A Life of Evangelism18 [Acts 1 : 8] / Ephphatha Discipleship Training (Basic Course)

 

 

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 A Life of Evangelism18 

[Acts 1 : 8]

 

 / Ephphatha Discipleship

 Training (Basic Course)

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla 

 

 

 

"But you will receive

power when the Holy

Spirit comes on you;

 

 

 

and you

will be my witnesses

in Jerusalem,

 

 

 

and in all Judea

and Samaria, and to

the ends of the earth."

(Acts 1: 8)

 

 

 

In particular,

this textbook is an

educational book

 

 

 

designed for beginners

of life of faith or those

who believe in Jesus

not very long.

 

 

 

Do you know

why we try to educate

those people abou

t evangelism?

 

 

 

It is because evangelism

is not a mission of those

who have believed in Jesus

for many years,

 

 

 

but a mission that

all believers should do.

 

 

 

Above all, it is a task

of great blessing.

 

 

 

Therefore, it is

important for each one

of us to correctly realize

our mission for evangelism

as a disciple

 

 

 

and also a Christian

to imitate Jesus.

 

 

 

Also, we should do

our best to cooperate

in guiding unbelievers

to the Lord as Jesus

 commanded us to do.

 

 

 

So today, we are

going to take a careful

look at the contents

below in three units.

 

 

 

1. What is evangelism?

 

 

 

Evangelism is tell

unbelievers about the

good news of the

Lord Jesus

 

 

 

and guide each one

of them into the

way to salvation. 

(John 4 : 28-29)

 

 

 

Evangelism is to proclaim

the gospel to regardless

of age or class without

limiting the area from

near to far. 

(Acts 11 : 19-20)

 

 

 

2. Why do we must

proclaim the gospel

of the Lord?

 

 

 

We must do that

so that  unbelievers

may turn from sin, walk

in the right path,

and return to God.

 

 

 

They really need

to realize the will of God

who wants them to

understand the truth,

 

 

 

to realize what sin is,

and to turn from the

evil path

 

 

 

and to go on the

right and good path

by faith in Jesus. 

(2 Timothy 2:4)

 

 

 

That is why we must

proclaim the gospel to

whether rich or poor.

(Rom 1 : 14).

 

 

 

 

And we have nothing

to boast about when

we proclaim Jesus.

 

 

 

That's because we

who have received Jesus

and received salvation

were once sinners

as well,

 

 

 

and are indebted to love. 

(1 Corin 9 : 16)

 

 

 

We should never

forget the fact!

 

 

 

In addition, we should

be grateful that the

gospel of Jesus,

 

 

 

delivered through

his disciples, has

come to us as it is.

 

 

 

Each one of us

must become a disciple

of Jesus who strives

to proclaim gospel

 

 

 

humbly and think

of Jesus, who is always

with us and watching

over us until the end

day of the world. 

 (Matt 28 : 20)

 

 

 

God wants the Word

of evangelism to be

fully proclaimed to those

 

 

 

who do not know about

the gospel of Jesus 

to the ends of the earth.

 

 

 

Therefore, we must

clearly recognize that

God has ganted each

one of us the strength

 

 

 

and power today

so that each one of us

may guide more and

more people into the

 right path of the gospel.

 

 

 

 

"But the Lord stood

at my side and gave me

strength, so that through

me the message might

be fully proclaimed

 

 

 

and all the Gentiles

might hear it.

 

 

 

And I was delivered

 from the lion's mouth."

(2 Timothy  4 : 17)

 

 

 

“Those who are wise

will shine like the

brightness of the

heavens,

 

 

 

and those who lead

many to righteousness,

like the stars for ever

and ever.”

(Dan 12 : 3) 

 

 

 

(Ex : 1)

 

(The case of the

beggar Lazarus

and the rich man)

 

 

 

The clear reason

we should proclaim

the gospel.

(Luke 16 : 19-31)

 

 

 

3. How should

  we evangelize?

 

 

 

1) Select a targeted

 person to evangelize.

 

 

 

You must pray that

first select one person

to which you should

preach the gospel

of the Lord.

 

 

 

2) You must keep

praying for the person.

 

 

 

If each one of you

come up with a person

to evangelize, you must

ask God to save him.

 

 

 

(Ex : 2)

 

 Lydia

 

 

A woman named Lydia,

a dealer in purple cloth

 from the city of Thyatira

 

 

 

One day she was

sitting by the river;

 

 

 

and then she met the

apostle Paul, who was

passing through the area.

 

 

 

She opened her heart

and listened to Paul's

message and was

transformed.

 

 

 

By receiving Jesus

and accepting the Gospel,

 

 

 

she later became

a woman who played

the role of establishing

the first church in Europe.

(Acts 16 : 14)

 

 

 

3) Make time to meet

the targeted person.

 

 

 

You have to take time

to make an opportunity

to meet him. 

(John 1 : 45)

 

 

 

4) What do you need

to do when we

meet him?

 

 

 

You must become

a messenger who

proclaim the correct

gospel. 

(John 1 : 46, 4 : 29)

 

 

 

5) You need regular

 hard work.

 

 

 

It is important to

greet, and look after

the targeted person

to evangelize with

much care regularly. 

 

 

 

Therefore, it is

desirable sincerely

to share the benefits,

blessings,

 

 

 

and changed

lives that God has

granted you in your

life of faith

 

 

 

with the person

through your various

testimonies. 

 

 

 

6) The most important

thing for evangelists

is patience.

 

 

 

“Therefore I endure

everything for the

sake of the elect,

 

 

 

that they too may

obtain the salvation

that is in Christ Jesus,

with eternal glory.”

(Tim 2 : 10) 

 

 

 

In addition, while

you are working

on him,

 

 

 

you will have

to endure not easily

disappointed that he

does not change

quickly.

 

 

 

“Let us not become

weary in doing good,

for at the proper time

 

 

 

we will reap

a harvest if we do

not give up.”

(Gal 6 : 9)

 

 

 

4. Summary 

 

 

 

1. What is evangelism?

 

 

 

Evangelism is about

proclaiming the gospel

of Jesus to unbelievers

and guiding them

into salvation.

 

 

 

2. Why should we

proclaim the gospel

of Jesus?

 

 

 

We problaim Jesus

in order to lead

unbelievers to turn

from sin, walk the

right path, and

return to God.

 

 

 

3. How should we

proclaim the gospel ? 

: Select a targeted person.

 

 

 

(1) You must pray to

select a targeted

persom to

evangelize first.

 

 

 

 (2) You must constantly

pray for him.

 

 

 

 (3) You must take

the time out to

 meet him.

 

 

 

 (4) You must show

your own correct

life of faith. 

(Be a model!)

 

 

 

 (5) You must wait for

 his request or need.

 

 

 

 (6) You must pray together

and introduce the Lord

to him or her through

your own testimony

of experiencing Jesus.

 

 

 

4) As an evangelist,

what do you need

to be careful of?

 

 

 

(1) You must not act

according to your

 feelings or will.

 

 

 

(2) Be patient and

do not rush.

 

 

 

(3) You must pray

while entrusting

it to God.

 

 

 

5) Have time to share

your testimonies

of how you have

been evangelized

and become

believers.

 

 

 

(Ex : 3)

 

 

(Prisilla's testimony)

 

 

 

5. Conclusion 

 

 

 

Those who evangelize

should try to control

themselves and rule over

their own feelings.

 

 

 

So, you shouldn't

be very ups and

 downs or moody.

 

 

 

And you shouldn't walk

one step ahead of

the Holy Spirit or

give up easily with

your own feelings.

 

 

 

George Muller,

who was called the

father of  orphans, said

that in November 1844,

 

 

 

he chose five people

with his heart and

prayed for each one

of them for salvation

of each. 

 

 

 

But, he said he asked

God to guide each one

of them into the way

 to salvation every day,

 

 

 

but one of them

was evangelized

in one year

 

 

 

and two months,

another in five years,

 

 

 

and even another

in six years,

 

 

 

 

and the other two

received the Lord

just before their death.

 

 

 

Therefore, we can see

that it takes long patience

to guide one person

to the Lord through

evangelism

 

 

 

“But do not forget

this one thing, dear friends:

With the Lord a day

is like a thousand years,

 

 

 

and a thousand years

are like a day.

 

 

 

The Lord is not slow

in keeping his promise,

as some understand

slowness.

 

 

 

He is patient with you,

not wanting anyone

to perish, but everyone

  to come to repentance. “

(2 Peter 3 : 8-9)

 

 

 

 

2021/04/12

 

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla