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DiscipleshipandEvangelismEvangelismasaWayofLife
Alternativetitles:0 PassiveEvangelism0 HowtoSharetheFaithWithoutReallyTrying0 Non-VerbalPreaching0 WinningPeople,NotArguments
ThePrinciple0 Titus2:10–“Notpilfering,butshowingallgoodfaith,sothatineverythingtheymayadornthedoctrineofGodourSavior.”
0 Col.4:5-6–“Conductyourselveswiselytowardoutsiders,makingthebestuseofthetime.Letyourspeechalwaysbegracious,seasonedwithsalt,sothatyoumayknowhowyououghttoanswereachperson.”
0 2Tim.2:24-26
Doanattitudecheck:0 Dowehavetohavethelastword?0 Dowecomeoffastooopinionatedorevenpig-headed?
0 Dowehavetowinatallcostseveryverbalcombat?0 Astheoldsayinggoes,moreUliesarecaughtwithhoneythanwithvinegar
1Peter3:15-160 “ButinyourheartsregardChristtheLordasholy,alwaysbeingpreparedtomakeadefensetoanyonewhoasksyouforareasonforthehopethatisinyou;yetdoitwithgentlenessandrespect,havingagoodconscience,sothat,whenyouareslandered,thosewhorevileyourgoodbehaviorinChristmaybeputtoshame.”
1Peter3:1-20 “Likewise,wives,besubjecttoyourownhusbands,sothatevenifsomedonotobeytheword,theymaybewonwithoutawordbytheconductoftheirwives–whentheyseeyourrespectfulandpureconduct.”
John15:1-8SecretofSuccess:GenuinedisciplesofJesusChristBearfruit–8AbideintheVine(Jesus)–4-5Jesus’wordsabideinyou–7
TheFruitoftheSpirit-Galatians5:22-23
0 Love–Mt.22:37-390 Joy–Rom.14:17;Neh.8:100 Peace–Rom.5:10 Patience–Rom.4:20 Kindness–1Cor.13:4;Prov.15:10 Goodness–Mt.5:160 Faithfulness–2Tim.2:20 Gentleness–Gal.6:10 Self-control–1Tim.4:12
God’sWorkmanship0 Eph.2:10–“Forwearehisworkmanship,createdinChristJesusforgoodworks,whichGodpreparedbeforehand,thatweshouldwalkinthem.”
PracticalSuggestions0 Talkopenlyaboutyourfaith–Ruth2:120 Bethankful–Gen.26:12-13,28-29;James2:50 Offertoprayforothers0 Share–Heb.13:16
Acts2:47“PraisingGodandhavingfavorwithallthepeople.AndtheLordaddedtotheirnumberdaybydaythosewhowerebeingsaved.”