Servant Evangelism Method
EVAN 101-B15
September 26, 2013
“Methods of Evangelism”
Part ONE-Evangelistic Method #1- The intellectual method I chose was Four Spiritual Laws. I found a pamphlet by Bill Bright, which stated in plain English the four laws, God loves you, Man is sinful, and Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for man’s sin. And, we must individually receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. This method would be great to use in any setting, weather believer or non-believer. It further shows how much God loves us, by sending His only son. This method does not pressure the person, encourages the person to look inside of themselves and understand their need for what God is offering. It’s not forcing the person, it invites, and that is the advantage …show more content…
of this method. In his teachings Mr. Bright lets non-believers see the differences between the life that is self-directed and the life that is Christ directed, and the consequences of both ways of life. The disadvantage would be if the person himself thought you took too long to tell them.
Part TWO- Evangelistic Method #2- The relational method I chose was servant evangelism. It is by far the most hands on method of evangelizing; with this method you must do something. Whatever this something is it must spark people to ask questions and it does. When a person ask a question that means they are thinking anytime you can get someone thinking, half the battle is already won. This method is not for the lazy Christian, it requires action, but with careful planning of the event all members of a church can be apart. It does not matter the age of the member only do they want to help. One group can go into the streets, while another stays at the church or another location and help the people sent in by the ones on the street. The greatest servant evangelist was Jesus, he helped wherever he went, he did all he could for all. He washed feet. (John 13:1-7) Servant evangelism reaches people for Christ by actively demonstrating God’s love and grace in practical ways.
Part THREE-Evangelistic Method #3- The third method is called confrontational, I chose Evangelism Explosion, which means in the person face and you are doing all this in love. You are speaking and talking about the benefits of being saved. It is much like the four spiritual laws except there is one more point added to this method. Faith is added, it is the key that opens heavens’ doors. I have a pamphlet from menorah.org and it has something, I’ve not found in any other pamphlet. It has a spiritual birth certificate, which I think is a great idea. This pamphlet explains every area of what you need to do to maintain your new birth. (John 3:7) The things that are discussed are key to maintaining and growing your faith in God. This is a very present method, meaning you will have to be in a good Bible based church and learn all you can.
While researching I found a site called missiontraining.org. This method asks the non-believer two questions. Do you know for sure that you are going to be with God in heaven? And If God were to ask you, “why should I let you into My heaven? What would your answer be? After contemplating this question the non-believer is given the information above and shown why they need Jesus. These two questions open the door for so much more, more questions more answers and more questions and more knowledge of who God truly is and of His love for us.
Part FOUR-Application of These Methods to Your Own Life- The truth is I cannot choose one method, as I have read and researched all of these methods, I have found that I have used almost all of them.
Depending on the person, the place and the situation, I have had to use parts of each method. I’ve used servant to draw people who thought the church or God didn’t care, but after we reached out to them through servant evangelism they came around. With my family, who know my past and see me now I use the four spiritual laws, and explosive evangelism to help open their eyes. With young children I use the friendship method, with a child they must trust that you are who you say you are. I practice the lifestyle every day, but I think it gets bad press because, everyone says your lifestyle is not evangelism, but it is a big part of it. People read you before they read their Bibles. In this new place that I am in, I asked the Lord to let people ask me questions, I talk all the time about Christ, but no one ask any questions. At a family gathering one of my cousin who has been lost for such a long time, asked me a question. I was so thrilled, I took my time and asked the Holy Spirit what was the real question. And I answered her to the best of my
knowledge.
My point is this with all the methods available to us let’s use what works when it’s needed. Amen
“References”
Have you heard of the four spiritual laws? http://campuscrusade.com/
Do you know for sure? Evangelism Explosion Method http://menorah.org/ectract.html
Servant Evangelism. http://RevRHastings.net/
September 26, 2013
“Methods of Evangelism”
Part ONE-Evangelistic Method #1- The intellectual method I chose was Four Spiritual Laws. I found a pamphlet by Bill Bright, which stated in plain English the four laws, God loves you, Man is sinful, and Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for man’s sin. And, we must individually receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. This method would be great to use in any setting, weather believer or non-believer. It further shows how much God loves us, by sending His only son. This method does not pressure the person, encourages the person to look inside of themselves and understand their need for what God is offering. It’s not forcing the person, it invites, and that is the advantage …show more content…
of this method. In his teachings Mr. Bright lets non-believers see the differences between the life that is self-directed and the life that is Christ directed, and the consequences of both ways of life. The disadvantage would be if the person himself thought you took too long to tell them.
Part TWO- Evangelistic Method #2- The relational method I chose was servant evangelism. It is by far the most hands on method of evangelizing; with this method you must do something. Whatever this something is it must spark people to ask questions and it does. When a person ask a question that means they are thinking anytime you can get someone thinking, half the battle is already won. This method is not for the lazy Christian, it requires action, but with careful planning of the event all members of a church can be apart. It does not matter the age of the member only do they want to help. One group can go into the streets, while another stays at the church or another location and help the people sent in by the ones on the street. The greatest servant evangelist was Jesus, he helped wherever he went, he did all he could for all. He washed feet. (John 13:1-7) Servant evangelism reaches people for Christ by actively demonstrating God’s love and grace in practical ways.
Part THREE-Evangelistic Method #3- The third method is called confrontational, I chose Evangelism Explosion, which means in the person face and you are doing all this in love. You are speaking and talking about the benefits of being saved. It is much like the four spiritual laws except there is one more point added to this method. Faith is added, it is the key that opens heavens’ doors. I have a pamphlet from menorah.org and it has something, I’ve not found in any other pamphlet. It has a spiritual birth certificate, which I think is a great idea. This pamphlet explains every area of what you need to do to maintain your new birth. (John 3:7) The things that are discussed are key to maintaining and growing your faith in God. This is a very present method, meaning you will have to be in a good Bible based church and learn all you can.
While researching I found a site called missiontraining.org. This method asks the non-believer two questions. Do you know for sure that you are going to be with God in heaven? And If God were to ask you, “why should I let you into My heaven? What would your answer be? After contemplating this question the non-believer is given the information above and shown why they need Jesus. These two questions open the door for so much more, more questions more answers and more questions and more knowledge of who God truly is and of His love for us.
Part FOUR-Application of These Methods to Your Own Life- The truth is I cannot choose one method, as I have read and researched all of these methods, I have found that I have used almost all of them.
Depending on the person, the place and the situation, I have had to use parts of each method. I’ve used servant to draw people who thought the church or God didn’t care, but after we reached out to them through servant evangelism they came around. With my family, who know my past and see me now I use the four spiritual laws, and explosive evangelism to help open their eyes. With young children I use the friendship method, with a child they must trust that you are who you say you are. I practice the lifestyle every day, but I think it gets bad press because, everyone says your lifestyle is not evangelism, but it is a big part of it. People read you before they read their Bibles. In this new place that I am in, I asked the Lord to let people ask me questions, I talk all the time about Christ, but no one ask any questions. At a family gathering one of my cousin who has been lost for such a long time, asked me a question. I was so thrilled, I took my time and asked the Holy Spirit what was the real question. And I answered her to the best of my
knowledge.
My point is this with all the methods available to us let’s use what works when it’s needed. Amen
“References”
Have you heard of the four spiritual laws? http://campuscrusade.com/
Do you know for sure? Evangelism Explosion Method http://menorah.org/ectract.html
Servant Evangelism. http://RevRHastings.net/