Evangelization

Making Friends Matt. 22:39 “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”

 

Believers must be taught and encouraged to build bridges and develop relationships with the lost. Getting in contact with the people is vital to evangelism. People must learn to help their neighbors, show mercy, and, according to their ability, give to those in need to demonstrate the love of Christ this will build bridges between the church and the unchurched.

 

Personal Witnessing Rom. 10:17”Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.” The church must be involved in an active ministry of sharing the gospel to the lost. This should involve an outreach to all ages and groups in order to fulfill the great commission. There is nothing else as valuable to the people living next door to you than for them to think you really care this is more than asking once but a continued offering and contact.

 

Sharing, Refuting, Reasoning, Persuading, Demonstrating, Proving (Acts 9:22 “Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.”

 

Here we see how Saul in Damascus grew more powerful and baffled the Jews by continually proving Jesus was the Christ. While only the Spirit of God can illuminate a person's heart to the truth of the gospel, God still uses the witness of the believer. With this being said it is the churches job not just the minister to effectively evangelize the lost.