Evanglism Luke 24_36-49

Expository Sermon Outline:

Theme……………………………………….. Evangelism   

Introduction:

                               I.      Shawshank Redemption Clip

a. Intuitionalized

b.      50 years of habit

c.  Hateful Walls   

Thesis………If we believe in the resurrection story then we are each to be evangelists    

Transition…………… Get busy dying

                                                                                           I.      Instutionalized, thousands of years old, full of old habits, and covered by walls of insecurity, the current day Christian has failed to become what God has called him to be…an evangelist!

                                                                                        II.      Context of the Passage   

a.       Three appearances

                                                                                                                                            i.      Jesus death & Burial

                                                                                                                                          ii.      Eve’s sin forgiven

                                                                                                                                        iii.      Emmaus

b.      Jesus’ Physically Appears to the Disciples

                                                                                                                                            i.      FEAR dominates passage

                                                                                                                                          ii.      Double guessing their eyes

c.       The Mission

                                                                                                                                            i.      Reviews mission 

                                                                                                                                          ii.      Changes mission

                                                                                                                                        iii.      Deep Words – we are called to only present the Gospel

Transition ……………..Get busy living

                                                                                     III.      Case Study for Church wide Evangelism

a.       70% of 2nd Great Awaking were 1:1 converts

b.      People follow people not programs

c.       Growing Churches  

                                                                                                                                            i.      Holy Spirit

                                                                                                                                          ii.      Prayer

                                                                                                                                        iii.      Music  

                                                                                                                                        iv.      Used Sunday school for lay education

                                                                                     IV.      Case Study for Individual Evangelism

a.       Fear of failure – they are not rejecting you!

b.      Propositional Evangelism – Man in Mall

c.       Relational Evangelism – John’s Childhood

d.      Keys to helping us start a conversation

                                                                                                                                            i.      Dynamic Equivalents

1.      music

2.      children

3.      need for relationships

4.      Sports

5.      books  

Conclusion:  If we believe in the resurrection story then we are each to be evangelists.  The reader of the redemption story is found in the role of evangelism.  Fear of failure is the number one reason for people to stop evangelism yet if we stick to a relational evangelism model we will have less change of failure.   Instutionalized, thousands of years old, full of old habits, and covered by walls of insecurity, the current day Christian has failed to become what God has called him to be…an evangelist!