There are many great emotions in
Christianity!
The joy of learning as you start
The pleasure of trying to improve
The conflict of truth with error challenges us
The education and assurance of research
The confidence of reading and re-reading
The peace of answered prayer
The joy of love
The fear and pain for one lost soul
The excitement of evangelism
Finding The Excitement
Of Evangelism Today!
Finding The Excitement Of
The
Of Evangelism!
The Former Excitement of
Public Preaching and
Gospel Meetings!
People on the Porch
“Aware” Neighbors
From 1830-1950,
It Was Exciting!
It gradually died when people
went inside to watch TV!
1950-1975
The Excitement of
Home Bible Studies
People Home Watching TV
Circle Of Associates Larger
That Excitement Died When
2 Out Of 3 Families Were Not At
Home!
Today, The Excitement Has To
Be Found In Our Part of
“The Process” of Urban
Evangelism
It Is More Complex
There Are More Actions To It
Three Elements Are The Same
In All Of These
Sinners who develop
“moral respect” thru contact
A “need” that creates desire for
something worthwhile
Teaching God’s Word
Understanding and finding your
excitement in your place in
“the process” of evangelism
currently!
The Process
1. Few people are saved without
contact and physical association
with a good Christian!
It all starts with you.
Don’t isolate yourself.
Watch your example, language & influence!
The Process
2. Few people are saved without
a Christian making a gentle
introduction of a religious value!
You have to introduce it. You can’t wait for
them to introduce a religious discussion!
Improve your recommendations & touches.
The Process
3. Few people around you are
saved without the good impact of
your example, spirit and life.
Be a good, warm, loving Christian!
Remember that you are the rare bridge into
their very urban world.
The Process
4. Prospects will have to go
through a period of observation,
checking, testing and even
challenging.
Don’t be surprised, or discouraged. Expect
doubt! Respond carefully and wisely. Get
help with your response!
The Process
5. Moral Certification has to
come. It is a most important
stage!
It is when they decide that you and your
brethren are genuine. Yet not much will
happen until a “need” is realized!
The Process
6. Few people act until a sense
of “need”, that is strong enough
to create desire, develops!
It is hard for a Christian to always create a
sense of need. Sometime you have to wait
until providence shows them their need.
The Process
7. Once “certification” and “need”
are there, it is time to move
quickly to the Word and to a
study.
Casually paint the picture of looking at a few
verses of scripture together
The Process
8. The excitement of a prospect,
the Word, and a study is a
strong and happy emotion. The
flame of evangelism is lit!
If you don’t feel you can teach it, you can sit
in while someone else asks the questions
and turns the pages.
The Process
9. It is important that a year’s
teaching follows a new
conversion!
New babes in Christ know less at baptism
today
The Process
10. The excitement of the
conversion now mellows into the
warmth of a new brother or sister
for an eternity.
Now you are ready for the next one.
Where is your role?
Where do you start?
Start With
Hurt, Fear, Compassion
Prayer
List Three Actions For You
Wouldn’t this be a great day to
find the joy of forgiveness for
your sins?