Evangelism Teaching

EVANGELISM -- 4 WAYS TO DO IT

(Personal Evangelism)

There are 2 main types of evangelism: (1) Personal [friendship]; (2) Mass [crusades, TV, radio, also including literature, media, internet].

KNOW THE BASICS.

If you want to have the joy of leading a person to faith in Christ, you need to know a few basic truths--and you need to know them well.  These truths can be stated in different ways, but they boil down to the following four points:

1.         Every person is by nature a sinner who stands guilty and condemned before God.  Rom. 3:23; Rom. 6:23a.  Use Scripture to build conviction of sin; Ray Comfort advises using the Law. Every man everywhere is fully and equally sinful.

2.         Every person is helpless to save himself by his own effort.  Eph. 2:8-9. Every man everywhere needs a savior.

3.         In love, God provided salvation for sinners through Jesus Christ, who became a member of the human family, lived sinlessly, and then died on the cross to pay for our sins.  Rom. 6:23b; John 14:6; Acts 4:12. Jesus is the only savior for the world.

4.         Salvation is an individual matter and requires a personal response of repentance and faith in Jesus on the part of anyone who wants to be saved.  Because God accepted Jesus' sacrifice by raising Him from death, all who acknowledge their sin and place their trust in Christ are adopted as God's children.  Matt. 4:17; Acts 2:38; Acts 17:30; John 1:12-13; Rev. 3:20.

BE FLEXIBLE IN YOUR APPROACH.

Start where the person is or where his/her need is.  If they are not convinced they are a sinner, share these scriptures/truths with them.  If they are convinced they are a sinner who needs to repent and ask forgiveness, share Christ's provision, etc.  Use the Engel scale, the spiritual decision process, to determine knowledge, interest and "ripeness’).  In West, average 9 X witness is necessary. for conversion; in East, more.

REALIZE THAT SOME PEOPLE WOULDN'T RESPOND NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY.

Then don't be needlessly offensive, but simply be courteous and pray and trust that God will continue to work in their lives.  Don’t push too much, or anger them, & thus "turn them off" to Jesus & Christianity & the church.  Don’t push too much & "pick green fruit", when they are not ready or willing.

                                                  FOUR WAYS TO EXPLAIN THE GOSPEL

                                                                    THE ROMANS ROAD

Romans 3:23--Man's Need.  "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (NIV)

Romans 6:23--Sin's Penalty.  "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Romans 5:8--God's Provision.  "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

Romans 10:9-10--Man's Response.  "If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mount confession is made to salvation."

The Modified or Expanded Romans Road.  You can add these scriptures:

John 1:12, Yet to all who received him [Jesus], to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

Rev. 3:20, "Here I am!  I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

1 John 5:11-12, "And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

THE ABC'S OF SALVATION

Admit you are a sinner.  "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

Believe on Christ.  "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31).

Confess your sins & faith in Jesus.  "If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation" (Romans 10:9-10).

FOUR THINGS GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW

1.         Your Need as God Sees It.  (Isa. 64:6; Jer. 17:9; John 3:3; Romans 3:10,11,23).

2.         Your Own Helplessness.  (Pro. 14:12; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Gal. 2:16; James 2:10).

3.         God's Provision for Your Need.  (Isa. 53:6; John 3:16; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18).

4.         God's Promise to Meet Your Need.  (John 10:28; Phil. 1:6; Heb. 7:25; Jude 24).

Therefore, change your attitude toward sin (Acts 3:19).

Put your trust in Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31).

Make your decision today (Romans 10:9,10).