Permission Evangelism
I want to start a series of blogs on Permission Evangelism. The thought over the next few weeks are from my book by the same name. Enjoy.
Permission Evangelism
The worst thing that could happen to a person would be to die without knowing Christ. We all need to be prepared to do the work of a evangelist—to teach non-Christians who Jesus is and why they need to have a relationship with him. In this chapter you’ll learn practical steps to share the most important message of all, the Good News of Jesus Christ.
In 2 Timothy 4:5, Paul encourages Timothy and members of the church to “…do the work of an evangelist.” As you read this, you may be questioning whether Paul was talking to you. You may argue that your gifting lies leadership or administration or pastoring but not in evangelism.
Although we do not all have the gift of eloquent speaking, God did give us the ability to share Christ. The truth is, as believers, we all are expected is to tell others about our life in Christ and how our life has changed since becoming a Christian.
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? – Romans 10:14
PART TWO Next week
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Comments
Rich Hagen
I like how one preacher put it, “The Bible never commands us to win souls, but it does command us to be witnesses — to preach the gospel to every creature and to be unashamed of the gospel of our LORD Jesus Christ” (from http://www.streetpreaching.com/spm_results.htm).
Looking forward to hearing you explain this wonderful responsibility and duty we have to be witnesses of our Savior Jesus Christ and curious about the ‘permission’ part of your writing.
Luke Detering
This is great. Personally I forget some days to realize it is part of my lifestyle to tell others where I have been and where I am going–all because of Christ. This is great, can’t wait for part 2!
Dave Ohlerking
Important words.
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