Topical Sermons - Executable Outlines

[A fifth key to a successful meeting is...]
Mark A. Copeland
V. PARTICIPATION
A. PARTICIPATE BEFORE AND AFTER THE SERVICE...
1. Arrive early to greet and welcome visitors
2. Sit up front, leaving the back for visitors who come late
3. Stick around afterward, greet the visitors, invite them back
4. Extend hospitality by inviting them home or to a restaurant for a snack - cf. 1 Pe 4:9
B. PARTICIPATE DURING THE SERVICE...
1. Sing in a spirited manner, with grace in your hearts
2. Give a hearty amen to the prayers offered
3. Those who lead in prayer and song, do so audibly and with enthusiasm!
4. Give close attention to the sermon - cf. Ac 17:11
[Finally, but perhaps most important...]
VI. PRAYER
A. ESSENTIAL TO ANY EVANGELISTIC EFFORT...
1. Jesus called on His disciples to pray for the Lord to send forth laborers - Mt 9:35-38
2. Paul asked others to pray for his efforts to spread the Word - Col 4:3-4; 2Th 3:1
B. SO LET US PRAY...
1. For the preacher - cf. Ep 6:19
2. For the visitors - cf. Ro 10:1
3. For ourselves - cf. Col 1:9
CONCLUSION
1. If we approach our gospel meeting with the right measure of...
a. Purpose
b. Preparation
c. Prospects
d. Presence
e. Participation
f. Prayer
-- We will have an excellent and successful meeting!
2. With the help of God, our meetings will accomplish the purpose for which they are intended...
a. Saving souls
b. Edifying the saved
-- And most of all, glorifying God and His Son Jesus Christ!
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