Before You Share Your Faith! How to Be ‘Evangelism Ready’ (TGC Talks)
Sep 8, 2023
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Learn seven tips for becoming 'evangelism ready' and effectively sharing the significance of the gospel. Understand the importance of cultural context and genuine connections when communicating God's love. Overcome fear in evangelism through reliance on prayer and the Lord's strength. Emphasize the importance of starting to speak about one's faith and trusting the Lord with the results.
The greatest obstacle to evangelism is Christians who don't share the gospel.
To effectively share the faith, it is important to know and understand your audience.
Deep dives
Grasp the Gospel
Understanding the gospel is crucial to effective evangelism. Christianity is not just a set of ethical codes or advice, but an announcement of good news. By grasping the gospel, we comprehend the invasion of heaven in the person of Jesus Christ, his perfect life, sacrificial death, and triumphant resurrection. With this understanding, anyone can convey the beauty and significance of God's work for sinners.
Check Your Context
To share the faith effectively, it is important to know and understand your audience. In a secular post-Christian age, assumptions about basic knowledge of God, sin, and salvation can no longer be made. We should listen well, empathize, and adapt our message to resonate with individuals' cultural backgrounds and worldviews. Defining and explaining key terms and concepts helps ensure that the message is clear and meaningful to those we seek to reach.
Love the Lost
Loving those we share the gospel with is vital. Demonstrating care and genuine concern allows for trust to be established and facilitates effective communication. Gospel conversations should be motivated by a sincere desire to rescue and share the good news, rather than being solely seen as a task to complete or a box to check. True love for the lost reflects our knowledge and understanding of God and His love for us.
Are you ready to tell someone about Jesus? How can you be prepared? Matt Smethurst, author of Before You Open Your Bible and companion book Before You Share Your Faith, outlines seven tips for becoming “evangelism ready.”
“The greatest obstacle to evangelism is not unbelievers,” Smethurst says. “The greatest obstacle to evangelism is Christians who don’t share the gospel.”
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