(08-03-01) Evangelism
Worship – Evangelism – Justice
· Little bit of clearing up!
o asking questions, not giving answers
o encourage to do the same
§ please butt in!
§ amateur
· theologian and magician!
· Area of personal weakness
· What is evangelism?
o do something with the Gospel
o 2 Kings 7
· What is the Gospel?
o Jesus’ Gospel is the Kingdom
§ Matt 24:14
§ Acts 28:30-31
§ and many others
o the NT writers; Gospel is Jesus
§ Mark 1:1
· Jesus is the Kingdom
· Church growth and Kingdom growth
o faith and number
§ “My job is to worship God, His job is to grow the Church”
§ all shaped / formed by our own experience
· theologically
· methodologically
§ introducing people to Jesus;
· Son of the Father
· giver of the Spirit
§ for what purpose?
· must there be conversion?
· It is something to do
o Matt 28:18-20
§ ‘…as you are going…’
o who should do it?
§ ‘evangelists’?
§ Christians? (back to 2 Kings?)
o part of discipleship
· How do we do it?
o proclaiming with words
§ explaining the cross?
· Paul in the Aeropagus
o acts of loving kindness
§ demonstrating God’s love?
· healing?
· much of Acts
o pointing to God’s glory
§ John the Baptist
§ awareness of / caring for creation?
· Evangelism and justice
o evangelism and signs and wonders / healing
§ miracles and justice
o evangelism and caring for the poor
§ caring for the poor and justice
o evangelism and stewardship
§ stewardship and justice
· Conceptually
o sharing good news as justice
§ unmerited grace!
· Evangelism and worship (relatively limited to ‘corporate’)
o praise and declaration
o intimacy and exemplifying relationship
o Dr Lockeridge: ‘My King’ – worship?
§ “do you know Him?”
· Conceptually
o sharing good news as worship
§ more on this later too!
· Efficacy?
o must there be conversion?