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Sept.20.05 - Lftd - "Evangelism Made Personal
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Course : EVANGELISM MADE PERSONAL
-- Mark A. Copeland
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Study 1 - OBJECTIVE :
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Study 2- HAVING THE RIGHT MOTIVATION IN EVANGELISM :
*- what should be our motivation in evangelism?
1- Compassion for lost souls
2- A sense of purpose
3- The love of the Father
4- The terror of the Lord!
5- The joy set before Him
6- Conclusion -2
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Study 3- PERSPECTIVES FOR SUCCESS IN EVANGELISM
* Maintaining A Positive Attitude
1- God "open door" for prepared Workers!
2- Prayer is the "Catalyst" in Evangelism!
3- The power is in the Seed (God's Word)!
4- The results depend upon the type of Soil!
5- The Place of the Sower
6- The Principle of Sowing and Reaping
7- Quite often, one Sows and another Reaps!
8- Conclusion -3
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Study 4- INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE
THE GOSPEL
* An approach that works!
1- If churches are to grow, it will be through the
efforts of Individual members!
2- The greatest potential lies with those people
who have some contact with members of the
local congregation.
3- Do things which make for a caring congregation
4- Make a list of souls you would like to see taught
the gospel
5- Keep this list where you will see it daily.
6- Pray for these souls on your list daily
7- Do things which demonstrate your love for them
8- Invite those on your list to attend services
9- Demonstrate hospitality towards those visitors
who do attend
10- See that they have an opportunity to hear the
gospel
11- Conclusion -4
12- Suggestions for implementation by a
congregation or a few interested individuals . . .
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Study 5- BUILDING COURAGE TO TELL OTHERS
ABOUT CHRIST
* Overcoming The Fear Of Rejection
1- Try to please God, not man
2- Pray for boldness
3- Steps in building courage to tell others about Christ
Step #1 - Start out sharing Christ in a way which will not bring you face to face with people.
Step #2 - Let your light shine naturally when around
non-Christians (Mt 5:16
"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.").
Step #3 - Identify who you are and personally hand
your friend (prospect) a tract, cassette or video.
4- Conclusion -5
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Study 6- PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING IN EVANGELISM
* tips to remember when trying to teach others
1- Be "class" conscious
2- Seek first to understand, then to be understood
3- Disagree without being disagreeable
4- Answer questions by letting inquirers read it for
themselves
5- Use difficult questions to set up future studies
6- Close effectively
7- Overcoming objections
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Helpful Bible Verses For Witnessing
1- God Loves You :
Jo 3:16; Ro 5:8; 1Jo 4:10; Ga 1:4; Lu 19:10
2- The Fact Of Sin :
Ro 3:10,23; Ecc 7:20; Jer 17:9; Isa 64:6; 1Jo 1:8
3- The Penalty :
Ez 18:4,20; Ja 1:15; Heb 9:27; Ro 6:23, 14:12;Re 20:12
4- Man's Inability :
Tit 3:5; Ga 2:16; Ep 2:8; Ro 3:20; Pro 14:12; Isa 64:6
5- God's Remedy :
Ro 5:8, 6:23; Jo 14:6; Ac 4:12; Lu 19:10; 1Co 15:3
6- Man's Responsibility :
Ac 3:19, 20:21, 16:31; Jo 1:12; Ro 10:9,13
7- Results of Salvation :
Jo 3:18,36; 2Co 5:17; Ro 8:8,16,17; Jo 14:27;Philp 4:3
1-
God Loves You :
-- John 3:16 - "For God so loved the
world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him
shall not perish but have eternal life."
-- Romans 5:8 - "But God demonstrates
His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died
for us."
-- 1 John 4:10 -- "This is real love.
It is not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a
sacrifice to take away our sins."
-- Galatians 1:4 -- "Jesus died for
our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from
this evil world in which we live."
-- Luke 19:10 -- "For the Son of Man
came to seek out and to save the lost."
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2- The Fact Of Sin :
-- Romans 3:10, 23 -- 10 "As it is
written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" -- 23 "For all
have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Ps 14:1-3)
-- Ecclesiastes 7:20 -- "There is not
a single person in all the earth who is always good and never
sins."
-- Jeremiah 17:9 -- "The heart is
deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"
-- Isaiah 64:6 -- "We are all infected
and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we
find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall.
And our sins, like the wind, sweep us away."
-- 1 John 1:8 -- " If we claim to be
without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."
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3- The Penalty :
-- Ezekiel 18:4,20 - 4 "For all people (soul) are Mine to
judge—both parents and children alike. And this is My rule: The person
who sins will be the one who dies. - 20 "The one who sins is the
one who dies. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins,
and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous
people will be rewarded for their own goodness, and wicked people will
be punished for their own wickedness."
-- James 1:15 - "Then, when desire has
conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings
forth death."
-- Hebrews 9:27 - "Just as man is
destined to die once, and after that to face judgment."
-- Romans 6:23 - "For the wages of sin
is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord." -- Ro 14:12
-- "Yes, each of us will have to give a personal account to
God."
-- Revelation 20:12 -- " I saw the
dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the
books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged
according to the things written in the books, according to what they had
done."
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4- Man's
Inability :
-- Tit 3:5 -- "He saved us,
not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.
He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy
Spirit."
-- Galatians 2:16 - "Yet we know that
a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in
Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we
might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the
law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law."
-- Ephesians 2:8-10 -- 8
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not
your own doing; it is the gift of God -- 9
not the result of works, so that no one may boast. -- 10
For we are what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.
-- Romans 3:20 -- "For no one can ever
be made right in God’s sight by doing what His law commands. For the
more we know God’s law, the clearer it becomes that we aren’t
obeying it."
-- Proverb 14:12 -- " There is a way
that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death."
-- Isaiah 64:6 -- "We are all infected
and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we
find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall.
And our sins, like the wind, sweep us away."
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5- God's Remedy :
-- Romans 5:8 -- "But God
demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us."
-- Romans 6:23 - "For the wages of sin
is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord."
-- John 14:4 -- "Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me."
-- Acts 4:12 -- "There is salvation in
no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals
by which we must be saved."
-- Luke 19:10 -- "For the Son of Man
came to seek out and to save the lost."
-- 1 Corinthians 15:3 -- " I passed on
to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to
me—that Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said."
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6- Man's
Responsibility :
-- Acts 3:19 -- "Repent
therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out" -- 20:21
"As I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God
and faith toward our Lord Jesus." -- 16:31
"They answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be
saved, you and your household."
-- John 1:12,13 -- 12
"But to all who received Jesus, who believed in His name, He gave
power to become children of God, -- 13 who
were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of
man, but of God."
-- Romans 10:9,13 -- 9
"because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be
saved." -- 13 "For,
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
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7- Results of Salvation :
-- John 3:18, 36 -- 18
"There is no judgment awaiting those who trust Him. But those who
do not trust Him have already been judged for not believing in the only
Son of God." -- 36 "And all who
believe in God’s Son have eternal life. Those who don’t obey the Son
will never experience eternal life, but the wrath of God remains upon
them."
-- 2 Corinthians 5:17 -- "What this
means is that those who become Christians become new persons. They are
not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun!
-- Romans 8:8,16,17 -- 8
"Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God." -- 16
"The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s
children." -- 17 "Now if we are
children, then we are heirs— heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if
indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His
glory."
-- John 14:27 -- "Peace I leave with
you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do
not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
-- Philippians 4:3 -- "And I ask you,
my true teammate, to help these women, for they worked hard with me in
telling others the Good News. And they worked with Clement and the rest
of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life."
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