Therefore
GO and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit
Matthew
28:19 |
Below is a sample of what you'll learn about Evangelism on this website. The focus of this website is to evangelize with as little confrontation as possible. It is JESUS that is to be the stumbling block, never our presentation or attitude. "we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles" 1 Corinthians 1:23 |
METHOD 1: |
CONNECT: Meet a need. Do or say something nice. When the person responds, "Thank you," you can say, |
BRIDGE TO THE GOSPEL: "I'm happy to. God has shown me so much love I'm happy to pass it on to others." If you get any sort of positive response, you can say, |
SHARE THE GOSPEL: "The best way God showed love to me was to send Jesus to die for all that I've done wrong so I can go to Heaven." It is very quick and very effective. Most of the time you will be able to tell from their response whether it is helpful to continue. Even if that is all you say, you just shared the way to eternal life with them. MORE |
METHOD 2: |
CONNECT: Talk about what you can agree on first. Even if you haven't, a great first question to ask is, "What do you think will happen when you die?" It fits everyone because everyone dies. "I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some." I Corinthians 9:22b MORE |
BRIDGE TO THE GOSPEL:
Building a bridge between you and the other person is most effective
with questions. A second question to ask for those who respond,
"Heaven," is "Do you think Heaven is a perfect place?" If they
say yes, you can ask, "As far as doing good things, do you think you
are perfect?" If they say no, the next question switches the
conversation from you not being sure what to say to them not knowing the
answer. "So, when you die, how do you change from being imperfect to
being perfect so you can enter Heaven?" The final question is
one you can ask unless they respond as a believer that Jesus provides
the way. "May I share with you how that happens?" For those who
don't answer like the majority of people, you'll find how to respond
HERE
to different responses you may hear. Another way to bridge. If they have a belief system already that differs from Christianity, ask them sincere questions about 1) what makes them sure that what they believe is true and 2) how they enter into Heaven. (if they believe in Heaven). Once you've spent over half of the time you think you'll have with them asking questions and politely listening to what they believe, ask: "May I share with you what I believe?" MORE |
SHARE THE GOSPEL: There are many ways to share the gospel. One simple way is to share two verses, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23 and "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 |
The command to go and make disciples was given to all Christians, not just the ones with a gift of evangelism. You have just learned enough to be able to share your faith. You no longer can think that you don't know what to say. Memorize five simple questions and two verses and you are equipped. These questions and these verses have been shared by Christians just like you and they are very effective. To learn this along with sharing your story if that is more comfortable to you, click on the lessons. #1 #2 #3 #4 |