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“…Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you…” Hence, the primary task of an Evangelist is to share what he/she knows about Jesus Christ with others. Jesus’ instruction to all believers is to go and share the gospel with everyone. The work of an Evangelist therefore is for every Christian, who is expected to preach the gospel and as well make disciples for Christ. The responsibility of making disciples is indeed time intensive. It means investing oneself in the lives of others in order to help them understand how to follow after Jesus and obey his teachings. It is also our responsibility as Christians to bring the Good News of the loving and saving presence of God through Jesus Christ to our world. What is the purpose of Evangelism? Sharing what we know about Jesus Christ is for the purpose of leading people into a personal relationship with God. It is a way of building relationships between people and God. It is God’s greatest desire to spend the rest of eternity with man. This awesome truth that people must know, can only be communicated to them through faith sharing. Some methods of Evangelism There are many valid and effective ways to reach people with the Good News about Jesus Christ. The under listed methods though not exhaustive will provide a starting point for all believers and churches that desire to embark on an effective Evangelism: Using Personal Testimony Outreach/ Outdoor Evangelism Door to Door Evangelism – Soul Winning (One household at a time) Using gospel tracts for Personal Evangelism Revival and Crusade Free medical services Benevolence Ministries Prison Ministry Media Phone calls Letter writing Text Messages Evangelism – divine-human partnership Ministry. The <strong>Bible</strong> clearly indicates the importance of human participation in evangelization (Matt 28:19-20; Rom 10:1). 34
The doctrine of the Incarnation describes the mystery of God becoming flesh, taking on human form and experiencing life as a person (John 1:14). In the wisdom of God, which so often appears to us as mystery, God chose to experience humanity fully. Jesus Christ, God incarnate, was both fully human and fully divine. In Christ, God experienced what it means to be human (2 Cor 5:19). He felt joy, hardship, temptation, pain, anxiety, frustration and humiliation. Jesus Christ was also fully divine. In Jesus Christ, we see, though difficult to comprehend fully, perfect humanity and divinity. Jesus Christ was God/human. That should not surprise us, for God foreshadowed that plan in the life of Jesus Christ. God worked in the world through his own Son. Jesus, with his life and ministry, brought the presence of God from heaven to earth. The Incarnation reminds us that God is not a distant landlord, uninterested in the world. In Jesus Christ, God became a human player in human history. When we minister on behalf of Jesus Christ, we, through the power of the Holy Spirit, continue what God began in him (John 20:21). Where do we see evidence of this divine-human partnership in our ministry? Take a typical part of a pastor's ministry: hospital visitation. What happens when we go to the hospital and hold the hand of a sick church member, and he or she is comforted? Someone might say that the caring touch and compassion of another human being comforts the patient. An incarnational understanding of ministry, however, will not let us stop the explanation there. We believe that we mediate the presence of God. We don't understand how it takes place, but God's Holy Spirit comforts the patient through our presence (Matt 18:20), a divine-human encounter. Evangelism, being an aspect of ministry, demonstrates this divine-human character. Evangelism begins with, is sustained by and ultimately ends with God. We do not convert people. We do not "win" anyone to the Lord. We do not make Christians. God does. Therefore, evangelism is a divine task, though it has a human dimension. We are workers with God (1 Cor 3:9); God chooses to work through the gifts of people. We do not merely report events that took place two thousand years ago. We are recipients of the gospel and heralds of good news that is available now. We have experienced and we celebrate God's grace, and we long for others to join our celebration. Preaching is a divine-human endeavour. The Holy Spirit works with the preacher as sermons are prayed about, planned, composed and preached. The Holy Spirit also works in the lives of our hearers. Sunday after Sunday, a faith community gathers to encounter the presence of God. People come to 35
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39 IKOT ABASI 1,092,967 1,004,335 1
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