Transcript Evangelism Extreme Make over

EVANGELISM EXTREME MAKE OVER
Evangelism Made Easier
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This workshop will be divided into 3 areas :
Friendship Evangelism/or Peer
Evangelism
Social Network Evangelism
360 Degrees Evangelism
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Skinny on Evangelism
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxKGGven9_U
Where do we start as Youth?
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There are 3 basic ways we can evangelize:
Friendship Evangelism/or Peer Evangelism
Social Network Evangelism
360 Degrees Evangelism
Peer/Friendship Evangelism
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FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM serves the purpose of
evangelism through students living an authentic life
and sharing Jesus with their unchurched friends.
Peer outreach includes individuals who cross the
natural path of your life. You can begin to identify
the peers in your “natural life path” by learning to
L.O.V.E. your lost peers
WHAT PEER EVANGELISM INCLUDES…
L ocation
Peers at…or…near your
home.
•Brothers & Sisters
•Dad & Mom
•Relatives & Neighbors
O ccupation
Peers at your job.
•Fellow employee
•Boss or Shift Manager
•Customers
V acation
Peers at play.
•Teammates and Coach
•Peers in the band
•Friends with same hobbies
E ducation
Peers at your school.
•Classmates in art, math,
etc.
•Teachers
•Peers at lunch table or
locker
ETERNAL CPR
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The payoff for being trained in Eternal C.P.R. is the
participation in the saving of a life—for eternity!
The process of ETERNAL CPR evangelism begins with…
Cultivating—building bridges of friendship with spiritually
lost peers by prioritizing time spent with them.
Jesus was a friend of sinners (Matthew 11:19).
Evangelism begins by cultivating a friendship with a
spiritually lost peer.
It’s not enough to be “friendly” (cordial, nice, etc.) with the
lost; we must build an authentic friendship by being
intentional about listening and caring for the spiritually lost
peers in the LOVE PATHS of our lives.
ETERNAL CPR
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Planting—planting the seed of your friendship with
God by speaking the truth in love.
After working on the love side by cultivating a
friendship with the spiritually lost; then we must…
Initiate planting the seed of your friendship with
God with your spiritually lost peer.
Ask questions that help peers view the spiritual
dimensions of their lives and share your personal
faith story.
ETERNAL CPR
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Reaping—giving a clear presentation of the Good
News about Jesus with a call to respond.
Traditionally evangelism training has focused primarily
on reaping skills. However, Jesus taught hat that
cultivating and planting were the “hard work” of
evangelism.
John 4:37-38 (NIV) Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is
true. 38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others
have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their
labor.”
But, there does come a time to share the Good News
and call for a response by your peer, whether the reject
or believe in Christ Jesus.
Question: Jesus How’d You do it?
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Jesus' model of evangelism
Look at Jesus and His disciples
He met them where they were and built a
relationship with them.
He dealt with them based on their personality and
their gifts
He met them where they were and built
a relationship with them.
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Matthew 4:18-22 (The Message)
18-20Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee,
Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter)
and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets
into the lake. It was their regular work. Jesus said to
them, "Come with me. I'll make a new kind of
fisherman out of you. I'll show you how to catch men
and women instead of perch and bass." They didn't
ask questions, but simply dropped their nets and
followed.
Wow You Understand Me!?
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Jesus in this text met them
were they were.
They first disciples (Peter,
Andrew, James and John)
were fishermen
Jesus drew a comparison to
where they were and what
he wanted them to do.
Fishermen  Come I will
make you fishers of men.
He dealt with them based on their
personality and their gifts
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An example is the call of Paul
Paul was a zealous in his ways (Acts 9:1-2,13)
Paul was a leader and persecuting the saints
But after God transformed him, Paul used his
zealousness to preach the word of God and
evangelize
He used his leadership and strengths to plant
churches and delegate to other to do the work of
God.
Real life example
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Say you are in a school play. You can talk to your
fellow peer about Christ in a creative way.
Start conversation , “Who is the best director ever
known?” They may say various people (Steven
Spielberg, Spike Lee).
But you make reference to God saying that “I know
some one who writes our stories and he cares about
all the characters involved.
Real life example cont…
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Then you can talk out bout the “plot” of Christ death.
The introduction- God makes the world,
Rising action- Adam’s sins causes a separation from
God,
Climax- Because of sin we need a Savior our Christ
to bring us back to God,
Falling action- we can be restored in relationship
with God because of Christ and he loved us so much
that he gave his life though death so we can have
eternal life
Friendship evangelism- ABC strategy
Students who commit to :
 Act like a Christian- live an authentic life- be who
you say you are, etc.
 Begin to pray for opportunities to share your Faith
 Communicate with Love
Social Network Evangelism (Acts 1:8)
1) How should we live on social networks?
what should your testimony be? who you are and how
is Christ represented on your Facebook or Twitter
Profile?
 2) Will your testimony be called into question
because of your posting?
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Friend Request: Jesus
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When we use our FB or Twitters we basically Start from
where we are, in your homes and then we project
through the social networks reaching the world
Its sharing the gospel at a click of a mouse
We need to show non-Christians, with their stereotypes
and negative experiences of Christians, what Christianity
really is.
Twitter and Facebook are perfect media to do this.
Christians can use social media to show the rest of the
word what we're really about.
Or, we can perpetuate the stereotypes we're fighting
against.
Don’t: Fake being perfect
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One of the stereotypes
about Christians is that we
are hypocrites who act like
we live perfect lives
because we have Jesus.
We all know this isn’t true.
We all know that we
struggle just like everyone
else.
Let’s not pretend we are
not broken just because we
can edit our lives online.
Do: Talk about your struggles.
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Now, some people think your status is a place to post
vague, depressing commentary on your life. I’m not
saying we need to be downers, but we do need to be
real.
Talk about how you are struggling to find a job, but
also talk about how you are praying on it. If we talk
about our lives realistically, it gives us a way to show
what God is doing in our lives.
You can then go back and post about how God placed
the right job in your lap or how your church family has
been your support through a rough time.
Don’t: “Hate” on people.
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If you are a Christian in “real”
life, you need to act Christian
online.
It’s easy to say things brutally or
put others down online because it
doesn’t feel as real.
We would never say some of the
things we say online in person.
Remember: “Do not let any
unwholesome talk come out of
your mouths, but only what is
helpful for building others up
according to their needs, that it
may benefit those who listen”
Ephesians 4:29.
Do: Praise the wonderful things Christians
and churches are doing.
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Christianity gets enough bad press from fringe
groups and fallen leaders.
Make your page a place to show that not all
Christians are like those that end up in the news.
For example: Bro. Ryan preached a wonderful word
in church today. I really received what he spoke
about. Its cool to see a fellow youth working for
God…
Don’t: use Christian terms any more
than absolutely necessary.
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Christians, like most groups, have our own
terminology -- fellowship, edification, sanctification,
etc.
Try to keep this off of Twitter and Facebook. NonChristians (and even some Christians) don’t know
what these terms mean, so using them will only
alienate people following you.
Put your faith in plain language.
Do: Make sure that you are not being
vulgar or cussing either.
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We want people to understand us but we do want
to be examples of what God calls of us.
James 3:9-11 (Contemporary English Version)
My dear friends, with our tongues we speak both praises and
curses. We praise our Lord and Father, and we curse people
who were created to be like God, and this isn't right. 11Can
clean water and dirty water both flow from the same spring?
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Can a saved post and a cussing post both flow from
a saved and sanctified Christian?
Don’t: Just dump Scriptures on your
status.
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Many people will just throw some scriptures
online. Many people will do this multiple times a
day. This can be a good thing that will speak to
someone, but for many out there, they will just
ignore or unfollow you. If you are trying to use your
social media to evangelize, try something a little
different.
Example-John 11:35 (KJV) Jesus wept.
Do: Post Scriptures with context.
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When you post a scripture, also post something
about its meaning, or your reaction to the scripture.
Give it context for the non-Christians who are
following you, and show that you are connected in
some way to what you are posting.
FB post: John 11:35-36 When Jesus wept it showed
his humanness in that moment. God loves us and he
weep with us as we weep and so on….
360 Degrees Evangelism (2 Tim 2:2)
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Look at how Paul affected those :
a) Above him (his teacher Gamiliel, Ananias etc)
b) His Peers (some of the apostles such as Peter)
c) Generation below him (Timothy and others)
d) The Church
360 Degrees Evangelism (2 Tim 2:2)
His Teachers
The Church
Paul
His students Timothy
and others
His peers
How Paul was influenced by those…
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Above him
By his teacher Gamiliel (Acts 22:3),
Ananias (Acts 9: 13-19)
How Paul was affected by
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b) His Peers
some of the apostles such as Peter, Barnabus
(Acts 9: 25-26)
How Paul affected those below him
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Generation below him
Timothy and others (Acts 16:1-5)
How Paul impacted the Church
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Paul taught the church the spiritual things of God
then they in turn would go out and preach the word
of God an many were added daily (Acts 14:2223)
He corrected them when they were wrong (1 Cor
11:17-22)
Evangelism Explosion:
I. The introduction
D. Christ
1. Who he is – the infinite God-man
A Their secular life
B. Their church background
2. What he did – he paid for our sins and purchased a place in
heaven for us which he offers as a gift.
C. Our church
E. Faith
D. Testimony: personal and/or church
1. What it is not – mere intellectual assent nor temporal
faith
E. Two diagnostic questions: If you were to die tonight where would
you go. OR If God says why should I let you into heaven
what would you say?
2. What it is – “trusting in Jess Christ alone for our
salvation”
II. The gospel
III. The commitment (questionable doctrine (we))
A. Grace
A. The qualifying question: “Does this make sense to
your?”
1. Heaven is a free gift
B. The commitment question: “Would you like to receive the
gift of eternal life?”
2. It is not earned or deserved
C. The clarification of commitment
B. Man
D. The prayer of commitment
1. Is a sinner
E. The assurance of salvation
2. Cannot save himself
C. God
IV. The immediate follow-up
A. Bible (seven-day call back appointment)
B. Prayer
1. Is merciful – therefore doesn’t want to punish us
C. Worship
2. Is just – therefore must punish sin.
D. Fellowship
E. Witness
Evangelism Gone wrong!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISLVrcJjaLg&list
=LLjk9gGxQ777MwhoehN6qfvg&index=9&featur
e=plpp_video
Avoid the 7 deadly sins of
evangelism
Deadly Sin #1- Scheming
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Hundreds of well meaning and so not so well
meaning leaders that are promoting subtly
dishonest scheme specifically designed to entice
and fool people into hearing the gospel and getting
saved
I.e.- Bible tracks that look like 100 dollar bills,
seminars looking secular but having altar calls at
the end..
1 Tess 2:3 says we are not to lure people into Gods
kingdom under false pretenses
Deadly Sin #2-Scalp Hunting
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A stereotypical scalp hunter is a religious fanatic
whose all-consuming passion us it fill a daily quota
for Jeeeeee-suss huh
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Screaming
No explanation need
Deadly Sin #4- Selling Jesus as if he’s
a Juicer
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They make a great presentation and looking for
ways to close the deal.
It makes people run and hide and not answer
doors…
Deadly Sin #5-Stalking
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This is someone who is over aggressive and cant
handle the word NO
We all have a free will and we can make a
decision they my say no just for that season or for a
eternity its up to them
Deadly Sin #6-Sermonizing
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A sermonizer is a Christian who has all the answers
when no one is asking any questions
Motto: “You don’t need to listen to the experts in the
field because after all you have me!”
Deadly Sin #7-Spectating
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This is someone who so afraid- afraid of rejection
that may be a result of speaking up for Jesus and
afraid of failing in attempt to share the gospel.
Fear of rejection and fear of failing is are the
excuses that the vast majority of Christians use for
not evangelizing.
We must ask God to remove this fear that we don’t
become selfish Christians.
Someone shared the word with us, why not share it
with others?
Wrap Up Questions
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What evangelic approach seems easier for you to
do? (Friendship Evangelism/or Peer Evangelism,
Social Network Evangelism, 360 Degrees
Evangelism)
Think of Five Friends or family members that you
would like to share the gospel with, how will you do
so?
References
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Evangelism training, Professor Mccloud, Nyack College
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Evangelism (article)
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How to Witness Through Social Media (article)
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Irresistible Evangelism by Stevn Sjogren, Dave Ping, Doug Pollock
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Peer to Peer Evangelism (1500 to 2000 words) by Eric Liechty (Sonlife
Ministries - Leadership Development)
SADDLEBACK JR. HIGH "FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM" EXAMPLE An interview
with Kurt Johnston, Jr. High Youth Pastor, Saddleback
Special thanks to the South Ozone Park Church of God of Prophecy, Youth
Evangelism Team – Senior Pastor, Bishop Linval Hendricks; Youth Pastor, Min.
Viveen Murray and Youth / Resource Co-ordinator, Dana Blackwood.