1. 1 BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE OF EVANGELISM AN OVERVIEW

2. 2 WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY? Matt 24:14 Mark 16:15 Luke 24:47 Acts 1:3,8 Gal 3:8

3. 3 CONTENT DELINEATE FIVE POINTS KEY REFERENCES MEANING

4. 4 CONTENT GOSPEL DEFINITION EARLY CHURCH

5. 5 FIVE POINTS 1. We have something to tell, ie the Gospel 2. We have something to give away, ie the Gospel 3. We have something to share, ie the Kingdom of God

6. 6 FIVE POINTS 4. We have something to tell – the Gospel - because the Holy Spirit reigns in us 5. We have something to tell – the Gospel - in the power of the Holy Spirit

7. 7 EVANGELISM “Evangel” GG Gospel Euangelion ( Gk) GG Good News MEANING

8. 8 EVANGELISM GG Gospel GG Good News proclaiming preaching telling speaking sharing MEANING – “Giving Away the Gospel” spreading

9. 9 EVANGELISM GG Gospel “preached the word” Acts 8:4 “proclaiming the good news” Luke 8:1 “preach the kingdom of God” Luke 9:2 “telling the message/ good news” Acts 11:19,20 GG Good News EXAMPLES “the word of God spread” Acts 6:7

10. 10 NT EXAMPLES - GOSPELS Matt 4:23 – “…preaching the good news of the kingdom..” Matt 9:35 Matt 24:14 – “..this gospel of the kingdom will be preached..” Matt 26:13 – “..wherever this gospel is preached…”

11. 11 NT EXAMPLES - GOSPELS Mark 1:14 – “proclaiming the good news of God” Mark 13:10 – “the gospel must first be preached to all nations” Mark 16:15 – “preach the good news to all creation”

12. 12 We have got something to tell POINT # 1

13. 13 POINT # 1 … something good…

14. 14 POINT # 1 …THE GOSPEL… …THE GOOD NEWS…

15. 15 POINT # 1 …GOD’S GOODNESS… …GOD’S KINGDOM…

16. 16 WHAT IS THE GOSPEL? 1 CORINTHIANS 15 VS 1- 4

17. 17 DEFINITION Evangelism is simply telling of the good news (the gospel) that Jesus Christ is the saving King. Samuel Moffett

18. 18 DEFINITION It is the announcement of Christ’s Kingdom and an invitation to enter it by faith and repentance. Samuel Moffett

19. 19 DEFINITION Evangelism is that set of intentional activities which is governed by the goal of initiating people into the Kingdom of God for the first time William J Abraham

20. 20 DEFINITION Evangelism is the proclamation of the good tidings of the Kingdom of God and of salvation through Christ, to be received by faith, on the basis of His expiatory death, His burial, resurrection, and ascension Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words

21. 21 DEFINITION Evangelism is the spreading of the good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead and that as the reigning Lord he now offers the forgiveness of sins and the liberating gift of the Holy Spirit to all who repent and believe Lausanne Covenant

22. 22 POINT #2 Central to the Gospel is the Reign of God

23. 23 POINT #2 The Reign of God is a Gift we receive Lk 12:32

24. 24 POINT #2 The Reign of God is a Gift we receive to be ….GIVEN AWAY..!

25. 25 POINT #2 Therefore the Gospel is to be ….GIVEN AWAY..!

26. 26 What does the Gospel mean to me? I enter into the Kingdom of God Lk 18:17 I come into the reign of God I am forgiven of my sins I become a child of God Jesus Christ becomes my Lord and Saviour

27. 27 POINT # 3 I am transformed by the Reign of God in my life

28. 28 POINT # 3 The Reign of God Is in my life And I can share it With others

29. 29 THE EARLY CHURCH Evangelism was rooted in a corporate experience of the rule of God giving them the needed strength and support It signified the active presence of God in their midst William J. Abraham

30. 30 THE EARLY CHURCH The Holy Spirit was present in the community in the reign of God, and inspiring the disciples to speak boldly of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus William J. Abraham

31. 31 Why Do I Have to Share it? God’s reign is in the midst of us The Holy Spirit inspires us Acts 1:8; Lk 24:47 It is the power of God for salvation Ro.1:16

32. 32 Why Do I Have to Share it? Our identity – we are His –“witnesses”; – “ambassadors”; –“disciples”; The Love of Christ compels us 2 Cor 5:14

33. 33 Point # 4 We have something to tell because of who we are

34. 34 Point # 4 We have something to tell because of God’s reign In our lives

35. 35 Point # 4 We have something to tell because The Holy Spirit Reigns in us With power

36. 36 What’s Keeping Me From Sharing It? We don’t know the message The reign of God in our lives seems weak, or faint, if not absent We don’t have the power of the Holy Spirit

37. 37 What’s Keeping Me From Sharing It? Fear It is not rooted in the community Others are not doing it Don’t have a strategy

38. 38 What Must We Do? A fresh and renewed commitment to the person of the Lord Jesus Christ Repent of unconfessed sins Repent of grieving or quenching the Holy Spirit Return to the reign of God in our lives

39. 39 What Must We Do? Return to the reading and study of the Bible The Bible gives us –The mandate –The message –The model –The context

40. 40 What Must We Do? Receive afresh the infilling of the Holy Spirit Know the Message Pray for opportunities to share

41. 41 POINT # 5 We have something to tell … … in the power of the Holy Spirit