Sharing Your Faith in Everyday Life

What is evangelism?

Teaching the gospel with the aim to persuade

Genesis 3:15 → proto-evangelium = " he shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel”

The First pronouncement that Jesus wins!

The point is not “what is the best way or the way to do evangelism. The point is to share the gospel with the aim to persuade to follow Jesus.”

“It is clear you don’t like my way of doing evangelism. You raise some good points. Frankly, I sometimes do not like my way of doing evangelism. But I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.”

- D.L. Moody to a critic

What is the gospel?

1 Corinthians 15:3–6 ESV

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

(Methods)

YES it is Christ’ Life -> Death -> Resurrection

BUT it is also MORE than that =

CREATION -> FALL -> REDEMPTION -> RESTORATION

Exercise: share the gospel without using these buzzwords

Salvation

Born-again

Gospel

Testimony

The Lord revealed

Fellowship

Quiet Time

Small Group, etc.

Washed by the blood/saved by the blood of the lamb

Anointed

Body of Christ

Communion

Cross

Mercy

The Resurrection

Eternal life

Bless/blessed

Sin/sinful

Holy/ holiness