How Did Jesus Evangelize?

How to do effective evangelism the way Jesus did

Rebecca Manley Pippert |Tuesday, October 19th, 2016.When most Christians hear the word ″evangelism,″ they immediately think of learning a strategy to employ on unsuspecting victims!However, the fact is that the most effective evangelism is based on the development of genuine connections.

The following is what a Christian lady once said to me: ″I had no idea I was meant to create compassionate connections with nonbelievers.″ ″I was under the impression that I was required to maintain my distance.″ Initially, you might think that’s insane!Nonetheless, she brings up an essential issue.How do we get honestly involved in the lives of unbelievers without jeopardizing our own spiritual well-being?

In order to undertake evangelism Jesus’ method, we must be deeply identified with people while yet being fundamentally distinct from them.
It is exactly what this lady needed to hear—and that is exactly what all Christians need to hear—that in order to accomplish evangelism Jesus’ way, we must be fundamentally identified with people while still being radically different.
Identified in a radical way Consider the misconceptions that the world has about Christians: they are distant and judgemental, and they are the last people you’d want to bring to a party.

Jesus, on the other hand, was lovely!He attended a number of weddings and celebrations.Children flocked to him in droves.His affection was effusive, not reserved.

The people of Jesus’ day believed that holy persons could only be found in synagogues, and they were correct.
However, the majority of Jesus’ activities took place in the marketplace.
Consider this: when Jesus became a human being, he radically connected himself with the rest of mankind.
Our human existence was fully grasped by Jesus from the inside out!
Jesus descended from heaven into a specific geographical location and cultural setting.
He learnt their language and gained an understanding of the values, desires, and pain of individuals he encountered.

Jesus moved into the area and began to build connections with the people!
And we must do the same…
As Christians, we must devote time to comprehending the doubts and spiritual problems that our friends are wrestling with.
We are not to scream the gospel from a safe and acceptable distance and maintain a detached position toward the situation.

The example of Jesus teaches us that we must open our lives in a genuine and loving manner to others.People were never regarded as though they were solely evangelistic enterprises in Jesus’ eyes.He developed genuine friendships with actual people, and he continued to do so.People were never regarded as though they were solely evangelistic enterprises in Jesus’ eyes.

He developed genuine friendships with actual people, and he continued to do so.Here’s a difficult subject to ponder: What is your greatest strength?Are you involved in genuine friendships, and do you share not only your religion but also your life with at least one other person who is seeking God?Do you identify with them on a fundamental level?

Alternatively, do you spend the most of your time in a ″Holy Huddle″?Unlike everything you’ve ever seen before Jesus was likewise a significant departure from the norm.Jesus was entirely human and totally heavenly at the same time.He was holy, and he calls on his followers today to follow in his footsteps.

Jesus demonstrates that identifying with others does not imply that one is identical to them.If we are exactly the same, our testimony will be rendered ineffective.However, if we are Christians, the gospel has made a significant change in our lives—and our actions should reflect this!So, how do we illustrate a fundamentally different perspective?1.We are living demonstrations of Christ’s love.

Unbelievers’ inability to see God’s loving presence in us is one of the most significant obstacles to effective outreach.We must reflect the Christ we are promoting, both personally and through our church communities, by acting in ways that are gracious to one another and to others around us.It is likely that people will be unwilling to listen to the message we are sharing if they do not see tangible proof of Christ’s love in their lives.

2.We proclaim the truth of God.The good news is that God has intervened in our hushed atmosphere.Through his Word—the live Christ—he has communicated with us.There is a lot of discussion these days about how important it is to be cutting-edge and current.However, as Simone Weil, a French philosopher, has stated, ″To be eternally relevant, you must articulate things that are timeless.″ In other words, genuine relevance is found in articulating everlasting truths, because God’s truth transcends all cultures and is universally applicable.

If we are Christians, the gospel has made a profound effect in our lives, and our actions should reflect this.Consider the following reasons why proclaiming God’s truth will cause us to be dramatically different: The majority of the world is completely unaware of what Jesus was truly like.Unbelievers are unaware of how revolutionary, how beautiful, and how magnificent Jesus truly is.I’m a perfect example of this.I didn’t grow up in a religious environment.

However, if you had asked me what I thought of Jesus when I was an agnostic, I would have said that he was kind and kind.Everyone, but especially your grandma, adored the sort of person you were…When I looked at the New Testament, I discovered that, instead of the calm, meek guy I had imagined, I had discovered a man of tremendous passion who declared, ″I’ve come to set the earth on fire!″ Isn’t it a great irony that the Son of God came to our world and one of the most common accusations against him was that he wasn’t religious enough?You appreciate the power of Jesus’ appeal to those who are skeptical of him, don’t you?He is a force to be reckoned with!My greatest apprehension Do you have any idea what I’m afraid of?

I’m afraid that when the world looks at us from the outside, it will infer that Jesus’ principal role is to encourage us to read our Bibles every day and to protect us from profaning ourselves.
However, when we allow non-Christians to look at the biblical Jesus, they begin to see that Jesus would not turn his back on someone who is battling with a sexual addiction, an eating problem, or depression, for example.
Those who believe they are free of difficulties or wants will find a great lot to learn from him as well.
Moreover, he does not request that we return to him after our lives have been ″organized.″ People find it difficult to picture a God who becomes directly involved in the lives of those who are untidy and in need.
In order to guide people to the live Christ—to let them to see the actual radical Jesus who alone can provide us with the living water that quenches our thirst—we must first show them the living Christ.
In order to do so, we must both deeply identify with them and conduct lives that demonstrate our faith in a Savior who is completely different from ourselves.

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What Did Jesus Teach about Evangelism?

There are a total of ten articles in the What Did Jesus Teach? series.

Imitating Jesus in the World

Instead of fleeing, isolating ourselves, and denouncing unbelievers and our society, Jesus wants us to do something very different: he calls us to be salt and light in the world.He wishes for us to devote ourselves to understanding the culture in which we live; he exhorts us to refrain from condemning the world and unbelievers; he longs for us to listen to his prayer for us, so that we may be in the world as he was in the world; he longs for us to imitate him and to give our lives willingly to love and serve non-Christians.His objective is for us to be like him, and for us to dedicate ourselves to building deep connections with people who are not Christian in nature.He wants us to educate our church members and our children to do the same—regardless of their religious beliefs or their way of life—and he wants us to do it regardless of our surroundings.

Jesus, the Son of God, demonstrates to us what it means to be in the world.We must design our evangelism, both in theory and practice, according to the overall teaching of Scripture but also, and perhaps most importantly, by following the pattern set by Christ.This is my sincere belief.

″Imitate Jesus,″ as the saying goes, is not an easy thing to do.
We are not everyone meant to live a life of celibacy as he was.
We are also not all called by the Lord to go throughout the world as evangelists.

In addition, our Father has not mandated that every Christian be a healer of all those who are sick with every sort of disease (though we often wish we could do this when someone we love is sick or dying).Even while we would wish we could, it is not our place to transform water into wine at each and every wedding reception we attend.Neither is it the case that every believer is called upon by the Lord to die as a martyr while they are young.It is clear that we are not called to mimic Christ in every element of his life; this is a fact of life.

But, in what respects are we supposed to model ourselves after him?

Learning Evangelism from Jesus

Jerram Barrs

Through an investigation of the conversations Jesus had with a wide range of people throughout his life, Jerram Barrs pulls lessons for contemporary evangelistic practice from the Gospels, providing believers with timeless wisdom in their approach to unbelievers.

Jesus’s Moral Perfection

We ought to pay close attention to the way God’s moral perfection radiates from him.We can observe how he lives a human life that is completely conformed to the image of God in all aspects.As we listen to him, we can hear him committing himself to saying just the words the Father wants him to say, and to saying each word in a way that pleases the Father’s heart.We witness him waking up each morning, ready to hear his Father’s voice and to do whatever he feels is best for him and his family.

We discover that Jesus does anything he sets his mind to via the power of the Holy Spirit.Because of this perfection in his life and speech, we may derive moral lessons for the lives of all Christians from what we witness.We may also draw principles from which to guide our practice in all of our interactions with others, both believers and nonbelievers, as well as in all of our communication of the truth.

We may acquire valuable lessons from Jesus’ life and teachings, and these lessons will be applicable to all Christians, not just those who are called to be teachers and evangelists.

Jesus’s Eternal Glory

What are some of the beliefs we have about Jesus that we would want to share?The fact that he is the Creator of all things and that he supports this universe by the Word of his power is acknowledged by all Christians.He is the one who, throughout history, has revealed his splendor via the unwritten words of creation, and he is the one who will unveil his glory in the future.In Him, we find the everlasting Word, who sheds light on people who are engulfed in darkness.

He is the great God who came to earth in the form of a human infant in order to become our Savior.He is the great High Priest, who intercedes on his adversaries’ behalf and prays for their forgiveness.He is the one who died on the cross for unbelievers and resurrected from the dead to justify them in the eyes of God.

He is the one who will return to reign with all those who have placed their trust in him in the future.
Most importantly, we should be pleading with the Lord to perform his work in the hearts of people whom we desire to see come to faith.

The Greatest Evangelist

When we examine Jesus’ life and work, we discover that he was also the greatest evangelist in history, in addition to these magnificent facts.During his earthly career, Jesus was the light of the world, the one who always acted in a way that was agreeable to his Father, and he was the embodiment of righteousness.In this way, he was the one who stood head and shoulders above all others in terms of making the truth about God attractive and living in this world in a way that attracted others around him to the Father.He was the one who, for thirty-three years, lived every moment of his life with grace and truth, and who filled every word he said with grace and truth.

Now that he has been risen from the dead and ascended to the right hand of the Father, he continues his rescue mission.As a result, anytime we attempt to heed his call and take up the mission of evangelization, we realize that he has already done the hard work for us.He is the one who attracts men and women to himself, even in this present age.

We are nothing more than his fellow workers.
It is this idea that Jesus undertakes the majority of the task of drawing people to believe that all Christians acknowledge when we consider how people are saved.
However, when preachers ascend into the pulpit and proclaim the gospel, it is all too frequently forgotten.

When we begin to believe that our preaching abilities or our exegesis of the Word are the primary method of salvation, we are falling into a trap.However, it is not just preachers who fail to see that Jesus is responsible for the majority of the job of leading others to faith.Everyone has a tendency to forget things while they are in the company of skeptical family members, friends, neighbours, and coworkers, among other people.Eventually, we begin to believe that it is all up to us, when in truth, along with our efforts, we should be most concerned with pleading with God to perform his work in the hearts of individuals we desire to see come to faith.

Jesus is the most effective evangelist ever.
After reading the four Gospels, we realize that Jesus is the finest example of how we are to interact with individuals we meet, regardless of their political or religious viewpoints or way of life.
He is the finest example of how we should conduct ourselves in the presence of unbelievers, including how we should love them, serve them, and tell the truth to them.
Furthermore, his apostles, as his first representatives who were sent out into the world, learnt to fulfill his charge to preach the gospel to all countries, as well as to copy the pattern that Jesus had established in his own life.
This essay is based from Jerram Barrs’ book, Learning Evangelism from Jesus, which may be found here.
In addition to being the founder and resident scholar of the Francis A.

Schaeffer Institute at Covenant Theological Seminary, Jerram Barrs is a professor of Christian studies and modern culture at Covenant Theological Seminary.
For eighteen years, he and his wife were on the staff of the L’Abri Fellowship in the United Kingdom.
Jerram and his wife, Vicki, are the parents of three boys and have seven grandkids between them.

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How Jesus Did Evangelism

5 takeaways from the book of John I believe we’ve all witnessed poor evangelism.In truth, I’ve been a perpetrator of poor evangelism in the past.During my freshman year of high school, I recall telling my cousin that he was going to die and go to hell because he had done something wrong.The fact is, that didn’t come up in the middle of a discussion; rather, it was my conversation opener.

Yes, I realize it wasn’t the most effective line to start a discussion with, but it worked for me.We all have ideas about what constitutes poor evangelism or poor evangelical strategies in our minds.So, what do you think about effective evangelism?

What exactly does effective evangelism look like?
Read about and witness the life and ministry of the greatest evangelist who has ever walked this planet if we want to see what successful evangelism looks like in practice.
You could wonder, who is this person.

Jesus.One of my favorite chapters in the Bible that exemplifies effective evangelism is found in John 4, where Jesus meets the woman at the well.Jesus teaches us at least five lessons about evangelism, which I shall refer to as ″well-done evangelism″ throughout that tale.

1. CROSS OVER Into the Person’s Territory.

In the tale, we discover that Jesus bridges a couple of cultural divides to reach his disciples.While most people are aware of the racial tensions that existed between Jews and Samaritans at the period, they may not be aware of how many Jews avoided traveling through or associating with Samaritans completely.In addition, most people are aware of the cultural dynamics that exist between men and women, such as the fact that males do not engage women in public.Furthermore, most people are aware that Jewish professors or rabbis do not associate with ″sinners.″ Jesus, on the other hand, breached all of the limits described above when he traveled through Samaria, and while there, he became involved with an immoral Samaritan woman at a public well.

What was he thinking when he did this?In verse 4, we discover that he ″had″ to go.In other words, Jesus was forced to do what he did.

Jesus was well aware that the Father had sent him on a mission to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10), which meant he would have to traverse hurdles, borders, and difficulties in order to reach individuals who were far away from the Father.
Evangelism is about breaking down boundaries in order to reach a person’s or a group of people’s hearts.
In certain cases, this may include crossing seats, tables or cubicles, crossing streets, crossing zip codes, crossing state boundaries, or crossing borders entirely.

And in crossing such boundaries, we may very well be crossing barriers and obstacles such as those based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic differences, religion, or cultural norms, among other things.Failure to cross boundaries, overcome obstacles, or overcome barriers will result in the failure to keep a divine appointment.

2. Engage in a CONVERSATION.

It is necessary to cross over into one’s own region before one can engage in effective evangelism.That’s a significant change.However, much as in basketball, in order to score, you’ll need more than just a crazy crossover.As a result, Jesus engages in a relational discourse with the disciples.

A conversational evangelistic strategy (or style) is employed to reach out to the lady at the well, which is essentially relational.This technique is employed in other places as well, such as in Luke 19, with Zacchaeus.There are, however, other strategies and styles of evangelism, such as social (biblical) justice and apologetics, that serve to provide platforms from which the good news might be shared.

Although she is entirely caught off guard, Jesus opens this discussion by asking her for something to drink, which completely throws her off guard, and then moves on to the topics of ″gift″ and ″live water.″ For this woman, having this dialogue was extremely crucial since she was an outsider in her social circle.
As a result, she would not have participated in many relational dialogues, such as the one that Jesus launched.
She’s captivated by the whole concept of God’s gift and life water, and she’s eager to learn more.

With each exchange, we gain a better understanding of the lady in question.Conversations provide a window into the hearts of others.

3. Identify Their CRAVING.

″O God, you are my God,″ said King David in his written prayer.
I seek you with all my heart; my soul yearns for You; my flesh groans in longing for You, as if I were in a parched and parched region where there is no water″ (Ps.
63:1).

David uses this picture to depict his yearning for the presence of God.A longing for God is comparable to the need for water in the desert, and David’s soul shares this desire.The reality is that every soul in a fallen world yearns and pines for something that will completely satisfy them and offer them total satisfaction.’What else does this yearning, and this helplessness, announce except that there was once in man a real bliss, of which all that is left is the empty print and trace?’ asks Pascal.Trying in vain to fill this endless void with everything around him, he seeks in things that are not there the assistance he cannot find in things that are, albeit none can help, for this infinite chasm can only be filled by an infinite and unchangeable object; in other words, by God himself.″ — PenséesVII 425 et suivantes As a result of this dialogue, Jesus leads the lady to discover her own feelings of unhappiness and lack of fulfillment in her life.She want this life water so that she will not be required to return to this well on a regular basis.

She would rather stay at home than take the chance of running into someone in public.
Following a thorough investigation into her character, including her seeming thirst, Jesus directs their discourse to the source of her emptiness—the source of her sin and humiliation.
He brings up the matter of her romantic connections without her permission.

Doing effective evangelism necessitates uncovering the pains, habits, and hang-ups of individuals, as well as their sin and shame, that keep them from feeling entire.

4. Hit their CURVEBALL.

During an evangelistic contact, there may be a time where you believe the conversation is going in the wrong direction.
Everything appeared to be going smoothly in your head.
There was some good back-and-forth conversation.

Just when it seems like everything is coming together to the point where you may ask for a decision, someone throws a curveball in your direction.In other words, the individual deflects the topic and redirects it in a completely different direction.This lady was the one who did this to Jesus.As soon as she hits a raw point with her (talking about the man she was living with), she changes the subject to a contentious subject.She no longer wishes to speak about herself, her choices, or her way of life; instead, she wishes to speak about the doctrinal distinctions between Samaritan and Jewish religions and practices.People like throwing curveballs at you.

There hasn’t been any change.
Here are a few unexpected twists and turns we could encounter: Churches are swarming with hypocrites.
Believing that Jesus is the only path is extremely limited and closed-minded.

Why is there so much evil in the world if God is truly good?The Bible is so out of date and full of inaccuracies.Believe it or not, you’re a believer.

The church is anti-homosexual.
The concept of attempting to ″convert″ someone is unethical from an ethical standpoint.
What do you think Jesus did?
He was able to catch the curve ball she threw.
It was years ago that I was at a neighborhood coffee shop when I crossed the table to speak with a frequent customer who I had not seen in some weeks.
We started up a discussion with each other.

Immediately after, when the subject of religion was brought up, the speaker took a sharp turn by bringing up Karl Marx and his famous phrase, ″Religion is the opiate of the masses.″ We talked for a few minutes on that subject, following which he threw another curveball by stating that the majority of Christians he knew were supporters of a capitalist democracy, but that he did not agree with their viewpoint.He thought that socialism was a superior form of government to capitalism.I took a swing at the curveball and connected.My Lesslie Newbigin moment came when I talked about the weakness in all governmental systems, which was met with laughter.In my subsequent explanation, I stated that God’s primary concern has been the establishment of his authority and dominion on planet Earth since the beginning of time.

And at some point in the future, Jesus will return for a second time to establish a theocracy in which everything would center around his reign as King.
For the most part, I just informed him that I agreed with him and then led him on a tour through governance, attempting to illustrate both the kingdom of God and Christ’s monarchy.
Evangelistic strikeouts occur when we fail to recognize and hit the curveball when it is thrown to us.

5. Offer Them CHRIST.

Finally, when evangelism is done properly, the person is directed to Jesus as the soul-satisfying, thirst-quenching, and hole-filling solution to life.
″I know that the Messiah is coming,″ the woman at the well says at the end of her talk with Jesus.
When he arrives, he will go through everything in detail with us.″ Her own comments suggest that she was hoping for the Messiah to come along and help her make sense of her situation in life.

Is it not true that this explains the majority of people’s positions?They are yearning for a Christ figure of some sort to give their lives meaning, purpose, importance, happiness, and, ultimately, redemption.When Jesus responds to the lady, he says little more than, ″I who speak to you am he.″ This is the ultimate purpose of good evangelism: to offer seeking, thirsty, and broken individuals the solution of new creation and living water that can only be found in Jesus Christ as the only way to salvation.As followers of Jesus, may we learn from his example and engage in effective evangelism of the gospel.This essay first appeared on The Exchange, and it has been republished here with the consent of the author.

The Five Point Evangelism Method of Jesus

The Lord Jesus Christ was the greatest influencer and evangelist the world has ever seen in the history of humanity.
According to Proverbs 11:30, the person who wins a soul must be intelligent.
Jesus challenged His followers to go out and catch fish for other people (Mark 1:17).

John 4:1-26 is the text.In order to avoid being confronted by the Pharisees, the Lord left Judea and returned to Galilee after learning that Jesus had made and baptized a greater number of followers than John (despite the fact that Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples did), and then returned to Judea.However, He was had to pass through Samaria.As a result, He traveled to a city in Samaria known as Sychar, which is located near the piece of land that Jacob left to his son Joseph.Jacob’s well was now within reach.In this manner, Jesus, exhausted from His journey, sat by the watering hole.

It was around six o’clock at the time.
A lady from Samaria came to the well to fetch water.
″Give Me a drink,″ Jesus said to her when she complied.

Because His disciples had gone into the city to purchase food, He was alone.″How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?″ the woman of Samaria inquired of Him afterwards.Because Jews do not have any business dealings with Samaritans.

″If you had known the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you live water,″ Jesus responded, addressing her.
″Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is quite deep,″ the lady explained to Him in response to His question.
So, where do you receive your source of life-giving water?
″Are You better than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as well as from the wells of his sons and his cattle?″ When she inquired, Jesus said, ″Whomever drinks of this water will thirst again; nevertheless, whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst.″ In contrast, the water that I will give him will turn into a fountain of water in his body, bursting out into eternal life.″ ″Sir, please give me this water so that I will not be thirsty or come here to draw,″ the lady requested of Him.
″Go, summon your husband, and come here,″ Jesus instructed her to do.
″I don’t have a husband,″ the woman said when questioned.

In response, Jesus remarked to woman, ″You answered correctly that you had no husband,’ since you have had five husbands, and the one you currently have is not your husband; in that respect, you spoke truthfully.″ ″Sir, I believe that You are a prophet,″ the woman stated to Him in response.It was on this mountain where our forefathers worshipped, yet you Jews believe that it is in Jerusalem that one should worship.″ ″Woman, trust Me when I say that the hour is coming when you will no longer worship the Father on this mountain nor in Jerusalem,″ Jesus declared.You worship what you do not understand; we worship what we understand, because the Jews are the ones who will save the world.However, the hour has come, and it is now, when sincere worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him in spirit and truth.Those who worship God must worship in spirit and truth, for God is spirit, and those who adore Him must worship in spirit and truth.″ ″I’m aware that the Messiah is on his way,″ the lady told Him (who is called Christ).

″When He arrives, He will tell us everything,″ says the author.
″I, who speak to you, am He,″ Jesus explained to her.
Taking the five principles from Jesus’ meeting with the woman at the well, we may learn about his evangelistic strategy.
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How Jesus Did Evangelism

Josh Laxton’s article from January 30, 2020.
I believe we’ve all witnessed poor evangelism.
In truth, I’ve been a perpetrator of poor evangelism in the past.

During my freshman year of high school, I recall telling my cousin that he was going to die and go to hell because he had done something wrong.The fact is, that didn’t come up in the middle of a discussion; rather, it was my conversation opener.Yes, I realize it wasn’t the most effective line to start a discussion with, but it worked for me.We all have ideas about what constitutes poor evangelism or poor evangelical strategies in our minds.So, what do you think about effective evangelism?What exactly does effective evangelism look like?

Read about and witness the life and ministry of the greatest evangelist who has ever walked this planet if we want to see what successful evangelism looks like in practice.
You could wonder, who is this person.
Jesus.

One of my favorite chapters in the Bible that exemplifies effective evangelism is found in John 4, where Jesus meets the woman at the well.Jesus teaches us at least five lessons about evangelism, which I shall refer to as ″well-done evangelism″ throughout that tale.

1. CROSS OVER Into the Person’s Territory.

In the tale, we discover that Jesus bridges a couple of cultural divides to reach his disciples.
While most people are aware of the racial tensions that existed between Jews and Samaritans at the period, they may not be aware of how many Jews avoided traveling through or associating with Samaritans completely.
In addition, most people are aware of the cultural dynamics that exist between men and women, such as the fact that males do not engage women in public.

Furthermore, most people are aware that Jewish professors or rabbis do not associate with ″sinners.″ Jesus, on the other hand, breached all of the limits described above when he traveled through Samaria, and while there, he became involved with an immoral Samaritan woman at a public well.What was he thinking when he did this?In verse 4, we discover that he ″had″ to go.In other words, Jesus was forced to do what he did.Jesus was well aware that the Father had sent him on a mission to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10), which meant he would have to traverse hurdles, borders, and difficulties in order to reach individuals who were far away from the Father.Evangelism is about breaking down boundaries in order to reach a person’s or a group of people’s hearts.

In certain cases, this may include crossing seats, tables or cubicles, crossing streets, crossing zip codes, crossing state boundaries, or crossing borders entirely.
And in crossing such borders, we may very well be crossing hurdles and difficulties such as those based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic inequalities, religion, or cultural standards, among other things.
Failure to transcend borders, overcome hurdles, or overcome barriers will result in the failure to keep a divine appointment.

It is necessary to cross over into one’s own region before one can engage in effective evangelism.That’s a significant change.However, much as in basketball, in order to score, you’ll need more than just a crazy crossover.

As a result, Jesus engages in a relational discourse with the disciples.

2. Engage in a CONVERSATION.

It is necessary to cross over into one’s own region before one can engage in effective evangelism.
That’s a significant change.
However, much as in basketball, in order to score, you’ll need more than just a crazy crossover.

As a result, Jesus engages in a relational discourse with the disciples.A conversational evangelistic strategy (or style) is employed to reach out to the lady at the well, which is essentially relational.This technique is employed in other places as well, such as in Luke 19, with Zacchaeus.There are, however, other strategies and styles of evangelism, such as social (biblical) justice and apologetics, that serve to provide platforms from which the good news might be shared.Although she is entirely caught off guard, Jesus opens this discussion by asking her for something to drink, which completely throws her off guard, and then moves on to the topics of ″gift″ and ″live water.″ For this woman, having this dialogue was extremely crucial since she was an outsider in her social circle.As a result, she would not have participated in many relational dialogues, such as the one that Jesus launched.

She’s captivated by the whole concept of God’s gift and life water, and she’s eager to learn more.
With each exchange, we gain a better understanding of the lady in question.
Conversations provide a window into the hearts of others.

3. Identify Their CRAVING.

″O God, you are my God,″ said King David in his written prayer.
I seek you with all my heart; my soul yearns for You; my flesh groans in longing for You, as if I were in a parched and parched region where there is no water″ (Ps.
63:1).

David uses this picture to depict his yearning for the presence of God.A longing for God is comparable to the need for water in the desert, and David’s soul shares this desire.The reality is that every soul in a fallen world yearns and pines for something that will completely satisfy them and offer them total satisfaction.What else can this desire and helplessness announce than that there was once in man a real bliss, of which all that is left is an empty print and trace?″ asks Pascal.Trying in vain to fill this endless void with everything around him, he seeks in things that are not there the assistance he cannot find in things that are, albeit none can help, for this infinite chasm can only be filled by an infinite and unchangeable object; in other words, by God himself.″ — PenséesVII 425 et suivantes As a result of this dialogue, Jesus leads the lady to discover her own feelings of unhappiness and lack of fulfillment in her life.She want this life water so that she will not be required to return to this well on a regular basis.

She would rather stay at home than take the chance of running into someone in public.
Following a thorough investigation into her character, including her seeming thirst, Jesus directs their discourse to the source of her emptiness—the source of her sin and humiliation.
He brings up the matter of her romantic connections without her permission.

Doing effective evangelism necessitates uncovering the pains, habits, and hang-ups of individuals, as well as their sin and shame, that keep them from feeling entire.

4. Hit their CURVEBALL.

During an evangelistic contact, there may be a time where you believe the conversation is going in the wrong direction.
Everything appeared to be going smoothly in your head.
There was some good back-and-forth conversation.

There hasn’t been any change.
Here are a few unexpected twists and turns we could encounter: Churches are swarming with hypocrites.
Believing that Jesus is the only path is extremely limited and closed-minded.

Why is there so much evil in the world if God is truly good?The Bible is so out of date and full of inaccuracies.Believe it or not, you’re a believer.

The church is anti-homosexual.
The concept of attempting to ″convert″ someone is unethical from an ethical standpoint.
What do you think Jesus did?
He was able to catch the curve ball she threw.
It was years ago that I was at a neighborhood coffee shop when I crossed the table to speak with a frequent customer who I had not seen in some weeks.
We started up a discussion with each other.

And at some point in the future, Jesus will return for a second time to establish a theocracy in which everything would center around his reign as King.
For the most part, I just informed him that I agreed with him and then led him on a tour through governance, attempting to illustrate both the kingdom of God and Christ’s monarchy.
Evangelistic strikeouts occur when we fail to recognize and hit the curveball when it is thrown to us.

5. Offer Them CHRIST.

Finally, when evangelism is done properly, the person is directed to Jesus as the soul-satisfying, thirst-quenching, and hole-filling solution to life.
″I know that the Messiah is coming,″ the woman at the well says at the end of her talk with Jesus.
When he arrives, he will go through everything in detail with us.″ Her own comments suggest that she was hoping for the Messiah to come along and help her make sense of her situation in life.

Is it not true that this explains the majority of people’s positions?They are yearning for a Christ figure of some sort to give their lives meaning, purpose, importance, happiness, and, ultimately, redemption.When Jesus responds to the lady, he says little more than, ″I who speak to you am he.″ This is the ultimate purpose of good evangelism: to offer seeking, thirsty, and broken individuals the solution of new creation and living water that can only be found in Jesus Christ as the only way to salvation.As followers of Jesus, may we learn from his example and engage in effective evangelism of the gospel.Josh Laxton is an American actor and singer who is best known for his role in the film The Great Gatsby.Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Josh Laxton serves as the head pastor of Springdale Community Church.

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What did Jesus say about evangelism?

Was there anything Jesus said about evangelism?
The first thing he said was that he wanted everyone to pray.
You’ve probably heard Jesus say, ″the harvest is bountiful, but the laborers are few″ or something like.

He didn’t say it as an invitation to evangelism; rather, he stated it as an invitation to prayer.His sympathy for the multitudes was prompted by their state of being tormented and helpless, much like sheep without a shepherd,″ the author writes.When he finished, he told his followers, ″The harvest is bountiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth laborers to work in his crop.″ (Matthew 9:36-38; Mark 10:36-38) As a result, Jesus instructs us to pray that God would send out individuals who will guide and encourage others to enter into a love relationship with Him.But what if God wants me to go out into the world and share my faith with other people?Evangelism, often known as ″witnessing,″ may be intimidating and even embarrassing to some people.Don’t be concerned.

Put your faith in God.
If he wants me to accomplish anything, he will provide me with everything I need to do it, and it will not be frightening or embarrassing.
Once upon a time, I attended a fantastic presentation about evangelism.

I received it as a gift from a friend, Rick Fletcher, whom I have got to know and much admire.Rick worked as a lawyer for 11 years, and his major argument was that, in a court of law, testimony is considered evidence by the jury.Rick stated that all God asks of his slaves is that they serve as witnesses, offer testimony, or, to put it another way, just chat with others about our love for God and our walk with Him, rather than doing anything else.

It is possible that the proof we present in our testimony will persuade others that our statements are genuine.
One very essential thing to remember is that when you’re talking to people, don’t tell them how wonderful your church is or what a wonderful guy your pastor is.
Talk to them about your relationship with God, how wonderful it is, and how wonderful he is.
They will be fascinated if you conduct your life in accordance with Jesus’ instructions.
The good news spread quickly in the early church, and it did so primarily via the testimony of ordinary Christians who shared their personal encounters with God.
They conversed with neighbors, with persons they encountered in the market place, with coworkers, and with anybody else they chance to come into contact with.

This is something we can accomplish as well.We don’t require groups, financing, or physical structures.All we have to do now is pray and discuss.Remember that prayer is the most crucial aspect of evangelism; we must pray that God would send forth laborers to spread the gospel.I’ll conclude with something I recall from many years ago.

I was raised in a church that was extremely evangelical.
During one Sunday service, members of the church were urged to get up and share their experiences of sharing the gospel with people over the week with the rest of the congregation.
One of the members of our church was really bashful.
Having a conversation with him was humiliating since he hardly said anything in response to any questions or comments; instead, he merely smiled and nodded.

As a result, everyone was taken completely by surprise when he rose to speak.With shaking and stammering, he told us how for quite some time he had been praying to the Almighty that God would strengthen him and give him the ability to communicate his faith with his coworkers at work.And one of his coworkers came by his desk one day this week and inquired as to whether he had become a Christian.

Realizing that God had answered his prayer, he began telling his colleague about his decision to follow Jesus.After a few minutes of serious listening, the guy paused with a hand motion and said, ″I intended to ask, ‘Have you been converted to natural gas?’ but please continue with what you were talking about.″ Jesus is the Messiah.Articles that are related In what manner does Jesus tell his disciples to act?″Can you tell me what Jesus had to say about following God?″

Examples of Jesus Evangelism (5 ways Jesus Connected)

Have you ever observed that Jesus didn’t use Sunday morning services to reach out to people as a manner of communicating with them? His stories do not contain any instances of his preaching and subsequently performing an altar call. Do you get frightened when you think of evangelism? If this is the case, it will be beneficial to pay close attention to how Jesus behaved with others. Who was it that He met? What was His method of connecting with them? Was there a specific location where the encounters took place? Who was the one who first made contact? What exactly transpired during the conversation? Believers today, like Jesus’ original followers, are sent out into the world to bear witness to His teachings (v. 48
compare Matt. 28:18-20
Acts 1:8). When we ask questions of the four gospels that tell the story of Jesus’ life—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—we can learn a great deal about how to approach that assignment. They comprise more than 40 encounters between Jesus and a variety of different people. ‘Who was the one who initiated the dialogue’ In nine of the instances, Jesus was the one who began the dialogues. Examples include a Samaritan lady (John 4:7-42), a crippled beggar (John 5:1-15), and a blind man (Matthew 9:1-15).

In 25 of the cases, the other party was the one who initiated the conversation. Other individuals had inquired about Jesus, and he answered to them. Exemplified by the following: a wealthy young ruler (Matt. 19:16-30)
a demoniac (Mark 5:1-20)
Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue (Mark 5:21-43)
and a bleeding woman (Mark 5:24-34).

Other dialogues were sparked by third-party interactions. Among those invited to a party by Matthew are tax collectors and other ″sinners,″ who were introduced by Pilate (Matt. 9:9-13)
Herod, who was introduced by Philip (Luke 23:6-16)
Nathaniel, who was invited by Philip (John 1:45-51)
and an adulterous woman who was brought by the scribes (John 8:1-11).

‘Can you tell me where the talk took place?’ The majority of Jesus’ encounters took place in his place of employment. Exemplifications include: with James and John (Matt. 4:21-22)
with a Samaritan woman (John 4:7-42)
with a lame man (John 5:1-15)
and with a blind man (Matt. 4:21-22).

Many of them took place in people’s homes. To provide some examples, Jesus was at Peter’s house with his mother-in-law (Mark 1:29), with a Syro-Phoenician lady (Mark u:24-30), and at Zacchaeus’ house (Luke 19:1-10).

There were very few in religious settings. Instead, Jesus conversed with people on spiritual themes with which they were most conversant. He didn’t require a unique setting or to have complete control over the surroundings in order to address matters of everlasting consequence. ‘What exactly was discussed’ In more than half of the discussions that Jesus had, He inquired about something. This is akin to God’s first reaction to the first sinners in history, when He asked Adam and Eve four questions in order to determine their level of sinfulness (Gen. 3:9, 11, 13). Examples include: an adulterous woman (John 8:1-11)
the scribes (Luke 5:17-26)
his mother and brothers (Matt. 12:46-50)
the Pharisees (Luke 6:6-11)
and the Pharisees (Matt. 12:46-50).

He was able to connect with the ideas and feelings of others. He recognized that in order for new ideas to be sustained, they must be linked to established frames of reference, which he did. He was not one to urge for ″closure″ or for a choice. Instead, he recognized that it takes time for ideas to simmer and for people to come to terms with them before they can be implemented. What can we take away from Jesus’ life and teachings? Jesus knew how to take the initiative
Jesus responded to the initiatives of others
Jesus made room in his schedule for interruptions by friends and others enlisting his assistance
Jesus met people on their own turf
Jesus was interested in establishing common ground with others
Jesus was interested in establishing common ground with others

Witnessing is a science, an art, and a mystery all at the same time.
It entails integrating your beliefs with other people’s lives in a way that they can understand, at their own pace and in their own way, in their own time and manner.
It entails cooperating with whatever God’s Spirit may be doing in their lives and trusting Him to bring about the desired results.

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How Jesus Taught Evangelism To His Disciples

God can do a great deal with a little.
When it comes to God, a little is a lot!
When Jesus took one small life and used it as a seed to spread His kingdom and justice, he demonstrated His ability to employ the most unlikely individuals to demonstrate His power, love, and grace.

The following statistic has been reported by pollsters: 72 percent of Americans do not know their next-door neighbors.Bill McKibben wrote about the ″Age of Missing Information″ in Signs of the Times, which was published in February 1994.The interaction between Jesus and Zacchaeus took place in a public setting where everyone may benefit from the experience.Jesus was always willing to go where the rejected, the despised, and the lonely sinners lived, and he did it without hesitation.It was he who declared, ″I did not go to the healthy, but rather to those who were aware of their predicament.The Bible says (Luke 19:1,2) Illustration: In September 1985, the Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, published an article on a dedication ceremony for a New Orleans municipal pool.

In order to commemorate the first summer in memory in which no one drowned at the New Orleans city pool, a celebration was staged around the pool.
On this day, 200 individuals came, including 100 qualified lifeguards, to mark the milestone.
During the cleanup process, the four lifeguards on duty discovered a fully clad body in the deep end of the pool as the party was winding down and beginning to evacuate the pool.

They attempted to resuscitate Jerome Moody, who was 31 at the time, but it was too late.He had drowned in the midst of a group of lifeguards who were enjoying a great season.The Times-Reporter published this article in September 1985.

2.
Jesus addressed Zacchaeus by his given name.
He tailored his approach to evangelism to the needs of the people to whom he served, forming strong bonds with them.
Then he replied, ″Hurry and come down because I have to remain at your house.″ (vs.
5)Illustration: In a poll that has not yet been released by Gallup, Jr., the typical American was found to have seven needs: One’s basic needs include: 1.
shelter and food, 2.

the belief that one’s life is meaningful and has a purpose, 3.the desire for a sense of belonging and deeper relationships, 4.the desire to be appreciated and respected, 5.the desire to be listened to and heard, 6.the desire to believe that one is growing in faith, and 7.

the desire for practical assistance in developing a mature faith Report on National and International Religions, published on May 29, 1991.
1.
Zacchaeus was a tax collector and a sinner, and Jesus approached him without regard for what others would think of him dining at his home.
Jesus had no fear of mankind, and He did not allow them to stop him from fulfilling His purpose.

The fact that Jesus was willing to lunch at Zacchaeus’ home sent a tremendous message to him and his family, which He realized at the time of his invitation.Because Jesus thought that Zacchaeus’ eternal fate was worth the danger of being misunderstood by the society, He was willing to take the risk.(vs.7) In spite of Zacchaeus’ infirmities, Jesus recognized a person in desperate need of salvation.

5.Many individuals have a difficult time disregarding the flaws of others.Jesus recognized the need in the heart of a man who wished to be forgiven and reconciled with his Creator, the Father.6.Jesus was well aware that many people use rationalizations to avoid accepting Him as their Lord and Savior in their life.

However, it was Jesus who established the friendship with Zacchaeus, which assisted him in putting aside his pride.Jesus demonstrated that love can conquer any obstacle or barrier, regardless of one’s financial, emotional, social, cultural, or religious background.Illustration: The young salesman was dissatisfied after losing a significant sale, and when he discussed the situation with his sales manager, he lamented, ″I suppose that just goes to show that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t force him to drink.″ The boss responded by saying, ″Take my advise, son: it is not your responsibility to force him to drink.It is your responsibility to make him thirsty.″ The same is true in evangelism.

Our lives should be so saturated with Christ that they instill a hunger for the Gospel in others around us.Preaching throughout the months of November and December 1985.7.

Jesus understood that most people are not concerned with how much you know until they are concerned with how much you care.
Before teaching Zacchaeus the right path to eternal life, the Lord Jesus made a personal connection with him.
8.

Jesus paid Zacchaeus a personal visit in his house so that the entire family and neighbors may benefit from the association’s efforts.
The Lord was well aware that Zacchaeus was loathed by the Jews due to his position as a tax collector.
It was Jesus’ desire for everyone to understand that the Lord is interested in rescuing even the most heinous of sinners via His power and love.

9.Jesus was well aware that tax-collectors were consigned to the same social, cultural, and moral status as adulterers, panderers, flatterers, and sycophants, among other things (one who tries to win favor by acting in a slave-like way to someone in the government or position of power).When Jesus said this, he was trying to illustrate that even though people don’t like you, my love knows no bounds in terms of its depth, width, length, or height.

(Ephesians 3:14-20) 10.
Jesus did not back down in the face of the abuse He was subjected to by His opponents.
Many of the world’s leading figures of the time expressed themselves as follows

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