Sunday, July 29, 2012

Encouragement for Evangelism

We concluded our evangelism study on Sunday night with a brief look at 2 Corinthians 4. Here are 4 truths that should give us massive encouragement for evangelism:

1. Unbelievers have been blinded to Jesus (v. 4).
2. God opens eyes and makes people see Jesus (v. 6).
3. God uses the means of human proclamation to open eyes (v. 5).
4. God uses us because we are weak, not because we are strong (v. 7).

Then, I gave 10 suggestions for making evangelism part of our lifestyle.

1. Be hospitable to unbelievers.
2. Serve unbelievers in practical and unexpected ways.
3. Keep the importance of evangelism fresh in your heart.
4. Ask people how you can pray for them.
5. Plan to suffer with joy.
6. Invest in people (get to know them).
7. Invest in resources to give to unbelievers.
8. Invite unbelievers to church.
9. Frequent the same places in order to build relationships with the workers.
10. Be a student of the gospel.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

This darling girl here...POOPS IN MY HOUSE...A LOT!!!!

And it's wearing thin with me.

Anonymous said...

I'm all about loving them in their golden years. Creating a comfortable world for them. Feeding, petting, loving...you know, all that crap.

Anonymous said...

I asked Kim on the phone the other day, when she was also complaining about poop...or barking.

Anonymous said...

Her pug Bobo is about a year older than my old ladies. I asked her,

Anonymous said...

"Can you remember when they were young and cute and fun?". Yeah, me neither.

Anonymous said...

Actually I can. I remember hours of frisbee, the longest walks at the dog park,

Anonymous said...

the day she swam out in the river chasing the really big goose and the day she chased my Dad's cow through the fence and went nose to nose with a HUGE bull. She had spunk.

Anonymous said...

The thing is she's still spunky

Anonymous said...

She doesn't have any trouble getting around, has no medical problems,

Anonymous said...

she's funny, likes to have her ears rubbed, takes her treat into Amanda's room before she eats it.

Anonymous said...

It's not the time. That time...we all know what I'm refering to.

Anonymous said...

But I can't stand the poop.

Anonymous said...

We can't leave her out because she barks. Just enough to make us, and the neighbors, want to shoot her.

I'm thinking diapers.

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