What Is Successful Evangelism?
“Sent out to herald the gospel”
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(NAS95) And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach,
(ESV) And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach
(NIV) He appointed twelve— designating them apostles—that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
(NKJV) Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach,
(HCSB) He also appointed 12—He also named them apostles —to be with Him, to send them out to preach,
(KJV) And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
(NLT) Then he selected twelve of them to be his regular companions, calling them apostles. He sent them out to preach,
(MSG) He settled on twelve, and designated them apostles. The plan was that they would be with him, and he would send them out to proclaim the Word
(RVR60) Y estableció a doce, para que estuviesen con él, y para enviarlos a predicar,
(NRT) и из них Он избрал двенадцать человек, которых и назвал апостолами, чтобы они всегда были с Ним, и чтобы Он мог посылать их возвещать Радостную Весть.
(KOR) 이에 열 둘을 세우셨으니 이는 자기와 함께 있게 하시고 또 보내사 전도도 하며
(SBL) καὶ ἐποίησεν δώδεκα, ἵνα ὦσιν μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἵνα ἀποστέλλῃ αὐτοὺς κηρύσσειν
(CHI) 他选立了十二个人，称他们为使徒（有些抄本无“称他们为使徒”一句），要他们跟自己常在一起，好差遣他们去传道，
How is this relevant to me?
· Mark 3:14 “sent out to herald”
· Jesus’ Example
· In Mark – 1:14; 3:14; 16:15
· In Matthew – 4:23; 9:35; 24:14
· Jesus modeled ______the ______.
· Paul’s Example
· Acts 16:10
· Romans 15:20
· 1 Cor 1:17
· 2 Cor 10:16
· Around the table…
· Which of the IMB’s Core Values relate to evangelism?
· What Scriptures motivate you in the area of personal evangelism?
What does it mean?
· “be with Him”
· “sent out”
· “to herald”
· “the gospel”
“All IMB field personnel are expected to serve the board and their communities as evangelists and disciplers who, incident to performing the specific roles for which they were deployed, seek out and employ all available opportunities to share the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ with the lost and to support Holy Spirit led church-planting movements.” From ISC/J’Man/Masters Job Request going to Support Center
How does it work?
[see Personal Evangelism Assignment “Reviewing,” p. 15-6 in FPO Handout Packet]
· Personal Testimony
· John 4:39-42
· My Life Before Christ: Acts 26:4-11 or 22:1-5
· How I Received Christ: Acts 26:12-18 or 22:6-16
· My Life With Christ: Acts 26:19-23 or 22:17-22
· Four Spiritual Laws
· http://www.4laws.com/laws/languages.html (140+ languages)
· Roman Road or Creation-to-Christ Story
· Roman Road: Romans 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:13; 10:9-10
· Creation-to-Christ Story: Acts 7:2-50 or 17:22-31
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[see Personal Evangelism Assignment “Doing,” p. 18 in FPO Handout Packet]
· Weeks 2 & 3 Initiate at least 3 conversations per week
· Weeks 4 & 5 Initiate at least 3 spiritual conversations per week
· Weeks 6, 7 & 8 Share the Gospel at least 3 times per week
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