1. LESSON 676:PERSONAL EVANGELISM
MEMORY VERSE:
“He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messaias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ” (John 1:41)
TEXT: John 1:35-51

2. SUMMARY (1) From our last study, we learnt the following lessons:
The fruit of the Spirit is the character of Christ reproduced in the Christian through the Holy Spirit.
A living relationship with Christ is needed to bear the fruit of the Spirit.
A fruit bearing Christian will receive answers to prayers, God will be glorified, shall be a disciple of the Lord and will always be fruitful irrespective of age.
The study of today touches on four points:
Personal Evangelism: meaning and mandate.
Necessity and urgency of personal evangelism.
The lifestyle of soul-winners.
Effective methods and procedures in personal evangelism.

3. SUMMARY (2)
Personal evangelism: meaning and mandate (John 1:40-42; Mark 16:15):
Personal evangelism is the person-to-person sharing of the good news of salvation with a sinner, with the goal of bringing him to God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Necessity and urgency of personal evangelism (John 4:35; Ezekiel 3:17-21):
The end of a soul without Christ makes it a necessity to reach out before it is too late.
The shortness of time makes it an urgent task to rescue the dying soul.
The lifestyle of soul-winners (2Timothy 2:4-6; Isaiah 52:11):
A soul-winner must first experience genuine conversion from sin.
He must be free from spots, blemishes and evil reports: live an exemplary life.
Effective methods and procedures in personal evangelism (John 3:1-3; Acts 8:26-39):
Methods include direct/indirect, friendship, literature, after-fellowship, etc.
Present the gospel and lead the sinner to the point of decision and surrender to Christ.
Be watchful while preaching; avoid anything that may hinder the salvation of souls.

4. DISCUSSION

5. QUESTION 1
What does personal evangelism mean?
John 1:41-42
Acts 8:37

6. QUESTION 2
How can the church leadership motivate members to be diligently involved in personal evangelism?
1 Peters 5:3

7. QUESTION 3 Enumerate the benefits of involving in personal evangelism:
James 5:20
Luke 15:10
Daniel 12:3

8. QUESTION 4 What should be the lifestyle of the effective soul-winner?
2 Timothy 2:6
Isaiah 52:11
2 Timothy 2:15
John 15:4-5

9. QUESTION 5 (a)Mention various methods of personal evangelism. John 3:3
Acts 8:29-30
(b) As a believer, which of them have you effectively employed?

10. QUESTION 6
What steps can a soul-winner take to lead a soul to salvation?
Galatians 5:19-21, Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23b, John 12:32
Isaiah 1:20
Romans 10:9-10

11. QUESTION 7
What pitfalls must be avoided when leading a soul to the Lord?

12. CONCLUSION Personal evangelism is a mandate from the Lord.
It is an effective, easy and exemplary soul-winning strategy.
It must be done with the purpose of leading souls to the Saviour Jesus Christ.
A converted soul must be followed up to establish him in the faith.
Baptism in water should be done and discipleship training .
The soul-winner must be ready to make sacrifice both financially and materially for the spiritual and physical welfare of the covert.