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Evangelism. That one word carries a lot of meaning for many Christians. For some, sharing their faith and the hope they in have in Jesus is easy. They love to tell family, friends, and complete strangers why they need Jesus in their lives. However, for others, that word conjures up emotions like fear, dread, and anxiety. It’s not that those people don’t feel others need Jesus, they are just fearful of the process of sharing their faith. Sadly, too many Christians find themselves in this latter category. In this series titled, Tell Someone, we will seek to understand evangelism, and learn some best practices, so we can each share our faith.
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Series based off of Greg Laurie book and Bible study title Tell Someone
February 23, 2020
As Jesus prepared to depart from this world, He had one last teaching left for His disciples. After spending three and a half years learning from Jesus it was time for them to go and do. This final instruction was to go and make disciples, or as Luke records in Acts, “you will be my witnesses.” What was true for those disciples then is true for us disciples today. We are Jesus’ witnesses. Today, we will determine what that means for each follower of Jesus.
February 16, 2020
Tell Someone. That has been our theme for the last four weeks. We have listened to sermons. Some have participated in Bible Studies. And now, we are ready to finally tell someone. But what happens when they say no? What happens when they turn us down? How do we deal with disappointment and rejection? Today, as we take our next step in this evangelistic sermon series, we learn how to deal with the disappointments that come when we try to tell someone.
February 9, 2020
The Apostle Paul and his companion Silas found themselves arrested and thrown into a holding cell in the city of Philippi. That night, as they prayed and sang hymns to God, the earth shook, the jail doors flew open, and the shackles fell off. Despite this chance at freedom, neither Paul and Silas, nor any of the other prisoners escaped. Their actions spared the life of the jailer, both physically and spiritually. Their actions and words that day told this jailer the gospel of Jesus. From this story, we will learn some ways we too can tell someone about Jesus.
February 2, 2020
How many people do you have a deep, intimate relationship with who are in desperate need of Jesus in their lives? The way you answer that question tells you something about your evangelistic opportunities and efforts. If you are going to tell someone about Jesus, you need to know people who need Jesus. Today, we will unpack the whys and the how’s of our need to know people who need Jesus.
January 26, 2020
Make disciples was Jesus’ command to all His followers right before He ascended into heaven. However, many of us look at that call and feel unworthy. We feel that we are unprepared. We feel that the task is too big and the consequences to great to do this ourselves. However, Jesus often chose what society would call the unworthy. It is through those “unworthy” disciples that Jesus changed the world. Regardless of how you feel about yourself, you have been called by Jesus, to tell someone the good news of the gospel.
January 19, 2020
Evangelism. That one word carries a lot of meaning for many Christians. For some, sharing their faith and the hope they in have in Jesus is easy. They love to tell family, friends, and complete strangers why they need Jesus in their lives. However, for others, that word conjures up emotions like fear, dread, and anxiety. It’s not that those people don’t feel others need Jesus, they are just fearful of the process of sharing their faith. Sadly, too many Christians find themselves in this latter category. Today, we begin a new series titled, Tell Someone, where we will seek to understand evangelism, and learn some best practices, so we can each share our faith.
