Sermon Tone Analysis

Can you think of one person that does not know Jesus as their Savior?

What is Evangelism?

EVANGELISM Active calling of people to respond to the message of grace and commit oneself to God in Jesus Christ.

Jesus Commanded Evangelism

Schweer, G. W. (2003).

Evangelism.

In C. Brand, C. Draper, A. England, S. Bond, E. R. Clendenen, & T. C. Butler (Eds.),

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (p.

518).

Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.Jesus Commanded Evangelism

Evangelism is the Spirit-led communication of the gospel of the kingdom in such a way or ways that the recipients have a valid opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and become responsible members of His church.

evangelism is the Spirit-led communication of the gospel of the kingdom in such a way or ways that the recipients have a valid opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and become responsible members of His church.

Evangelicalism — A movement in Christianity emphasizing personal faith and individual conversion and affirming traditional theological positions such as salvation through faith in Christ alone and the authority of Scripture.

Schweer, G. W. (2003).

Evangelism.

In C. Brand, C. Draper, A. England, S. Bond, E. R. Clendenen, & T. C. Butler (Eds.),

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (p.

519).

Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

Evangelicalism — A movement in Christianity emphasizing personal faith and individual conversion and affirming traditional theological positions such as salvation through faith in Christ alone and the authority of Scripture.

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Mangum, D. (2014).

The Lexham Glossary of Theology.

Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

Jesus Commanded Evangelism

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Evangelism was never an option

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Jesus expected His disciples to passionately seek to share the Gospel with the lost.

Evangelism should be a passion of ours

The Urgency of Evangelism

“If you had the cure to cancer wouldn’t you share it?

… You have the cure to death … get out there and share it.”

- Kirk Cameron

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We are called by God to be the world’s watchmen

We do not know who will be saved and who will not be saved, therefore, we must proclaim the Gospel to everyone as if their eternity depended upon the knowledge of God that we possess.

“If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies.

And if they perish, let them perish with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay.

If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for.”

- Charles Spurgeon

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Evangelism is Naturally Uncomfortable

Why do you think Evangelism is uncomfortable?

Evangelism is uncomfortable because it is a subject of eternal seriousness.

When we evangelize to people that are not Christians, we are telling them:

Any understanding of God that they have that does not line up with ours is wrong

The way they are living their life is incorrect

They are going to hell if they do not accept what we are telling them

Therefore, people are naturally repulsed by what we have to say concerning Jesus Christ

Be prepared for the reality that the vast majority of people you evangelize will reject what you have to say.

If you evangelize to 100 people, be prepared for 99 of them to refuse to listen

Sharing the Gospel will not make you popular.

“If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained.

He betrays himself.

He breaks out.

He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.”

- Martin Luther

That is the point of these six weeks of evangelism strategy - to show you how to be effective

That is the point of these six weeks of evangelism strategy - to show you how to be effective

You can’t mess evangelism up

God Saves People, You Do Not

Many times we neglect to evangelize and tell people about Jesus because we are afraid of messing up an eternally serious subject

We are afraid that we could somehow mess up and someone could go to hell for our mistake

While it is necessary to take evangelism seriously, the Christian does not have to worry about saying the wrong thing and sending someone to hell.

God is in the business of saving people and he is more powerful than your mess up.

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So, if God does the saving, why do I need to do anything?

There is an External and Internal Call of the Gospel

The External Call is when we share and communicate the Gospel to someone.

The Internal Call is when God effectively uses the Gospel to open the heart of the nonbeliever, moving that person from unbelief to belief.

Conclusion:

You have to decide how important evangelism is to you

If you are not regularly intentional about evangelism, you will not evangelize

But God has transformed us to love telling others about him

“Have you no wish for others to be saved?

Then you're not saved yourself, be sure of that!” - Charles Spurgeon

We are called by God to share His Gospel