Personal WorkFall 2012

Things That HinderPersonal Evangelism

Lack of Effort

• Forgetting it is our DUTY– Not an option

• Matthew 28:18-20• 2 Timothy 2:2• Hebrews 5:11-14• Matthew 25:14-30

Lack of Effort

• Forgetting it is our DUTY

• No interest in the lost– Luke 19:10– Romans 9:1-3– Romans 10:1-3

Lack of Effort

• Forgetting it is our DUTY

• No interest in the lost

• Improper attitude toward the lost; and some Christians– Luke 18:9-14– Luke 15:25-32

Lack of Effort

• Forgetting it is our DUTY

• No interest in the lost

• Improper attitude toward the lost; and some Christians

• Waiting for the church to organize a program

• Spending all our time/effort in talking about it

Inadequacies in Our Effort

• Overly cautious

• Overly anxious

• Wrong appeals

• Our own ungodliness

• A lack of conversion ourselves– Romans 6:17-18

Inadequacies in Our Effort

• Improper tactics– Bluntness/harshness (Eph. 4:15)– Inappropriate timing

• Some proper tactics– Speak truth in love (Eph. 4:15)– Be gentle (1 Thess. 2:7)– Be wise as serpents, gentle as doves (Matt.

10:36)– Answer with meekness and fear (1 Pet. 3:15)– Speech be with grace (Col. 4:6)

Inadequacies in Our Effort

• Deficiency in our knowledge of the Bible– 2 Tim. 2:15

“If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon the immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love our fellowman, we engrave on those tablets something that will brighten to all eternity.”

—Daniel Webster

For October 14th

• List 5 characteristics of an effective personal worker

• List some specific areas of your own strengths and weaknesses