Christianity 101 Congregation Benim Avraham Diocese of La Porte, Texas Christian Church, Synod of St. Timothy Part 5 Evangelism

The Great Commission And Jesus came to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me, Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all I have commanded you, and I will be with you always, until the end of the world.” Mathew 28:18-20

And Jesus came to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me, Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all I have commanded you, and I will be with you always, until the end of the world.”

Mathew 28:18-20

Evangelise The Great Commission is a commandment for the church and all its members. This is something that all Christians must do.

The Great Commission is a commandment for the church and all its members. This is something that all Christians must do.

GO Go therefore to all nations. All nations starts in your own home. All nations starts with your family. As you learn to study, pray, and live a holy life, people will see the difference. Before you decide to be a missionary in China, begin with your home and your family.

Go therefore to all nations.

All nations starts in your own home.

All nations starts with your family.

As you learn to study, pray, and live a holy life, people will see the difference.

Before you decide to be a missionary in China, begin with your home and your family.

Go Go to your neighbours Go to your church Seek the Lord’s guidance Evangelism begins with prayer.

Go to your neighbours

Go to your church

Seek the Lord’s guidance

Evangelism begins with prayer.

Make Disciples A disciple is a person under discipline To make a disciple, we must be a disciple, being under the disciplines of study, prayer, holiness, and evangelism. Are you a disciple?

A disciple is a person under discipline

To make a disciple, we must be a disciple, being under the disciplines of study, prayer, holiness, and evangelism.

Are you a disciple?

Baptising This is to bring the person to church to be baptised and join the Christian Community. Laity may baptise if death is imminent. Otherwise, we bring the person to the church and aid them in joining our Community.

This is to bring the person to church to be baptised and join the Christian Community.

Laity may baptise if death is imminent.

Otherwise, we bring the person to the church and aid them in joining our Community.

Teaching Our obligation does not end with bringing them to church. We are to help them become disciples and study God’s word with them, and help them to grow in knowledge and love of Christ, and in Christian maturity. We are to help them make disciples too.

Our obligation does not end with bringing them to church.

We are to help them become disciples and study God’s word with them, and help them to grow in knowledge and love of Christ, and in Christian maturity.

We are to help them make disciples too.

Planning Before evangelising, we should have a plan. That plan should always begin with prayer

Before evangelising, we should have a plan.

That plan should always begin with prayer

Prayer Before we evangelise, we should pray and ask the Lord’s guidance. Lord, to whom should I go? Lord, open their heart and mind to hear your words! Lord grant me success in proclaiming you. Be open to the Lord’s guidance.

Before we evangelise, we should pray and ask the Lord’s guidance.

Lord, to whom should I go?

Lord, open their heart and mind to hear your words!

Lord grant me success in proclaiming you.

Be open to the Lord’s guidance.

Planning Before evangelising the person or people, you should be praying for them, and yourself. Ask your prayer group and church to pray for them as well.

Before evangelising the person or people, you should be praying for them, and yourself.

Ask your prayer group and church to pray for them as well.

Planning Evangelism can also be done by groups Work, pray, study together. Pick activities that will help you witness Pick up tracts, scripture verses that may aid you. Know how to present the Gospel Be ready when God puts someone in your path.

Evangelism can also be done by groups

Work, pray, study together.

Pick activities that will help you witness

Pick up tracts, scripture verses that may aid you.

Know how to present the Gospel

Be ready when God puts someone in your path.

Daily Evangelism God often puts people in our path to evangelise. Be ready for them. Be a friend. Be a shoulder to cry on. Be ready to share the faith. Are you an evangelist?

God often puts people in our path to evangelise.

Be ready for them.

Be a friend.

Be a shoulder to cry on.

Be ready to share the faith.

Are you an evangelist?