WHAT IS BIBLICAL EVANGELISM?

“Getting It Straight”

Scripture passages: John 1:35-51, 4:1-42; Matt. 9:9-12, 28:16-20;        

                               Acts 8:1-8, 26-40, 16:25-34

In Matthew 28:18-20, the Lord Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples and every other believer. In verse 18, He ___________ the sphere of His authority, in verse 19, He ________ the disciples their lifelong activity or task, and in verse 20 He _______ them and us of the limitless availability of the Trinity.

 

In this special presentation, I will define evangelism, delineate the components of evangelism, give a digest of the evangelistic message, diagnose the essential ingredients of the evangelistic message, and describe the effectiveness of Body Evangelism.

 

In order to make this information meaningful, let me encourage you to fill in a few blanks as we move through this together.

 

 I.   EVANGELISM DEFINED: “To evangelize is to so _______ Jesus 

       Christ in the ________ of the Holy Spirit, so that men, women and

       children shall come to put their _______ in God through Him, to

        ________ Him as their Savior, and serve Him as their Lord

        (King) in the fellowship of His Church.”

 

The proclaimer must present the Lord Jesus Christ in power of the Holy Spirit. Because ___________ is by grace alone, through faith alone, and in Christ alone. The definition includes God, the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit! Why? Because salvation is a trinitarian reality, _______by the Father (Eph.1:3-6), ___________ by the Son (Rom.5:6-8), and __________  by the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-6).

II.   EIGHT EVANGELISTIC COMPONENTS DELINEATED

A.   Declaring a ____________ message (1 Cor. 1:18-31).

B.   Presenting _____________. (Heb.2:9-18)

C.   So that men, women, and children may ________ to put their trust in God (John 6:37-44,65)

D.   Proclaiming Christ as the ______ Savior (Matt.1:21; 2 Cor.5:17-21).

E.   Setting forth Christ as _________ (Lord)  (Rom.10:8,9).

 

F.   Challenging men with a specific ___________ with a specific application.

G.  Exhorting sinners to _________ Christ as Lord and Savior.

H.  Training the saved to _________ Christ as their King in the fellowship of His Church. 

 

III.  THE EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE IN DIGEST

       What is the evangelistic message? The gospel of Christ – Him

        crucified, buried, raised, ascended and seated at the right hand of

         the Father. It is the message of man’s sin, God’s sovereign grace,

        human guilt, divine forgiveness, the new birth and obedient living

        for God’s ________ alone.

 

IV.    ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS OF AN EVANGELISTIC GOSPEL

          MESSAGE DIAGNOSED.

A. The gospel is a message about ________ (Isa.6:1-8).

B. The gospel is a message about ________ (2 Cor.5:21)

C. The gospel is a message about the Lord __________ Christ.

D.   The gospel is a message about a ___________ to faith and repentance.

             The demand is for _______ as well as for repentance. The demand   

            is  for _____________ as well as for faith.

           Acts 20:21, says, “…repentance toward God and faith toward our

           Lord Jesus Christ.”

 

 V.  EFFECTIVE BODY EVANGELISM IN DESCRIPTIVE TERMS

       What is Body Evangelism? Body evangelism refers to the context in

        which the gift of evangelism is exercised at the local church level.

It is the process of corporate influence a local church exerts upon its locality by the demonstration of:

   Corporate ________ (John 13:34)

   Corporate ________ (Eph.4:1-5)

   Corporate ___________ life-style (Col.3:18-21).

   Corporate concern for the ____________ (Acts 8:1-8).

      Such an influence is _______ by God to authenticate the

     message of salvation in areas where local churches are already

     established. This corporate responsibility is the ______ priority

     of evangelism in the local church.

Conclusion

 

 

 

 

THE ELEMENTS

OF AN

EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH

PROJECT

 

   EFFECTIVE PRAYER (Matt. 9:35-38; James 5:16; 1 Tim.2:1-4)

 

   ENERGIZED COMMUNITY CONCERN (Matt. 9:36; Rom.9:1-2)

 

   ELECTRIFYING EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH (Matt.9:35-38)

 

Pastoral Practicums

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