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Evangelism in General

2 - 5 Nov, 2012

TLS GATHERING

GUANGZHOU 广州

Who Are You?

Club Planting vs Evangelism

Ways to Plant Club

Why Don’t You Evangelise?

Passion in 3 minutes

What is Not Evangelism?

What is Evangelism?

7 Points of Evangelism

How to Evangelise?

Enthusiasm in 5 Minutes

Ways to Convince

3 Types of Evangelism

Group Evangelism

Simplicity of Personal Evangelism

Excitement of Prophetic Evangelism

WHAT WILL BE COVERED

WHO ARE YOU?

[Video Church]

WHO ARE YOU?

You are the church

Your purpose is to love God and others

Your mission is to connect the unconnected to Christ and together grow to

full devotion to Him

Your plan is to plug into God at weekend service, to charge up in small group

community, to live out using gifts and passions, and to pass on your faith to

those who do not know Christ

Everything we do together is what we do as the church

God desires churches ; World needs churches ; We are called to be churches

WHO ARE YOU?

You are the church

Your purpose is to love God and others

Your mission is to connect the unconnected to Christ and together grow to

full devotion to Him




Everything we do together is what we do as the church

God desires churches ; World needs churches ; We are called to be churches




WHO ARE YOU?




TLS’ Heartbeat

Plug into God in small group community (Club Gathering)

Matthew 18:20 ; Acts 2:42

Charge up at weekend services Consist of TLS Clubs

Acts 2:46

Live out using gifts and passions

Pass on your faith to those who do not know Christ <Evangelise>

CLUB PLANTING

VS

EVANGELISM

Club Planting Equipping saints to accomplish Great Commission

Evangelism Reaching out to the lost

CLUB PLANTING EVANGELISM

Preparing and supporting Implementing

Building legacy Performing individually

Reaching more with many Reaching one with oneself

Diverse range of characters Specific character

Generalise Contextualise

1. Ask every person to join your [style], for example : “bible discussing”, “dinner”

2. Broadcast message from SMS and BMs, etc

3. Piggy back current small group you are in, by

• Importance of spiritual growth (no growth, cut and burnt)

• Growth’s target (1 body of Christ minded, love God not institute)

• Full of love and Spirit (love churches outside well-known institute)

• Unity as country with many languages (know the boundaries)

1. Jesus as Christ and Saviour

2. Sola gracia Grace of the Lord only is

3. Sola fide outflowing faith is the one way to get saved

4. Sola scriptura Bible as the highest authority

• How TLS fits all those categories and what TLS does (vision – mission)

WAYS TO PLANT CLUB

I’m not qualified

If you don’t want to get burned, stay out of fire

I don’t sincerely believe in Jesus’ sacrificial

There are many roads to Rome, hence to Heaven

It’s not my job

I don’t see it as Good News. It’s normal news.

I don’t care if they go to Heaven

I received life, that’s all what matters

I don’t care about His passion

I’m afraid of losing friends

I’m afraid my old best friends will leave me

I don’t want them to see me like an alien

I’m afraid I can’t answer their questions / doubts

I don’t know how

…

WHY DON’T YOU EVANGELISE?

http://www.churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/163480-pastoral-

confession-erik-raymond.html

Pastoral Confession: Why I Don’t Evangelise

“… at the end of the day it comes down to two things”

“My View of God”

“I must TRULY DESIRE to see the name of my God exalted. Lord, make

Your name hallowed, make It holy, for It is being disregarded, vindicate

(defend ; justify) Yourself through the proclamation of the Gospel.”


http://www.churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/163480-pastoral-confession-erik-raymond.html





“My View of God”

“It is good to find myself seeing the disparity (inequality) between my will and

my Father’s. And it is good to RUN BACK to Him for a healthy

CALIBRATION!”

“… knowing THIS BRINGS God pleasure, honor and glory, regardless of

WHETHER OR NOT the individual is CONVERTED.”







“My View of Others”

“… This is really an OUTFLOW of the first, for if I do not love God rightly

how can I love my neighbor?!”

“What is wrong with me? I CAN talk to them about the weather, sports,

politics, food or whatever, but Jesus? This is NOT on my tongue.”






“My View of Others”

“What I am advocating is to LOOK at people. WATCH them, PRAY for them, look into their eyes as they speak to you. HEAR their heart cry for relief. When you are FILLED with divine love for the glory of God and

FUELED for a love for your neighbor, a good, healthy LOOK into a person’s eyes will CONVICT you to the quick to evangelize and cease from

meaningless dialogue about such futile things as the weather, the news or other distractions.”





“If you struggle like I do, I’d encourage you to pray to God that you might LOVE HIM MORE, more along the lines with which He loves Himself. And likewise that HE would be kind to CAUSE you to LOVE OTHERS MORE,

more along the lines with which He loves others.”

Make His heartbeats as yoursMake His tears as yours

Make His passion as yours



PASSION IN 3 MINUTES

[Video Jaeson Ma - Passion]

PASSION IN 3 MINUTES

Trying to do what needs to be done, regardless of the results

Doing what you don’t want to do because it’s going to take you there

Running the extra mile

Willing to suffer for something

Endurance

Focus

Struggle

Pain

Driven

Will

Suffering

Shame

You (soul) are God’s passion

WHAT IS NOT EVANGELISM?

[Video Invite Church]

WHAT IS NOT EVANGELISM?

Inviting people to church

Asking people to come to Christ with purpose other than Gospel:Music, friends, fun, fortune, even promise of transformed life

Sharing testimonial only

Praying longer before eating with unbelievers

Telling people you are at or going to church

Wearing Christian-themed clothing and accessories

Telling your friends that you are a Christian

Being friends with unbelievers and love them

Show Christian lifestyle

Use manipulating tactic to make people come to Christ

Serving at church…

WHAT IS EVANGELISM?

“A metamorphosis process in patiently and prayerfully convincing, guiding and loving others to get their relationship with God attains reconciliation through faith

in Jesus Christ’s dead on the cross, burial, and resurrection”

“One of many facets needed by one to get saved”

“Sincerely believing in how one can get saved by faith through Jesus Christ, proclaiming it, and inviting them to be saved”

“Not about our work, but Holy Spirit’s”“Not about us, but other people”

…

7 POINTS OF EVANGELISM

1. You are not alone : There are God and Satan in spiritual world(Spiritual realm is as real, through miracles and dark magic)

2. We are all sinners : Sin and consequences(separation from God sorrow, hardship, etc)

3. Wage of sin is death : We are deserved to be dead(His perfect just leaves no room for us to escape dead. Not weighing

good/bad deeds)

4. God is LOVE : God loves you(He doesn’t want to stay separated with us)

5. Sacrificial scheme : Substitution of death must be offered to redeem sin(Only higher authority can bail us out of jail)

6. Our respond : Choices has to be made on our side(Even bailed out, you won’t leave jail until you believe it)

7. Eternal life : Heaven or Hell forever(No place in between, no one can crossover the gap)

Pre-Evangelism

Knowledge : What Gospel is

Passion in God: Love God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind

Passion in others : Love your neighbours as yourself

Testimonies : Your own or others’ experiences with Him

Power from High : Filled with Holy Spirit and prayer

Art of Evangelism : Connecting the dots

Wise and Flexible : Being open minded (emphasise on similarities not differences)

Head, not Tail : Be the person who lead (Good conversationalist and friend)

Affiliation : Find local church

Confidence : Firmly believe and feel that Gospel is indeed good news

Understand : Personality types <Choleric, Melancholic, Phlegmatic, Sanguine>

Be social : Get involved in common ground activities such as band, clubs, etc

HOW TO EVANGELISE?

On-Evangelism

Down to Earth : Be yourself, show respect

Enjoy your time : Have fun, don’t force

Compassion : Show genuine love and care, not prospecting

Pray continuously : For Holy Spirit to work in their hearts (John 16:7-11) and open doors of opportunities (Colossians 4:3)

See and listen beyond : Focus on their heart, not their action

Give yourself : Be available in their hard times

Be ready : Prepared to share Gospel at all times (2 Tim 4:1-5)

Inclusive : Get along with their culture and current belief

Enthusiastic : Show excitement over the Gospel

HOW TO EVANGELISE?

ENTHUSIASM IN 5 MINUTES

[Video Dean Graziosi - Enthusiasm]

Outside factors should NOT strip out our confidence

Ton of energy, vibrant, will, and passion in order to speak intelligently, NOT education

No enthusiasm = No attraction

Not walking with your head down

Enthusiasm covers all kinds of mistake (weak points)

Enthusiasm will pass the point of fear

Gain confidence : look where your strength is compared to others

Give compliment up front : it’s not about you, it’s about others’ perspective

Share your information let them know your strategy

Speak truthfully

Fake Faith it ‘til you make it

Head up, puff your chest up, smile

Doing things like you’ve been doing it for years

If you don’t know what to say, ask questions and listen. They’ll tell you what they want to hear

ENTHUSIASM IN 5 MINUTES

Post-Evangelism

Those Who Believe:

Pray – Lead them to declare his faith in prayer

Disciple – Bible study and deeper understanding in Christ through churches we are acquaintance with

Reproduce – Send them to field of evangelism

Those Who Are Indecisive:

Follow up – Call and make appointments to go out and keep the friendship

Find time – Always seek the next opportunity to fill in the Gospel

Those Who Reject:

Patience – Don’t force, it’s a process

Don’t give up – Keep trying next time

Reflect – See if you have not use the anchor sentences right

HOW TO EVANGELISE

Logic Streamline

Facts & Figures

Highly Respected People

Published Content from Respected Media

Answered Questions / Doubts

Historical / Archeological Records

Our modeling

…

WAYS TO CONVINCE

Group Evangelism

Share gospel with a small or large crowd

Personal Evangelism

Share gospel with one person

Prophetic Evangelism

Share gospel with the person who God leads us

3 TYPES OF EVANGELISM

GROUP EVANGELISM

[Video Franklin Graham – Rock Band Evangelism]

SIMPLICITY OF

PERSONAL EVANGELISM

[Video Francis Chan – Evangelising]

SIMPLICITY OF

PERSONAL EVANGELISM

Talk in ways others can accept

(calm, no rush, no forcing)

Read the gospel plainly and slowly to let Words of God settled in their heart

Relate things to what happens to the person you evangelise

(scar on the back, the guy who stabbed him)

Speak no deep theology stuffs

Find things to compliment their comments

(Live eternal life spiritually ; Illustration about darkness and sin)

EXCITEMENT OF

PROPHETIC EVANGELISM

[Video Jaeson Ma & Vaness Wu – Prophetic Evangelism]

Experience God first-hand

Unknown end-result

Make new friend(s)

Adventure

…

EXCITEMENT OF

PROPHETIC EVANGELISM

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