement John 7:17 NKJV “‘IF ANYONE WANTS to do His will, he shall know concerning doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.’”

16. 2. Growth Through Involvement Bonding With God {269} SPIRITUAL GROWTH COMES only as we connect with Jesus. It cannot be produced by human beings simply performing specific tasks, even witnessing and evangelism tasks. As believers respond to God’s call to be disciples, their personal walk with the Lord deepens and strengthens.

17. 2. Growth Through Involvement Bonding With God {269} “How can a person be sure when the genuine has been found?” In verse 17 Jesus presents a truth that will help all who want to follow Him. Those who are willing to do God’s will can know if a doctrine is, or is not, of God. Jesus is saying that those who are living up to received Bible truth will receive greater light.

18. 2. Growth Through Involvement Bonding With God {269} Success through working together in witnessing and evangelism creates a bond between God and us and between us as fellow believers. As we respond to God’s call to be involved in soul winning, this bond, this spiritual closeness and growth, blossoms as a natural result of being on God’s team.

19. Releasing Into Ministry 3. Harmony Through Involvement Acts 1:23-26 NKJV “AND THEY PROPOSED two: Joseph… and Matthias. And they prayed…, ‘O Lord,…show which of these two You have chosen to take part in this ministry and apostleship….’ And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.”

20. 3. Ministry Through Involvement Circular Influence {270} CONCERNING HARMONY AND involvement, circular influence goes like this: by getting people involved you promote harmony, which in turn encourages people to become involved, which in turn promotes harmony

21. 3. Ministry Through Involvement Circular Influence {270} Consider the appointment process recorded in Acts 1:15–26. Although we don’t cast lots today, what key points were they looking for here, and what principles can we take from this example for the work of ministry today?

22. Releasing Into Ministry Final Words {271} “G OD EXPECTS PERSONAL service from everyone to whom He has entrusted a knowledge of the truth for this time. Not all can go as missionaries to foreign lands, but all can be home missionaries in their families and neighborhoods.”—Testimonies for the Church 9:30.