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Story Number 3: The Gospel Story

My hope is in the Lord Who gave Himself for me,
And paid the price of all my sin at Calvary.
For me He died, For me He lives,
And everlasting life and light He freely gives

— Hymn, For me he died, for me he lives

God’s love has worked in your life

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us
Source: YouVersion

Jesus died for you.

His death paid the price for the forgiveness of your sins.

His death and resurrection paved the way for you to enjoy fellowship with God forever.

You have been reconciled to the Father and you can now discover the outrageous  love of the Father for you.

It’s the greatest story every told. [Read more…] about Story Number 3: The Gospel Story

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Friday Finds

Example of church outreaches:

A church in Iowa has a growing impact by serving its neighbors.  The Harvest Vineyard has a

  • Spirit of Recovery on Mondays,
  • Fighting Eating Disorders Spiritually every second and fourth Wednesday,
  • Moms Off Meth support group on Fridays and
  • Come Broken Hearted on Saturdays.

The church is located where over 60 percent of its attendees can walk to it.

Noticing People

David Foster writes a post on Noticing People (Link Broken).

Noting the countless people who cross his path each day, he wonders:

“What do you see when you really see the people around you?”  Just last week in the food court of the busy mall, I noticed a wife standing with her husband.

She was crying quietly over some news she had just received.  Her husband was busy consoling her and being present with her.

Part of the art of listening evangelism is to notice the people around you.

Who is God underlining for you?

To whom might the Spirit of God prompt you, (as He did to Phillip for the Eunuch) to “Go stand next to them” and perhaps minister some aspect of God’s grace?

Other links

Johnathan Mason writes up “The Ethics of Evangelism” (original link broken).  It’s a good post to remind us about making sure we treat our conversation partners with respect.  Among them is this one:

(6) We respect the individual integrity, intellectual honesty, and academic freedom of others, both believers and skeptics, and so we proclaim Christ without hidden agendas. We reveal our own identity, purpose, theological positions, and sources of information. We will use no false advertising and seek no material gain from presenting the gospel.

Seminarian Alan Reynolds kicks around the whole subject of “Good Evangelism” and “Bad Evangelism“.  I like the collection of scripts in the Good evangelism article, pointing out

Later, as a senior in high school, I learned the F.I.R.E. (Family, Interests, Religion, Evangelize) method of evangelization. I learned Sharing Jesus Without Fear–which is basically the Romans Road on crack–and later went on a summer project with Campus Crusade for Christ, where we memorized and used the 4 Spiritual Laws (which is now called “Would You Like to Know God Personally?”).

Speaking of scripts . . . .

The Bridge Illustration

David Fitch opens a great discussion about the shortcomings and strengths of the script for the Bridge.  The comments are just as valuable as the post.  He asks in his comments: “How do you all feel about the Bridge Illustration? Do you see any of the above weaknesses in it? Do you have a tool for initiating new converts into the basics of Life in Christ and His Mission?”

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New EvangeCube for Kids – Evangelism Script

There are a variety of scripts that one can use to help you explain the gospel in simple and clear terms.  That is one of the 3 core evangelism skills I focus on.

Each script has its critics and endorsers and it’s not our point here to argue or debate it.

Last month, I wrote an article about gospel scripts.   The main point is that you should know at least one script so that you can explain the gospel simply and clearly. That is your “Default setting.”

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Evangecube for kids

Mission Network News reports that e3 Partners (formerly EvangeCube and Global Missions Fellowship) has modified their EvangeCube tool to work with children.

They have a tool useful for Sunday school programs, Children’s Church, After School Bible Clubs, Vacation Bible Schools.  It’s called the Kids EE Cube, which seems to be based on the Evangelism Explosion Script.

Evangecube for kids Video

Let me ask you this?

Have you used this on the mission field or in your church’s local outreach?  Please share in the comments below.

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Friday’s Collection . . . .

I’ve got a great batch of articles for you this week, pointing out some of the things I’ve been reading and compiling.

Belief and understanding:
At Evangelism Action, we’ve been discussing the conversion experience. Feel free to review the conversation. We are discussing about the relationship between belief and understanding. Do we have to understand first to believe, or can we understand after we profess belief? The conversation trail has little to do with the actual evangelism article, but perhaps it will warrant an article on both our blogs. I enjoy reading Evangelism Action.

Fear of Evangelism
As we engage people in conversation, The Centurion Papers gives us a great article about not fearing. Sometimes our gospel conversations can feel unnatural or even forced, but other times, we just have a little fear to overcome. We all feel it at times.

Door to Door:
Here is the adventure of a pastor meeting all the families of his neighborhood. He’s got a good idea to start a parenting group in the subdivision that he lives in. His door to door approach is not for evangelism presentations, but to get to know the neighbors and start a new group that might meet neighborhood needs.  (Read my door to door evangelism approach).

Relationships and evangelism
Nicky Gumbel, key leader of the Alpha course, recently reminded us about the importance of the church in evangelism, and how relationships are vital to the church’s future.

In an article at CT Online, (original source link broke) I find the following observation about the church’s ‘back door’:

In “Closing the Evangelistic Back Door,” Win and Charles Arn cite a study of three groups’ receptions to evangelistic presentations.

One group made commitments and were actively involved in local churches.

Another group “dropped out” soon after making commitments.

And the third group rejected the presentation outright.

Of those who remained committed, seven out of ten received a presentation using “non-manipulative dialog.” In contrast, nine out of ten “dropouts” received a presentation using “manipulative dialog.” And of those who said “no, thanks,” seven out of ten received a fact- and theology-driven presentation.

This study’s results indicate the need to revise evangelistic strategy. The Arns recommend abandoning manipulative coercion and viewing evangelism as a process rather than a one-time gospel presentation. They also believe evangelism should be fundamentally relational and tied closely to the church.

For if the church community doesn’t befriend and incorporate believers within the first six months of their spiritual life, the church will likely see new converts become apostate dropouts.

Let me leave you with this thought from Arn’s article:
Evangelism should be fundamentally relational and tied closely to the church. Ask God to increase your passion to do evangelism in connection with your church.

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