The Healthy Church Shares Christ (Outline)

Introduction: Evangelism = sharing good news

Evangelism = sharing good news

Examples: Birth of a baby, wedding, new job, getting well

Components of Effective, Healthy Evangelism

Evangelism = Sharing good news

I. The Command - ,

A. Go

Go

1. Active - “as you are going”

2. Continual

a. Wherever you are

b Whatever you are doing

c. Whenever you are _____________

II. The Crew -

A. Apostles and Disciples

1. Direct orders from Jesus

2. Heard and Obeyed

B. The Church

1. Direct orders from Jesus through His Word

2. Hearing and Obeying

C. Compelled - 2 Corinthians 5:14-16

1. Not forced

2. Understand the Love of Christ

III. The Crowd - : 17-31

A. Paul’s Audiences from

1. Unbelieving God fearers

2. Strangers in the marketplace

3. Social “thinkers” of the day

B. The Church’s Mission Field

1. Unbelieving “religious”

2. Strangers in public

3. God-deniers

a) Atheistic worldview

b) Antagonistic to believers

ILLUSTRATION: Son and telling the truth during baseball game, gave e opportunity to share Christ with a father

ILLUSTRATION: Parents being complimented on children’s behavior, gives parents the opportunity to explain Biblical parenting, and then share Christ.

IV. Strategy

A. Prayer

1. Opportunities

2. Specific unbelievers

3. Boldness

B. Education

1. Bible truth

2. Opposing views

a) Religions around us

b) Cultural norms and views

C. Going

1. Workplace

2. School

3. Neighborhood

4. Home, Family

Conclusion: Our church cannot consider itself healthy if we are not getting evangelism done.

- Cornerstone church needs to tell this community, this county, “Here is your God!”

Proclaim it, Pray, and Go.

We must be convinced that we can make a difference, and that we want to. Otherwise, we will not GO.

The church is not to sit still, and let people come to us. Otherwise, the passage would say, “Sit and wait, relax, plenty of time, I’ll send the people to you who you should hope want to be disciples.”NO - Go, you do this, go make disciples. Tell them the good news you already know and love!

B. The Crew (think of a ship, or work detail)

Whose job is this?READ: Jesus told his disciples to do this, why us?(Read the passage, and talk/explain through it)“Beautiful” feet - context then, feet were dirty, ugly, disgusting, only mean for servants to clean) - this word is like “blooming”Emphasizes the need to GOWant beautiful feet? Share the Gospel.

Compelled

READ: -16Can’t help itNaturally comes out Really, why us? Do I REALLY need to do this? Do I REALLY need to tell people, like really talk to them, and write to them, and.....YES. YES!Why wouldn’t you? REASONS:Afraid - fair, Jesus says He’s with youNot sure what to say? - OK, Jesus says the Holy Spirit will guide you, and you have His word to use. Write down passages to remember, and keep them in your wallet, Bible, etc. The open the Word and SHOW someone that it’s not you, but GodGood to know some things NOT to say - and if you really want to learn, you will, because it will be important to youOr....not truly saved? - Jesus even has a fix for that. (Romans road, 10:9-13, , etc.)What if I just live the Godly lifestyle, so people SEE Christ in me?Good start, and that’s important to build relationship.“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” ()

ILLUSTRATION: CBRS Baseball, or comments on kids

Speaking of relationships and efforts - check out Paul

C. The Crowd

READ: - Paul’s strategy:Synagogues - to the “God-fearers”, Jewish unbelieversPeople thinking their works, their good deeds, put them right with GodUS, today: People all around us talk about God, they talk about every part except trusting ChristQUESTION: How do you reach them? How did Paul do it?Do you know enough of what people around here believe?If not, OK, you can still teach them BIBLE truthYou can learn what they believe, not to pick them apart, but to better understand what they think about Heaven and HellIF it’s important enough....POINT - If you really get it, and it’s really important to you, you can’t help but be excited about the opportunity. The Marketplace - where people are, not isolated. He looked to make every conversation about Christ somehow. Philosophers - Thinkers, writers, teachers of ways to think.Probably hung out in trendy coffee shops :)US, today: God deniers, laugh at you for trusting GodQUESTION: How do you reach them?Connect, know, pray, patience(Same questions as above, IF it’s important)Do you really think we can make a difference?Do you really think PRAYER makes a difference?How you answer those is crucial! POINT - If you really get it, and it’s really important to you, you can’t help but be excited about the opportunity.AND - God will put you in front of people that YOU can reachIF you are willing to GO RESPONSESome: believed, some mocked, and some wanted to hear moreThat’s real. Same for us. But, it starts with US (if not us, then who?)PEOPLE KNOW WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT TO USIf you met Paul, you heard about ChristDo people hear about Christ, when they meet you?Do people who already know you, hear about Christ? <SONG: Mighty to Save> CHALLENGE: We can’t call ourselves healthy if we are not willing to do this.Proclaim it

​ NASB95Get yourself up on a high mountain, O Zion, bearer of good news, Lift up your voice mightily, O Jerusalem, bearer of good news; Lift it up, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”

(Rob the context of the verse, make it local)2. Pray for people, specifically - write their names down. I was prayed for, for 10 years!3. GO - this church needs to GO <SONG: Amazing Grace>