This document discusses the importance of planning for evangelism. It begins by noting that Christians often plan carefully for other areas of life but fail to invest in planning to reach the lost. Effective planning involves considering how to help people understand Scripture and whether they are wrong, and what they must do to be saved. Jesus and the apostles planned evangelism by first preaching in synagogues and other public places when they entered new areas. The document encourages developing various plans and events, like special Sundays, Vacation Bible School, or community activities, to reach more people with the gospel message. With proper planning, Christians can be better prepared to seek, find, and share the gospel with the lost.

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Real World Evangelism Lesson
4 Planning to Reach the Lost!
Mk 16:15-16 And He said to them,
"Go into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature. "He who
believes and is baptized will be
saved; but he who does not believe
will be condemned.

4. **0 We have indeed come a long ways in our
study, but we still have a ways to go!
● We started our study of Real World Evangelism by
looking at our “need” to seek the lost, we then moved
on to begin looking at “how” we go about doing this!
– Praying!
– Preparing!
● Today we are moving on to our need for
“planning!”
– Planning = a scheme or method of acting, doing,
proceeding, making, etc.

5. **0 After we have put in the proper
preparation, where do we go from there?
This is the question we want to ask & answer!
●I have often found it sad that many Christians will
spend a great deal of time & money “planning” for
retirement, for investments, even for trips, but are we
willing to invest in reaching the lost?
●Why do so many fail to see this need that is far
greater than any?
●I do not claim to have all the answers, but I do
believe we need a plan!

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God always works according to plan!
“God has no problems, just plans!”
●1Pe 1:18-20 knowing that you were not redeemed
with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from
your aimless conduct received by tradition from
your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ,
as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He
indeed was foreordained before the foundation of
the world, but was manifest in these last times for
you. (Cf. Jn. 3:16; Eph. 1:3-7 etc.)

7. **0 Many congregations setup 1 to 5 years
plans for what they want to accomplish!
“If you fail to plan, then you are planning
to fail!” (Benjamin Franklin )
● This helps us to focus on what the goal it
at hand!
● This helps us to be more motivated to
work harder and reach our goal!
● It is often said that, “things work better
when they go according to plan!”

8. **0 I. What are some things we need
to plan for?
●The truth is that the better we prepare & the better we
plan the more ready we will be to reach the lost for Jesus!
●What are some of the things we will face when seeking to
reach the lost?
– We must help them understand the Scriptures!
●Act. 8:26-39
– We must help them understand if they are wrong!
●Rom. 10:1-3 cf. Act. 18:24-19:5
– We must help then understand what to do!
●Act. 2:37ff

9. **0 How can we better prepare by
planning?
●Planning for things help us to work through them
even before we begin & and this enables us to be
aware of the possible outcomes.
●Is reaching the lost always going to be easy?
●Will the result always be immediate?
–1 Cor. 3:4-6
–Is. 55:8-11
●Understand these things will help us in our
planning!

10. **0 II. What are some ways we can do
this?
●If our goal is to get more people to come to services “how”
should/could we do this?
– Having a special day a few times a year!
●Family & Friends Day!
●Invite Our Neighbors Day!
– Having a special event!
●Vacation Bible School
●Gospel Meeting
●Workshop/Lectureship
●Ladies’ Day
●Each one of these involves “planning!”

11. **0 The truth is that there are many
ways to reach out to the community!
● Free car washes/ free food
● Send of invitations (house to house etc.)
● Having a food bank/ clothing for the needy
● Planning activities to be do as a group!
– Camping/fishing trips
– Youth night
– Movie night
– Bowling night
● Those in the 1st Century understood this!

12. **0 III. How did Jesus & the Apostle
“plan” to reach the lost?
●What did they do when they got to a new place?
–Mt 12:9 Now when He had departed from there, He
went into their synagogue.
–Mt 13:54 And when He had come to His own country
He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were
astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this
wisdom and these mighty works?
●This method is found over and over again!
–Acts 13:5; 14:1; 17:1 and 10
–Seek, Search & Share! (See. Act. 17:1-3)

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How do we go about finding
people interested in the Word?
●What are some places we might look for them, what
are some methods that might help us reach out to
them?
●Imagine what we could do for the cause of Christ if
we would learn to plan with these questions in mind!
●If we do not take the time to plan, what are the
chances that anything will get done?
●How did we become a Christian? Did it take
someone taking time to prepare & plan?

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Conclusion:
●May we keep in mind that, “God always works
according to His plan!”
●May we learn to pray for the lost, prepare to
teach them and plan to reach them!
●If you are here today and not yet a Christian,
then today is the day my friend!
●If you are a Christian, then let us learn to work
together to better “plan” how we can reach the
lost for Jesus!

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