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Evangelism
Matthew 9:35-10:16
Every person can understand the importance of evangelism by understanding the actions Jesus took.
Introduction:
I would guess that we have all had the desire to be able to perform the amazing miracles that Jesus did.
Perhaps we believe that it would be easier to tell people about him if we could perform those miracles.
Then there might be a few who just want the recognition for being able to do those things.
The world would look a lot different if we could do the things that Jesus was able to do.
When I was in college I was to read the book “Power Evangelism.”
It is John Wimber’s story of how God shaped his life.
In an early account Wimber goes to the beach to tell people about Jesus.
It was a part of a retreat he was at.
As he tells the story God gives him insights into things these young people are involved in, he even reveals hidden sins in their lives.
As the people hear these stories they are often times overcome with grief and have the desire to get their lives right with God.
This is another amazing way to share the love of God.
It seems that there are only a few in the world who have experienced what power evangelism offers and there are a limited number who can perform miracles.
There is something that everyone is capable of doing.
We can all be involved in servant evangelism.
This is another of the distinctive that were pointed out in our Philosophy of ministry statement.
This is doing simple acts of service to demonstrate the love of God.
Here are some actions that demonstrate the importance of all evangelism.
Action I.
He used what he had
A. It is easy to develop the idea that if we had more we could do more.
Perhaps a better way to look at this is what can I do with what I have?
Jesus and his disciples had very little, but they were able to do much.
As Jesus went through the towns and villages we are told that he taught, he preached, and he healed.
Those were things that he was able to do, so he did those things.
As he taught that probably looked a little bit like a dialogue.
He would talk to people about theology and perhaps he was talking to them about their salvation.
His teaching was probably along the lines of dialogues.
When you are dialoguing part of what you do is listen.
You need to hear what other people are saying.
So Jesus probably spent time listening to what was on the minds of people.
B.
He also preached.
This would probably involve Jesus standing up and speaking a message.
There would not be much interaction in something like this.
It was Jesus delivering a message and a crowd of people gathered around listening to what he had to say.
C.
Then Jesus also healed diseases and sicknesses.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to pray for a sick person and then seem them healed?
Probably most people have ideas of being able to do something like this.
Perhaps some have even asked the question, why don’t we see things like this happening today?
I am not sure that I have a good answer for that question.
God has given everyone something and they can use that something to honor God.
When we look at the life of Jesus we see a man who was able to gather a crowd, but many times when he started preaching the crowds would leave because his message was too hard.
Jesus healed people because he was able to.
D.
I believe that we need to see what God has given to us and we need to use those things for God.
Many people probably have the gift of serving.
That is something that is very easy to use in the area of serving God.
Maybe some of you can preach or teach.
Those are other things that you can use to bring honor to God.
We need to be careful that we don’t grieve over what we don’t have, but instead we must rejoice over the things we do have and we are able to do.
Do those things to the best of our ability.
Action II.
He was compassionate
A. Over the past few weeks we have seen commercials asking for help to send to Haiti.
When we see the pictures and hear some of the stories our hearts are moved and we feel compelled to do something.
Some might be motivated to give money.
Others might feel the need to travel to Haiti to help with rebuilding efforts.
For many there is something inside of them that makes them want to do something.
Probably all of us have experienced that at some time in our life.
Something had such an impact on our life we were moved to do something.
Something in your gut made you act.
B.
In v. 36 we read, “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
Jesus having compassion on these people is that feeling in your gut.
It is something that makes you want to fix something.
It is a motivation that comes from deep within you.
Jesus wanted to do something for these people.
He wanted to make the situation right.
He uses the words, harassed, helpless and shepherdless to describe these people.
They were people who needed help.
The results of Jesus’ desire to fix the problem were the healing.
I believe that he also sent out the disciples so they would be able to help meet that need.
C.
It is sad to listen to a person tell me that they missed out on something.
I have had some men tell me that they felt they had been called into the ministry, but they never did anything with that calling.
When they tell me they are at a point in their life where they don’t feel they can do anything about it.
Maybe someone feels compelled to deliver a message or do something, but they never do anything with it.
At some point in their life they had that inner compulsion to do something.
For whatever reason it never gets done.
D.
There may be times when we notice that we are feeling something.
It might be because God has placed the feeling in our hearts.
He knows what is happening with us and he knows where we need to go.
We need to be sensitive to the feelings God places within us.
We need to be willing to act in accordance with those feelings.
Action III.
He commissioned his disciples
A. There is an adage when you are trying to teach someone something that goes like this: I’ll do it and you watch, I’ll do it and you help, you do it and I’ll help, and you do it and I’ll watch.
The final phase is you find someone else to teach your task to.
In these verses that we read today we see this happening in just a few verses.
B.
In v. 35 we are told that Jesus taught, preached and healed.
Then in 10:8 Jesus sends his disciples out with these instructions, “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.”
He is telling his disciples to do the very thing he had been doing himself.
These men are not going out without first being equipped.
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