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Evangelism and it’s Methods

Ezhil Christudoss

What is Evangelism ?
Kirygma evangeliou

Sharing the good news of salvation,

forgiveness and grace of Lord Jesus Christ
through his death and resurrection by our
word and life

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Authority to Evangelize is from our

Lord Jesus Christ

Great Commission

Mat. 28: 18-20

18. All authority in heaven and on earth has been

given to me

19. 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 and

20. Teaching them to obey everything I have

commanded you. And surely I am with you
always to the very end of the age

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Related Verses
Mark 16:15 &16

Luke 24:47 & 48

Acts 1:8

Calling
Great commission

Vision
Jn. 10:16

Anointing
Lk.4:18&19 Isa.10:27 1Jn.2:27

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Who God is
Triune God –Jn.14:26
Creator
Eternal
Absolute

Moral
Personal

Relational

Just

Man’s Image

Moral

Social

Personal

Volitional

Spiritual

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Good News
The Gospel is

Christ – centric – 1 Cor.15:14

Scriptural – 1 Cor.15:3&4

Apostolic – 1 Jn.1:1&2

Personal – Rom.5:10

Evangelist
Philip – the willing Evangelist
Faithful in his work

Faithful in sharing the Gospel - Samaria

Faithful in personal Evangelism - Ethiopian

Faithful travelling Evangelist

Faithful & Role model Father

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Preconditions for Evangelism

Church in Antioch had Christian identity

Disciples were first called Christians – Acts 11:26

1. Filled with love – Phil.1:9

2. Filled with fruit of righteousness – Phil.1:11

Church in united in diversity

Acts. 13:1
Barnabas from Cyprus

Paul a Pharisee from Tarsus

Simeon was a black African

Lucius from Cyrene in North Africa

Manaen was a Jew

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Church in Antioch obeyed God

Acts.13:2

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Who is an Evangelist ?

One who has an experience of Salvation

- Psa. 50:16

One who has a working knowledge of scriptures

1. Reading the scriptures – Isa. 34:16

2. Meditating the scriptures – Psa. 1:2

3. Memorizing the scriptures – Psa. 119:11

4. Searching the scriptures – John 5:39

5. Obeying the word of God – Isa. 66:2

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One who has a consistent prayer life

- 1 The. 5: 17

Practicing the presence of God

One who has genuine concern for others

One who is being filled with the Holy Spirit

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Dos & Don’ts of Evangelism

- Don’t compromise – Mat.13:8

- Stay on high alert – Mat.13:24-26

- Don’t be in a hurry – Mat.13:29-30

- Start small, grow big – Mat.13:32

- Don’t compete – Mat. 20:14-15

- Be ready to give your all – Mat.13:46

- Evangelize the poor and simple – Lk.14:21

- Take risk for the Gospel – Mat.25:23

- Practice love – Mat.25:35-36

- Let the Holy Spirit to work – Mat.13:33

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Role of the Holy Spirit

Like electricity, power of the Holy Spirit is visible in the

work it performs

- He is the comforter – Jn. 14:16

- He is the Spirit of truth – Jn.4:16

- He is the Teacher – Jn.14:26

- He is the Reminder – Jn.14:26

- He witnesses to the Lord Jesus Christ – Jn.15:26

- He is the convicting Force – Jn.16:8

- He is the Guide – Jn. 16:13

- He is the power of God – Acts 1:8, 2 Tim.1:7

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1. Power of the Holy Spirit coexists with the purpose

of God – Col. 1:28, Jn. 14:26

2. Power of the Holy Spirit is not meant for special

people – Gal.5:22

3. Power of the Holy Spirit is to those who yield to

his control & command

I will go where you want me to go

I will say what you want me to say

I will do what you want me to do

So I will be what you want me to be

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Second coming matters

Acts 1:11

John 14: 2-3

1 Thes.5: 23-24

Know Him personally – Mat.24:24

Love Him supremely – Mat.24:12

Serve Him faithfully – Mat.24:14

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7 batches of resurrection

1. Christ -1 Cor. 15 : 21

2. Old Testament saints – Mat.27: 52-53

3. Church of Bride – 1 Thes. 4:16 &17

4. Bride’s Maid – Mat. 25: 1-10, Ps.45:15

5. Friends of Bridegroom – Rev. 7:1-8, Jn.3:29

Satan bound & put in Abyss, 1000 yrs. Rule of the Lord

6. Righteous people – Jn. 5:28, Mat. 25:34

7. Wicked people – Jn. 5:29

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Understanding Evangelism

1. Nature of Evangelism is service

2. Motive of Evangelism is Love

3. Measure of Evangelism is sacrifice

4. Authority of Evangelism is submission

5. Purpose of Evangelism is to glorify God

6. Privilege of Evangelism is growth

7. Power of Evangelism is Holy Spirit

8. Tools of Evangelism are Prayer &

word of God

9. Model of Evangelism is Jesus Christ

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Jesus style of evangelism

It was people oriented not program oriented

Met needs of the people and not his need

He prepared men for the multitude to follow

not programs to reach the multitude

1. He prayed for them – Lk. 6:12

2. He hand-picked them – Lk. 6: 13

3. He taught and trained them – Mat. 5:2

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4. He was a role-model for them – Mk.1:17

5. He made them practice - Lk. 10:1

6. He corrected them when they failed

– Mat. 17:20

7. He promised them His presence

– Mat. 28:20

Evangelism is a Team work

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St. Paul’s style of Evangelism

He appreciated his Teammate’s contribution

- Col. 1:1, 4: 14

He had confidence in his Teammates – 2 Tim.4:11

He was against groupism in his Team – 1 Cor.3:4

Merits of Team work

- Gifts are maximized – Rom. 12:6

- Individual’s domination is prevented

– Rom. 12:3

- Successors emerge spontaneously

– 2 Tim. 2:2

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Evangelism leads to Church growth

1.Biological growth

2. Growth by migration

3. Growth by drifting

Biblical way of growth – Acts 2:47

- It was the Lord’s doing

- It was a regular happening

- It produced tangible results

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To succeed in evangelism

Members of local church need to belong to the

Kingdom of God

Kingdom people need to be actively involved in

local church

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves

in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ
- Phil. 1:27

Message and Messenger are equally

important

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Gospel is the Good News for humanity

Evangelism done using the word of

God is effective

Rom. 3:23

Rom. 6:23

1 Jn. 1:7

Heb. 9:22

Acts 16:31

Rom. 3:24

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Ten commandments for an Evangelist

1. Go where the fish are

2. Be natural and friendly

3. Ask questions

4. Listen carefully

5. Stand alongside the person

6. Give the Biblical answers

7. Admit when you don’t know the answer

8. Depend on Holy Spirit

9. Focus on leading the person to Christ

10. Win people’s confidence

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Biblical Evangelism
Personal evangelism

Lord Jesus Christ spent time with individuals

Nicodemus
Samaritan woman
Blind man
Thomas
Peter

His disciples had concern for individuals

Peter & the lame man – Acts 3:5

Philip & Ethiopian – Acts 8:27

Paul & Timothy – 2 Tim. 4:2

Luke & Theophilus –Lk 1:1

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Great leaders were led to Christ

by individuals

Peter Boular led John Wesley

Edward Kimball led D.L. Moody

John Prevet led Billy Graham

1.Relationship comes first – Lk. 10: 27&29

2. Make yourself available – Eph. 5:16

3. Find a common ground – Acts 17:1& 2

4. Don’t let barriers be an excuse – Jn. 4:9

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5. Challenge but without offence – Acts 26:25

6. Let your experience talk – Jn.4:28

7. Address the practical needs – Jn.6:8 & 9

8. Be sensitive to the real needs – Jn. 12:21

Indicators of spiritual awakening

1.Fascinated by the person of Jesus Christ

- 1 Cor. 12:3

2. Acceptance of Bible as the word of God

- 2 Tim. 3:16 & 17

3. Feel convicted of sin – Jn. 16:8

4. Afraid of death – Php. 1:21

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5. Sense of reality of judgement – Heb.9:27

6. Willingness to repent – 1 Jn.1:9

7. Willingness to make restitution – Lk. 19:8

Identity in Christ

1. Children of God – Jn.1:12

2. Heirs of God – Rom.8:17

3. Friends of God – Jn.15:15

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4. Ambassadors of Christ – 2 Cor.5:20

5. Aroma of Christ – 2 Cor. 2:15

Basics in Effective Evangelism

1. Called to follow Jesus – Mat.4:19

2. Called to have fellowship with Jesus

- 1 Cor. 1:9

3. Called to preach & teach the Word

– 2 Tim. 4:2

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Conversation with an Unbeliever

Focus on

1. Gospel of Christ – 1 Jn. 3:8, Heb. 5:15

2. Love of God – Jn. 3:16, 1 Jn. 4: 8-9

3. Deliverance from Fear Ps. 34:4, 2

2 Tim. 1:17

4. Deliverance from Curses – Gal.3:13

Avoid

1. Philosophies of the world – Col. 2:8,

2. Quarreling – 2 Tim. 2:24

3. Evasiveness – Mat. 21: 23 -27

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Hindrances in sharing the Gospel

1. Fear of Man – Pro.29:25, Rom. 8:31

2. Fear of rejection – Jn. 15:18, 1 Pet.2:4

3. Lack of confidence – Php. 3:3, 2 Cor.3:5

4. Laziness – 1 Cor. 15:10

5. Lack of staying power – 2 Cor. 4:1

6. Lack of knowledge of Word of God

- 2 Tim. 3:16-17

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7. Lack of wisdom – Jam. 1: 5 – 6, Jn. 7:8

Jn.7:37, Mat.12:15

8. Lack of boldness – Acts 4:31

Role of Holy Spirit in Evangelism

To follow Jesus – 2 Cor.3:18

The Spirit sanctifies the Christian – 1 Pet.1:2

The word of God sanctifies the Christian

– Jn.17:17

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To fellowship with the Lord – 1 Cor.6:17

Through the HS we are one with Christ

Holy Spirit enables us to pray – Rom. 8:26

Ministry of the Word through Holy Spirit

- Teaches the servant of God – Jn.14:26

- Reminds us the Word of God – Jn.14:26

- Gives the Word of God to speak – 1 Cor. 2:13

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Evangelism involves Spiritual warfare

Whole world is a prisoner of sin – Gal. 3:22

People are under the control of the evil one

-1Jn. 5: 19

Evangelism involves snatching people from the

clutches of the evil one and leading them to
The Kingdom of God

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The process of inner change

Father draws people to the saving knowledge

of Christ - Jn. 6:37, 44

Lord opens the hearts of people – Acts 16:14

Lord opens people’s minds – Lk. 24:45

Holy Spirit testifies about Jesus Christ

- Jn.15:26

Christian is called to share the Gospel

– Jn. 15:27

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A model of personal evangelism

1. Identify 5 people in your circle.

2. Write down their names and pray for their
salvation
3. Share with them the goodness of Jesus
Christ in your life
4. Look for a time when they show interest
in knowing more about Jesus Christ
5. Share the gospel by introducing them to
Christ
6. Continue to mentor them or direct them
to a Bible study group / Church

7 ways to accelerate Evangelism

1. Deepen your consecration

2. Heighten your passion

3. Sharpen your vision

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4. Widen your horizon

5. Strengthen your union

6. Lessen your consumption

7. Hasten your operation

Event Evangelism

To proclaim the Gospel to a large group through

Gospel meetings or campaigns

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Much of our Lord’s ministry involved

Addressing masses

- He proclaimed the Kingdom to

large crowds – Matt. 4:23&25

- Great crowd of people followed

him – Jn.6:2

Peter spoke to thousands on the day of

Pentecost - Acts 2:41

Crowds heard Philip in Samaria – Acts 8:6-8

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John Wesley, George Whitefield

D.L. Moody & Charles Finney
- 18 & 19th Century

Billy Graham and Billy Sunday

- 20th Century

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Event Evangelism

1. Must have the personal touch

2. Preachers are not celebrities

3. It is not entertainment for Christians

4. Avoid exploiting emotions

Emotion is not the basis for conversion

5. Need to assessed honestly

- Are those who respond are unbelievers

- Are they attached to a church/Bible study

- Do local congregation grow due to this event

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Logistics in effective events

1. Placing right people in the right positions

Overall coordination, Finance, Prayer, Music,

Physical arrangements, Literature, Publicity,
Counselling and follow-up, Hospitality, Transport
Liaison etc.

2. Prayer cover – 2 Chron.7:14

3. Training believers – Acts 2: 44-47

4. Creating great publicity

5. Planning a great program

6. Giving everyone a job

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Creating the Event

1. Start where people are

Paul in Athens – To an unknown God

– Acts 17:23-24
2. Place Christ at the centre

I am the way, and the truth and the life

– Jn. 14:16

Peter’s evangelism – Acts 2:22-24

- His incarnation
- His sinless life
- His miracles & signs
- His fulfillment of prophecy
- His death on the cross
- His resurrection

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3. Reach everybody

Peter – Joel & Psalms – Acts 2:16-36

Paul – Acts 17:24-29

4. Actively undermine prejudice

- Joel 2:15-17

5. Don’t downplay the cost of discipleship

6. Reason your case – Acts 17: 2- 4

1 Peter – 3:15

7. Don’t follow the crowd on altar calls

Bereans – Acts 17:11 &12

Peter – Acts 2:37-38

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Niche marketing the Gospel

Promoting a product and service to a

Specific & well defined audience

Product - Gospel

Service – Redeeming people

What is Gospel ?
1.Cor.15 :1- 7

- Christ died for our sins according to

the Scriptures

- Christ was buried

- Christ was raised on the third day

according to the Scriptures

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Living out the Gospel

- Die to sins and live for

righteousness – 1 Pet.2: 24

- Sinful old man is to be buried- Rom.6:4

- Righteous new man is raised to life &

visible to people – Rom.6:4

Special evangelistic ministries

Professionals, sportspersons, prisoners,
children, youth, sick people, tribals etc.
Youth evangelism
30% of world population are under 20 yrs

They change physically, mentally, socially

and spiritually

They have insecurities, inner struggles and

huge potentials

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They change

- From childhood to adulthood

- From dependence to independence

- From accepting everything to discovering

- From saying yes to everything to asking

why

God is interested in youth

Remember your creator in the days

of your youth – Ecc.12:1

Promise of the Holy Spirit included youth

- Acts.2:17

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How to communicate with youth

They respond well to friendship

If you play with them , they will pray

with you

They look for role models, answers to their

questions, solutions to their problems etc.

Effective Youth evangelism done at

Parks, beaches, holiday resorts

Gospel concerts & music, Drama &
Skits, camping sites, mountain climbing,
Sports & Games, Films & Videos etc.

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Follow up

It is easier to reach youth than to

make disciples of them

Youth convert need to be followed up

as soon as possible

Contacted within Return rate

24 hrs 85%
72 hrs 60%
7 days 15%

Sports evangelism

25% sports news in print media

24 hrs sports channels on Television

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Social needs evangelism

Matt.9:35, 36

Matt.10:8

Compassionate evangelism
James 1:27
Mercy ministry of YWAM meets physical
needs of people in distress

- Cares for street children in South America

- Assists recovery of drug addicts in US
- Feeds & houses Refugees in Africa, Asia

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Matt. 25:34 -46

William Booth – Salvation Army

Bob Pierce - World Vision

George Hoffman - Tear Fund

Mother Teresa - Sisters of Charity

Franklin Graham - Samaritan Purse

Healing evangelism

Healing ministry is for the total person

- Physical healing from sickness

- Psychological healing from tensions

& discouragements

- Spiritual healing from sins with

forgiveness

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Amy Carmichael

Donavoor hospital

Charismatic healing
James 5:14,15

Evangelism for Intellectuals

Apologetics

Apologia – Verbal defence

Phil. 1:7
1 Pet. 3:15
Heb.11:3

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Good news for the Hinds

The Hope of the Rishis

Magi from the East (India?)

1. How did they know King of Jews

had been born? Seek & worship him

2. Why did they travel long distance?

3. Why did they give Gold, Frankinscense

and Myrrh

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Cry for forgiveness & deliverance

Free us from our sins (Rig veda 7,86, 2-7)

Have mercy, forgive (Rig veda 7, 89)

Punish us not (Rig veda 7, 89,3)

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Concept of Sacrifice
Yagna for three days

Sacrificial animal to be slaughtered

after sins were transferred

This brought temporary relief from

the guilt of sin

Penalty of accumulated sin is Karma

Arrival of Prajapathy – Sama veda

Perfect sacrifice

1. Blemishless lamb
2. Crowned with thorny bush
3. Four legs to be nailed on a tree
4. Covered with a cloth
5. Somabanam to be given
6. It’d flesh to be eaten
7. Lamb to be resurrected

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Anyone declared as a sacrifice for sins ?

Jesus Christ is the only one declared

as a sacrifice

John 1:29

Isaiah 53:5

Magi from the East came to worship

Lord Jesus Christ from their knowledge
of their vedas

Hebrew 1:1

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God has two books

1. Nature

2. Scriptures

Mica 5:2

Trouble shooting in Evangelism

1. What if a person hears the Gospel but

rejects it ?

John 1:11

Strategies

1. Don’t argue 2. Don’t pressurize

3. Don’t be discouraged 4. Don’t give up

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2. What if the person lacks assurance

of salvation ?
Psalm 51: 12

1. A misunderstanding of the word Salvation

- Saved from the penalty of sin

Isa. 53:5

Rom. 1:8

- Saved from the power of sin

Gal. 5:16 1 Cor. 9: 26, 27

Heb. 12:1

- Saved from the presence of sin

Rom. 8:23

1 Jn. 3:2

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2. Dependence of wrong foundations

Salvation has three unchanging foundations

1. Finished work of Salvation by Christ
on the Cross - Heb. 13:8

2. Revealed truth of the word of God - Mk. 13:31

3. Ongoing witness of the Holy Spirit - Rom. 8:16

3. Lack of spiritual growth

1. Reading the Bible – 1 Pet. 2:2

2. Commitment to Prayer – 1 Thes. 5:17

3. Fellowship with Believers – Heb. 10:25

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3. What if the person slips back into sin

1. Lose the initial joy of Salvation – Ps. 51: 12-15

2. Abandon their first love for God – Rev. 2:4

Strategies

1. Help the person locate the cause of the problem

Rev. 2:5

2. Encourage the person to take the

problem to God – Pro. 28:13

3. Make sure the problem is set right

Matt. 5:23, 24

4. Don’t be soft on sin – Rom. 8:1

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