Essay on Methods of Evangelism

The person whom I intend to share the Gospel with is my friend Drew Harmatz. We have been friends now for over three years and over that time grown to be really good friends. Even though we are good friends we do not share the same beliefs. Drew is Jewish and has chosen to stick with his birth religion because he likes the Jewish moral compass. Basically, he has expressed that he feels the Jewish culture is more peaceful and presents a better moral basis than that of any other religion. While we have talk of God, Christ, and the Bible; I have never tried to relay the Gospel to him.

In William Fay's book, Share Jesus without Fear, it is a book about believers pointing sinners to Jesus Christ. The book is a simple, relational approach to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Fay opens with a fascinating introduction about his salvation experience and a call for Christians to start sharing their faith. He also tells his experience with many Christians who tried to share their faith with him, and how he has had the opportunity of sharing his faith on a one-to-one basis several thousands of times. However, he states that as an evangelist, he has never led one person to Jesus Christ. Fay makes the point that success with evangelism is not defined by bringing somebody to a point of conversion; instead, it is merely sharing the gospel and trusting God to do the rest. Fay defines success in evangelism as sharing your faith and living your life out for Jesus Christ, "It has nothing to do whatsoever to with bringing anyone to the Lord.” (Fay, 1999, 4)

In his book Share Jesus Without Fear, William Fay lays out an easy and attainable way for one to reach people for Christ. A former mobster, and prostitution house owner, Fay says that if “God can take somebody like me and change him, he can take anybody in your life and change him as well.”1 In an easy to understand, comprehensive way, Fay shows how to overcome your fears and witness to those who are lost. By breaking down the six most common excuses one uses not

In their book The Great Commission to Worship: Biblical Principles for Worship-Based Evangelism, authors David Wheeler and Vernon Whaley contribute their respective expertise in evangelism and worship in an attempt to synthesize the two categories by showing each fundamental imperative of the Christian disciple to be integral to and an outflow of the other. The impetus for evangelism par excellence is the “great commission”

In the Gospel According to Matthew, Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” When Jesus said this, he showed how the Kingdom of Heaven was welcomed for anybody, not only those who were more fortunate than others. Jesus then went on to explain how those who were humble and those who showed righteousness would enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus also told the people how they should spread his word everywhere and teach those to examine all the things He commanded them. In The Great Commission speech, Jesus inspired His

Randy Newman’s book, Questioning Evangelism, is a book about on how evangelizing is to ask questions, and therefore, letting people communicate with questions about their own truths about God. Newman writes this book hoping that anyone who reads it will gain a better understanding of what evangelism is. Newman’s book is divided into three parts: why questioning evangelism is needed, considering what questions non-believers are asking, and observing why asking questions and knowing answers doesn’t mean a Christian’s own problem like cold-heartedness or anger. Throughout the book Newman brings readers right back to bible scriptures. Even though he appeals to accounts of people like Paul in Acts preaching on Mars Hill, he also shows how the wisdom literature is applied to our evangelistic attempts.

Packer also gives us a lesson on how to self-evaluate ourselves for our quality of evangelism. He does make it clear there is only one way to evangelize, which is resolute explanation and proper employment of the gospel. Some of the examples he gives us include the following: does our message promote God? Does it tell His truth? Is this a message of emotions, designed to emotionally

This book “The Art of Personal Evangelism is not to hard to read all of the task of the person who winning to believe in Jesus Christ. McRaney well said about task of evangelism as a practitioner for both the

In their book, The Great Commission to Worship, Vernon Whaley and David Wheeler takes an in depth look at commandment from Jesus for His followers to go out and spread the Good News of salvation. Today’s Christian seems to have a misconception about their role in evangelism. As the authors stated, “many times in Scripture it appears

The most common issue that is raised when discussing the importance of awareness about the narrative is God’s justice. If we want to hold that God is morally good, it seems that he needs to be justice. It does not appear to be fair for God to require people to know about the gospel if they live in a place that has no access to it. Mercy and justice are on two opposite sides of the spectrum, yet we know from scripture that God is both merciful and just. The question becomes what criteria determines whether God

I see one disadvantage to this method of evangelism whether you use the tract or just know the method and the scriptures by heart and that is to offer water baptism to the person or persons you are evangelizing. Another disadvantage to staying strictly to ‘The Four Spiritual Laws’ does not mention icebreakers or finding common ground with the one you are going to share with which I feel is very important. I like what James Huston says, “Before you ever say the word 'Bible,' you have to build up some trust with that person. You have to become his ally. You have to find

Allen, Roland. Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1962. 179 pp.

Diane J. Hymans suggests that evangelism and education suggests a variety of meanings and that it is a matter of language that is clouding what the connotation of the definitions of evangelism, discipleship, and education are (Hymans). She states that evangelism is “making the gospel known in church and world”, while education “invites people to understand and claim their identity as baptized children of God and to clarify their vocation as people called by God to live lives characterized by love of God and neighbor” (Hymans).

Christians are commanded in the Bible to take the gospel into all the world. God desires that all people know Him. However, since He is in heaven and not on the earth now, it is up to His people to show others the way to Him. Much of that testimony for Christ is through the way Christians lives are lived. It is well known that

Evangelism is a wide field of ministry that is captivating many, many ministers have been called into the field. It is one of the many fields we as believers are called into. We all have been given assignment before the beginning of time God knew what he would have us to do. Evangelist’s work in many different environments in their local community, nation, and abroad. We are being the hands and feet of Jesus. we should treat it as each and every person’s salvation is important to you.