7 Keys for Effective Evangelism
Evangelist means “Bringer of Good News”
Great Commission:
Matthew 28, Mark 16, Acts 1, John 20, Luke 24
“Do the work of an evangelist”
- 2 Timothy 4:5
KEY #1- Pray For Open Doors
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
- Matthew 9:27
“I wish I would have preached less and prayed more.”
-Billy Graham
KEY #2- Good Gutsy Questions
Jesus asked 307 questions and answered 3 questions.
“Sharing Jesus without Fear”
Author: William Fay
Key #3- Fight Fear
Key #4- Join the Farm
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he
who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:6
Key #5- BEEEE GOOD
3 “Witness Killers”
Gossip
Complaining
Criticism
Key #6- Have a Plan B
You can always call on John 3:16; and remember, “How can I pray for you?”
Key #7- Abide in Him
What you behold, you become.
Discussion Questions
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Key #1 - Pray for Open Doors
Key #2 - Good Gutsy Questions
Key #3 - Fight Fear
Key #4 - Join the Farm
Key #5 - BEEEE GOOD
Key #6 - Have a Plan B
Key #7 - Abide in Him
Which out of the 7 points do you think you need to work on?
How does taking on the identity of a farmer who just plants seed and God brings the growth, encourage you? (1 Cor. 3:6-7)
Why is abiding in Him (John 15) essential for sharing your faith?
What do you think about the statement, “The problem is not that we are too afraid to share our faith, the problem is that we don't love people enough?” (Joshua 1:9)
Jesse mentioned that living out the Sermon on the Mount is the greatest evangelism strategy (Matthew 5-7), why is this so?
Jesse mentioned that praying is the first step to evangelism. Who is one person you can pray for this week to come to know Jesus?