AG STUDY GUIDE FINAL - The Forerunner

seventh commandment.
Ogler: Excuse me?
Christian: You’re, you’re an adulterer. But Jesus Christ went to the
cross to pay the price for your adultery. If you repent of your sins and
ask God’s forgiveness, He can make you a child of God. What do you
think?
Ogler: I think you’re an idiot. [Walks away.]
Christian: [To friend at table] You know, I had a feeling that he
was just another vessel of dishonor.
In direct contradistinction to this unpleasant scenario, the prophet Isaiah painted a very
different picture of how the Gospel should appear.
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims
salvation, Who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” ~ Isaiah 52:7
It was said of Jesus, the greatest evangelist who will ever live, that
“…the common people heard Him gladly.” ~ Mark 12:37
So how can we see our Gospel-shod feet be made truly beautiful? How can we ensure
that our ambassadorship is faithful to both God and His truth and yet is gracious and
winsome at the same time – so much so that the people we minister to can hear us
gladly? While not necessarily exhaustive, and in no particular order as far as
importance, let’s close by considering nine important keys to Biblical evangelism.
1. Pray for and love the people to whom you bring the Gospel.
As Christians, we really need to get involved in prayer. Prayer for the unsaved, prayer
for the lost. It’s not enough to just say, “Thy will be done,” and just hope that God will
somehow reach people who don’t know Him. They won’t. Even Jesus prayed for
people who didn’t know Him. He said not just the disciples was He praying for, but for
people who would come to know Him through their word. And I really believe we
have the privilege, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to fervently pray and
intercede with God. And that’s love! Love basically is doing something. It’s taking
action.
2. Strive to reflect the nature and truth of God in your life and character.
Sometimes the greatest evangelism happens when we are just living our lives; just being
Christ-like, building up a reputation of reflecting Christ. I think 2 Corinthians 3:2 puts it
best. We are to be “living epistles”, being known of by all men.
3. Ask God for wisdom.
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