Evangelism Final

Proverbs 21:31 MEV

"The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but victory is of the Lord."

There is always a ________ between our ________ and God's power.

partnership, preparation

Psalm 127:1 MEV

"Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain."

Our responsibility is simple:

Only build what God is building.

Outreaches should be ________, __________, and ___________.

intentional, strategic, and repeatable

Eventually these areas develop reliable bus routes that people depend on.

The bus is no longer strange to the neighborhood. It becomes normal.

The real vision is not just events.

The real vision is raising leaders within those communities.

Those leaders will eventually:

-Serve

-Help lead outreach

-Disciple others in their neighborhood

That is how the church multiplies.

Ministry is about _________ yourself.

replicating

In the Kingdom of God, the people who raise ________ up are the ones God __________.

others, promotes

The Outreach Message should always be:

-Clear

-Direct

-Focused

-Hope-filled

John 10:10 MEV

"The thief does not come except to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

1 Corinthians 2:4-5 MEV

"My speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power."

Ministry cannot _______ without the anointing.

function

______ attendance should become a _______ of life.

Church, rhythm

Souls are the _______ of God.

Heartbeat

You cannot claim to love God and ________ people.

ignore

"Ministry: Until your love for human beings equals your love for God, your impact will be small."

-- Jonathan Shuttlesworth

1 Corinthians 13:3 MSG

"...I'm bankrupt without love."

"If I don't ________, I'll carry the anointing."

compromise

Matthew 22:14 MEV

"For many are called, but few are chosen."

Many are called, but ____ _______.

few choose

People don't fail because of obstacles

-- they fail because of lack of commitment!

1 John 4:10 MEV

"In this (herein) is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins."

10 Effects of the Love of God:

1. It Motivates Evangelism

2. It Identifies Us

3. It Aligns Us with His Will

4. It Keeps Us in Obedience

5. It Changes How You See People

6. It Leads to Action

7. It Overcomes Fear

8. It Produces Persistence

9. It Makes the Gospel Tangible

10. It Expands the Mission

John 13:35 MEV

"By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Compassion is _____ __ _______.

love in action

John 15:16 MEV

"You did not choose Me, but chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that the Father may give you whatever you ask Him in My name."

The altar call is where ______ is ________.

fruit, gathered

When you _______, people will get saved.

preach

An ______ altar is better than __ altar.

empty, no

The Gospel is ________ and _________.

proclamation, invitation

6 Things the Altar Is:

1. A Place of Encounter

2. A Place of Surrender

3. A Place of Repentance & Restoration

4. A Place of Worship and Thanksgiving

5. A Place of Fire & Power

6. A Place of Consecration

Altars are where God ______ Himself.

reveals

Fire falls on _______ _______.

prepared altars

The Holy Spirit does the convicting.

We simply give the invitation.

Keys to Giving an Effective Altar Call:

1. Get in the Flow of the Holy Ghost

2. Preach the Word Clearly

3. Preach the Word Boldly

4. The Altar Call is Part of the Sermon

5. Make Room for the Invitation

6. Make it Clear

7. Make it Personal

8. Make it Public

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 MEV

"For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: how Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

Unspoken _______ = unfruitful _______.

scripture, scripture

The altar call is not an _____________.

afterthought

Most people plan their ________, but they don't plan their ________.

sermons, invitations

Camouflaged altars produce ________ __________.

camouflaged Christians

A public step ________ a private decision.

solidifies

Any door opened by the ______ must be maintained by the ______.

flesh, flesh

Isaiah 43:19 MEV

"Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not be aware of it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."

The 9 Keys to Open Doors in Ministry:

1. Request - Ask God for Doors

2. Results

3. Relationships

4. Representation

5. Referrals

6. Reality

7. Righteousness

8. Releasing

9. Run

Pastors _______ their pulpits.

protect

Results will _____ ______ for you more than anything else will.

open doors

1 Corinthians 15:10 NLT

"But whatever 1 am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me-and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace."

Results speak louder than _________.

introductions

_______ builds long-term doors.

Honor

Results open doors that ____ ____________ will shut.

bad relationships

The evangelist is not served by the church.

The evangelist serves the church.

"Don't let your ______ take you where your _________ can't keep you."

talent, character

___________ are always making first-time __________.

Evangelists, impressions

Zechariah 4:10 MEV

"For who has despised the day of small things?"

Godliness is always __________.

rewarded

God will not do without a ________ giver. People won't either.

cheerful

The ______ ____________ is NOT Called the Great Invitation.

Great Commission

Movement attracts _________.

opportunity

If you lose the _______, you lose _______.

Bible, power

Romans 1:16 MEV

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. For it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."

Any part of the _______ you're _________ of will never work for you.

Gospel, ashamed

Matthew 24:14 MEV

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."

Greek word for Preaching: ________ = to herald, proclaim publicly

Kerusso

Preaching is not suggestion

-- it is proclamation.

T.L. Osborn:

I have what everyone needs

Everyone needs what I have

The Gospel:

Takes humility to preach it Takes humility to receive it

Human ______ resists what is good.

nature

Whatever you're _________ ___ _______ _____, you'll never receive or achieve.

ashamed to press for

Compel:

Your confidence must exceed their doubt.

Howard Carter:

"Signs are to arrest men. Preaching is for saving men."

7 Keys to Preaching Boldly:

1. Believe the Message

2. Be Shameless

3. Walk in Righteousness

4. Lift Up Jesus

5. Be On Fire

6. Be Filled with the Spirit

7. Fear God, Not Man

You can't preach what you don't _______.

believe

The Gospel is ______, but your opportunity to preach it is not.

eternal

The Church is holding back the end.

Why? → For the harvest.

Isaiah 6:8 MEV

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me.""

Luke 16:29 MEV

"Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them hear them.''

You are Heaven's messenger

-- and Hell's answer.

The call of God on your life costs nothing.

Producing the call costs everything.

Everyone can ___, but not everyone is ____.

go, sent

Revivalist's Are:

1. Resolute

2. Messengers

3. Demonstrators

4. Fearless

5. Troublemakers

6. Standard Bearers

7. Ordered Builders

Never _____ _____ what you don't intend to build upon.

tear down

Romans 13:11 MEV

"Furthermore, knowing the time, now is the moment to awake from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed."

John 9:4 MEV

I must do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.

Romans 2:4 NKJV

"Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?"

Jude 1:23 NKJV

"But others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh."

Grace =

God's goodness expressed toward sinners.

Roman's Road:

Romans 3:23 KJV "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

Romans 6:23 KJV "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Romans 10:13 KJV "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall.

8 Keys to Preaching a Salvation Message:

(1) Preach Good News

(2) Preach the Only Way

(3) Preach the Simplicity

(4) Preach More Word

(5) Preach Clearly

(6) Preach the Power of God

(7) Preach the Difference

(8) Preach the Altar Call

You are preaching to the lost

-- not correcting believers.

John 2:9 NKJV

"But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD."

Say: "The Bible _____..."

says

Less Opinion, ______ ________.

More Scripture

Confusion never _________ __________.

produces repentance

The ________ ______ Is Part of the Sermon.

Altar Call

"Without fire, there is no Gospel."

-- Reinhard Bonnke

The Bible Begins with Fire.

The Exodus Began with Fire.

The New Covenant Begins with Fire

The Church was Born in Fire.

Before Time Itself there was Fire.

We Were Told to Wait for and Get Fire.

10 Things the Fire of God Does:

1. It Reveals God's Hand

2. It Produces Holiness

3. It Sends

4. It Takes Enemy Territory

5. It Protects

6. It Empowers the Believer

7. It Empowers Preaching

8. It Keeps Lukewarmness Away

9. It Judges Works

10. It Transforms

The _____ ___ _____ tests and tries the quality of the human heart.

Fire of God

Encounter → __________ → Commission

Cleansing