Evangelism Essentials

 

    Evangelism is sharing the good news of the Gospel.  Jesus died for all of our sins, not a select few.  He was dead, so he was buried. When it was impossible for anyone to revive, he rose from the dead as promised.  He defeated death.  He broke the chains that tied us to eternal death.  Now all we have to do is believe and declare the truth.  When we do, we are saved from damnation and nothing can change that.

    Evangelism is not being ashamed of the Gospel or the power of salvation.  You are grateful, glad, and excited enough to tell others how to have it.  To have salvation you have to believe in Jesus.  He is the Word.  He is life, truth, and the only way.  His name frees you and will save you because he poured out his blood for you.

    How do you share the story of salvation and redemption for other people to understand?  There is no straight by the book way.  You follow the direction that the Holy Spirit leads you in the moment.  You seek a connection with the person(s) and share your testimony.  The point is you do your part and the Holy Spirit will do everything else.

    The essentials to evangelism are making it clear that everyone sins including yourself.  No one can meet God's standards on their own.  The Bible is God's love letter to all people, even that hard parts to read.  Jesus is the only way to salvation and that his time on earth is proof of God's love.  Evangelism is telling the world of the light that changed your life.  Jesus is the light and you are his witness. 

    God pursued us while we were bound to our sinful nature.  He sent Jesus to hare all people's sins.  He was wronged, hurt, and died so that we can have the opportunity to have eternal life with God.  He is the only way to righteousness.  To find salvation is to believe, confess with your mouth that you are a sinner and Jesus is Lord.  Then, you receive the Holy Spirit to seal your salvation by living with your soul in your body.  It is not anymore complicated than that.  It is that simple to become a part of God's family.

    The point is that everyone has to understand that they can not save themselves.  God is holy and righteous.  God hates sin, so He sent Jesus to show us how to live without sin and open the door for everyone to have salvation from their chains to sin and Satan.  Jesus died and raised again breaking the chains, so we are free to follow him or Satan.  It is now our choice.  Jesus leads us to eternity of peace and joy.  Satan takes you down to places you never want to go.  It is only eternity that we are talking about.  Faith is the only way.

Psalm 5:4-8, Mark 10:26-27, John 1:1-13, 14:6-7, Acts 4:8-12, Romans 1:16-17, 3:23-26, 5:6-11, 6:20-23, 10:5-13, 1 Corinthians 15:3-9, Colossians 2:8-10, & 1Peter 2:22-25, 3:18