Cultivating a Culture of Evangelism - Part 10

CREATING A CULTURE OF EVANGELISM – Part 10

1.     Think Apologetics – People are not brought into the kingdom by disagreeably arguing. However, we should not let this be an excuse for intellectual laziness. God has given us minds and we should use them to the best of our abilities for the glory of God. Our current postmodernistic culture seems content with the emphasis of emotion over thought. Many people think badly or don’t want to think at all. While they suppress the truth in their own righteousness we must be the gentle and willing witness always reminding them that God commands His craftsmanship to worship Him with all of their minds. We must help those who don’t want to think to think well. Moreover, we must be prepared to give an answer for the hope we have in Jesus. An effective evangelist will be bold to proclaim the simple truths of salvation in Christ alone. Let us be ready to share the historical reliability of the resurrection of Jesus. May we be ready at a moment’s notice to explain the absolute truthfulness of the scripture. Christians should be prepared to articulate why Jesus is the only way to God. Let us be the light of God’s truth shining into the darkness. Let us love God with all of our minds.

2.     Cultivate Evangelistic Community Groups – One of the challenges I have faced is the difficulty of reaching into neighborhoods where people don’t particularly appreciate cold-call door-knocking. I still think it is important to try and meet our neighbors by knocking on doors. We know that God will bless the efforts of willingness to go but what about those apartment complexes and gated communities? The best way to reach into hard to reach neighborhoods is to reach them from the inside. Start a bible study/fellowship group inside the neighborhood with someone who lives there. They can invite their neighbors to dinner and bible study. Be intentional about keeping the gospel and bible teaching at the forefront of what you do and be honest in your invitations. This is no time for the ole’ bait and switch routine. Set a regular time to meet for a certain time period, invite the neighbors, eat good food, get to know one another, have fun, tell everybody about Jesus.