Evangelism John 3:16

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God

Genesis 1: 1

In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth.

God created the earth and all of it’s contents, he declared it was good.

Whosoever

Romans 3:11,12

11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

God’s creation man was declared good in the beginning. Man was deceived and sinned against God. That sin separated man from God has continued through out time. We don’t accept God when he calls us, our sin will separate us from a Holy God. Both Paul, in Romans, and Jesus in Matthew remind us that no matter how good we make ourselves look we still are not good enough to out weigh our sin.

Hebrews 9:27

27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment

The judgment will be weighed against the law. The 10 Commandments… How would you scale against god’s Law?

Due to sin God declared that death was to be the result. The concern that should trouble man is that everyone is to be judged… eternity weighs in the balance.

His only begotten Son

Romans 5:6-8

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

God loved man so much, and knowing the only way for the sin of man to be covered, God sent His Son Jesus to live a perfect sinless life then to give His life for man. Jesus’ shed blood was to atone for mans sin.

Believeth should not perish, but have everlasting life

Acts 3:19

19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

Each man has two choices upon understanding these Biblical truths.

  1. Believe in Jesus Christ and the shedding of His blood was for the forgiveness of your sins. In doing so you are repent and allow yourself to be converted through the Holy Spirit.
  2. If you wish not to believe understand this does not change the fact you will face judgment after death. There will be no atonement applied. You will face judgment alone.

My plea is to see anyone that comes into contact with this teaching to be converted. However, the overwhelming majority will not choose to believe and then follow Him. From that rejection, though you may say you believe in Him, you actually are saying no to Him. That is unbelief and it deceives you much like the deception Satan accomplished in the garden. I ask you to investigate, reach out, read the scripture for yourself. God will not allow your true concern to go unresolved. Pray asking for Him to forgive your unbelief, believe His promise to forgive you, Read His word. Find a true Bible believing church Bible preaching ad teaching church; that aligns itself with the Gospel. I will Pray for you.

Evangelize our Children

Parents it is our responsibility to evangelize our children. If we failed to do so society, their education, and the worldview they are taught by social media will be the only evangelism they will understand.

It is very important that we teach them while they’re young how to defend their faith, how to share with their friends about their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Might I suggest To take them on a short-term mission trip across the city, across the state, across United States, even into another country. It will resonate with them for their entire life.

With this past Sunday being Mother’s Day… A quote…

On February 3, 1983, at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Ronald Reagan stated:”I have a very special old Bible. And alongside a verse in the Second Book of Chronicles there are some words, handwritten, very faded by now. And believe me, the person who wrote these words was an authority. Her name was Nelle Wilson Reagan. She was my mother.”
Ronald Reagan stated:
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. W. Federer, http://www.americanminute.com , daily quotes

Personal Evangelism (Part 2)

To review Personal Evangelism Part 1 in short Answers the first half of the question: Is personal evangelism intended to be confrontational? It was answered by an overwhelming, YES!!!

Now to counter this thought; though the Gospel itself is always confrontational. The thought is, no one wants to hear that they’ve committed sin. No matter how good we think we all still have sin in our lives we where born with sin.

What Evangelism Part 2 is trying to make a point about is thought the Gospel is confrontational everything else doesn’t need to be.

  • The location or setting should not be confrontational. Don’t turn them away before you get a chance to speak to them.
  • The message should be clear and not patronizing. Don’t talk down to them; talk from the heart, be open, speak the truth and not something  that is watered down.
  • Be inviting, social, and act out of love. A plastic put on show is easily detected.
  • Make friends / acquaintances, build a relationship, ask pointed questions and let them talk about themselves.
  • Then open up with a question about the Gospel and not “Where do you go to church?”
  • Let them talk, even if this encounter does not turn into a conversion it will be a solid seed planted.
  • There is no locked in way to witness with only a requirement to meeting the minimal 1.Who is God? 2.Man fell and can not work to gain God’s favor? 3. God sent His Son, Jesus, to live a perfect life and die for our sin. 4. There must be a personal decision, either Yes of No… Not now, later or I’m not sure are all no answers.
  • Remember John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him.

Personal Evangelism (Part 1)

This will be a two part blog. Part 1 will attempt to challenge you to think and have your own opinion about evangelism I want to start  this session by asking a question and doing my best to answer it. It is a single question that may help clarify thoughts that you may have regarding the title of this blog session. Personal Evangelism…

Is personal evangelism intended to be confrontational?

The short answer here is yes… The longer answer is YES… however there are conditions by which confrontation will be used.

Reviewing the personal evangelism style of Jesus we find that our answers above to be true.

The woman at Jacobs well in John 4. Jesus had a short conversation with her to open a conversation. Jesus then directed the conversation over to a more spiritual tone and directly pointed her to the 7th commandment regarding adultery. He ask about her husband and in fact she was living with was not her husband. Very controversial and confrontational.

The rich young ruler in Luke 18 spoke to Jesus and gave him a proud self-serving attitude. Jesus then pointed him to the First commandment that he failed to keep. He was to love the “Lord your God with all  your heart…” He found this so confrontational that he was not willing to follow Jesus’ instruction.

Jesus’ confrontation in His evangelism  was to bring those he spoke to into understanding of their sin and their need for a savior.

The other side of the coin is there was no hate in His heart for the person. There was no confrontation due to the desire for earthly power. Jesus did not beat them over the head to get their attention, but He let the Law  show them their faults and gave them an out from their sin.

If we follow the same pattern of evangelism it is a style done out of concern for their eternal soul.