Category: Effective witness

(Mat 5:13-14 NIV)  “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. {14} “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Instead of treating our job as something we have to do other than serving God, let’s see our job as an extension of our ministry. We are called to be the salt and light of the world. The effect of salt is most prominent where there is contamination and light where there is darkness. Let’s see our being in a secular environment as a great opportunity to serve God. Importance of showing love in…

The teachings of Jesus(Mat 5:13-16 NIV)  “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. {14} “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. {15} Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. {16} In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. (John 3:19-20 NIV)  This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead…

Defending the faith is our responsibility(1 Pet 3:15-16 NIV)  But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, (1 Sam 12:7 NIV)  Now then, stand here, because I am going to confront you with evidence before the LORD as to all the righteous acts performed by the LORD for you and your fathers. God expects us to reasonGod is not against using reasoning to reach out to the lost (Isa 1:18 NIV)  “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they…

This is an excellent passage to learn about church growth. There are many verses in this short passage alone that tells us the church enjoyed a great number of people. 21…. large numbers of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord. 24 And large numbers of people were brought to the Lord. 26 Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching great numbers of people. When we study the passage, we could find many lessons on how the New Testament church actually achieved this high rate of growth. This is not just a lesson for the Pastor of the church. The church is only as strong as its individual members. We can apply these truths to our lives and if each member can be…

Fear of failureWe are afraid that the person does not come to know Jesus even after we have tried. We do not want to feel like we are a failure. If we feel this way, we have not understood our responsibility in evangelism. We are not called to convert someone to a Christian. That is the work of the Holy Spirit. (1 Cor 12:3 NIV) Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. Our responsibility in evangelism is simply to share the good news of Jesus. We are simply called to be witnesses of God. (Acts 1:8 NIV) But you will receive power when the Holy…

Giving Romans 10:14­15 (NIV) How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? We can add another thought to this verse. How can they be sent unless someone provides financial support. Praying The Bible teaches that salvation is impossible except by the help of God. Even believing is impossible if God doesn’t intervene and assist us. Matthew 19:25­26 (NIV) When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” 26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things…

Different people have different natural evangelism stylesPeople are sometimes afraid to evangelize because they associate evangelism with door-to-door knocking and talking to complete strangers about Jesus. But this is not all evangelism is about. There are many different ways to evangelize and different people do well with different styles. What we will study here is how different Biblical characters have different styles of evangelism based on their character. We may identify a style that suits us and stop trying to force ourselves to do something that is not natural. When evangelism becomes natural, we will start to enjoy it and do more of it. On the other hand, if we try to do something that is not natural for us, the experience may be so traumatic that we conclude evangelism…

Convince unbelievers through proofs (Acts 2:22-24 NIV) “Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. {23} This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. {24} But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. (Acts 4:1-4 NIV) The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. {2} They were…

Preparation and guidance of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit will guide you to the right person (Acts 8:26-35 NIV) Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road–the desert road–that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” {27} So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, {28} and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the prophet. {29} The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” {30} Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what…

Matthew 28:19­20 (NIV) Therefore go and make disciples of (1)all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and (2)teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Mark 16:15­16 (NIV) He said to them, “Go into all the world and (3)preach the good news to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. The scope of the great commission is worldwideWe may not be able to go into all the world to preach but we can pray for every nation. Praying for nations as a whole is important because Satan has deployed his…