Evangelism
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“Investments That Work: Evangelism”
Big Idea: My Future will be determined by My Investments
“Don't be misled. Remember that you can't ignore God and get away with it. You will always reap what you sow! “ galatians6/7nlt
“Jesus came and told his disciples… ‘go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.’” matthew28/18>20nt
How do I invest in “making disciples”?
As a church we Celebrate, Connect, Contribute
Celebrate Connect Contribute
Baptism Children SS Fusion groups
Mid week youth Neighborhood groups
GNC Activity groups
101 class
Special events
As an individual I…
Start with People I already know
“…he (Jesus) saw two brothers… Peter, and Andrew--fishing with a net… Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, be my disciples’… And they left their nets at once and went with him.” matthew4/18>20nlt
Pray they will accept Jesus
“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.” james5/16b
Build Bridges where I can share about Jesus
“As he (Jesus) walked along, he saw Levi… sitting at his tax-collection booth. ‘Come, be my disciple,’ Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him. That night Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to be his dinner guests, along with his fellow tax collectors and many other notorious sinners. (There were many people of this kind among the crowds that followed Jesus.)” mark2/13>15nlt
Address the other person’s needs
acts8/29>35
Tell my own story
john9/13>25
Convey the basics of the Gospel
A Accept- Accept your sin problem
B Believe- Believe what Jesus has done/who He is
C Commit- Commit to following Jesus
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