Evangelism and the Believer
20:10 shall not do any work. The Sabbath is not designed as a burden, but as a blessed release from hard labor (Mark 2:27). The holiness of the day separates it to the Lord so that it is enjoyed by sharing His rest, celebrating His work of creation and redemption (Deut. 5:15).
What is evangelism?
What is evangelism?
What is the Gospel?
What is the Gospel?
What is the Gospel?
1. Fear of Failure
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
2. Fear of rejection
29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
3. Ignorance of the Gospel
15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
What is the Gospel?
What is the Gospel message about?
10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Why do we evangelize?
37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
1. Fear of Failure
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
2. Fear of rejection
29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
3. Ignorance of the Gospel
15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,