What was one of the first things the church was doing when it was formed in Acts 2? Believers were evangelizing and making disciples! According to Acts 2:41, nearly 3,000 were added to the church in one day! “The movement that our Master launched is intrinsically reproductive.” —Greg Groh If this “intrinsic reproduction” is so core to our movement, why do we struggle so much with it? Here are 10 things that we’ve forgotten or overlooked about evangelism... Full outline: https://tinyurl.com/10-things-evangelism

1. IMPORTANT THINGS
WE’VE FORGOTTEN ABOUT
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EVANGELISM

2. “The movement that our
Master launched is
intrinsically reproductive.”
– Greg Groh

3. Evangelism is not about
winning an argument, it’s
about proclaiming the gospel.
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4. 1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not
come proclaiming to you the testimony of God
with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to
know nothing among you except Jesus Christ
and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in
weakness and in fear and much trembling,
1 Corinthians 2:1-5

5. 4 and my speech and my message were not
in plausible words of wisdom, but in
demonstration of the Spirit and of
power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in
the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:1-5

6. Every act of evangelism is
meant to be a demonstration
of the Spirit’s power, not our
own eloquence.

7. The Holy Spirit knows the
hearts of individuals better
than we do, so we should trust
His leading more than our own.
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9. Photo by Bobby Birch

10. The most passionate and
effective evangelism comes
from those who have
experienced the gospel.
3

11. Personal conviction is
especially important in
today's society where
information abounds but is
often disconnected
from reality.

12. 13 This will be your opportunity to bear
witness. 14 Settle it therefore in your minds not
to meditate beforehand how to answer, 15 for
I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which
none of your adversaries will be able to
withstand or contradict.
Luke 21:13-15

13. Godly evangelism frequently
involves making ourselves
(and others) uncomfortable.
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14. 1 Now the tax collectors and sinners
were all drawing near to hear
him. 2 And the Pharisees and the
scribes grumbled, saying, “This man
receives sinners and eats with them.”
Luke 15:1-2

15. Photo by Jorge Luis Ojeda Flota
PILGRIM

16. The gospel is a message
of hope.
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18. 25 Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the
rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones
exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among
you. But whoever would be great among you must be your
servant, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be
your slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served
but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20:25-28

19. 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness'
sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be
troubled, 15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as
holy, always being prepared to make a defense to
anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is
in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
1 Peter 3:14-15

20. There are opportunities all
around us to share the
gospel.
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21. Creativity

22. Creativity
→ Context

23. Creativity
→ Context
Opportunity

24. Creativity
→ Context
Opportunity
→ Hardship

25. Not everyone will believe.
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26. 8 I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I
send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I
am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this
people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
Isaiah 6:8-9

27. Salvation takes a moment to
receive and a lifetime to
reckon.
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28. Positional Sanctification

29. Positional Sanctification
Progressive Sanctification

30. 1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you
to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which
you have been called, 2 with all humility
and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one
another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the
Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:1-3

31. The world desperately needs
the gospel.
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32. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled
to those who are perishing. 4 In their case the god
of this world has blinded the minds of the
unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light
of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the
image of God…
2 Corinthians 4:3-6

33. 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus
Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for
Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine
out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to
give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:3-6

34. The sin that Christ died to save
us from is the same sin that
condemns unbelievers to hell.
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35. 2 “Do you think that these Galileans were worse
sinners than all the other Galileans, because they
suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless
you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
Luke 13:2-3

36. Humility

37. Humility
→ Motivation

38. It is hardly possible for [us] to think too often or
too deeply about [the glory] of our neighbor… It
is a serious thing to live in a society of possible
gods and goddesses, to remember that the
dullest and most uninteresting person you talk
to may one day be a creature which, if you saw
it now, you would be strongly tempted to
worship, or else a horror and a corruption such
as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare…
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39. All day long we are, in some degree, helping
each other to one or other of these destinations.
It is in the light of these overwhelming
possibilities, it is with the awe and the
circumspection proper to them, that we should
conduct all our dealings with one another, all
friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There
are no ordinary people.
“

40. You have never talked to a mere mortal.
Nations, cultures, arts, civilization—these are
mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a
gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with,
work with, marry, snub, and exploit—
immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.”
– C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
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41. GOTHEREFORE