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EVANGELISM - Why Bother Teaching? #1 Commanded Mt. 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mk. 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. |
Really Know Your Life Giver Scripture Studies
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Lk. 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his
name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
24:48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
Acts 5:20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of
this life.
Acts 10:42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify
that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick
and dead.
Acts 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for
this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these
things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will
appear unto thee;
26:17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom
now I send thee,
26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and
from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive
forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are
sanctified by faith that is in me.
II Tim. 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses,
the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach
others also.
II Tim. 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God
peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of
the truth;
2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil,
who are taken captive by him at his will.
II Tim. 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears;
4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be
turned unto fables.
4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an
evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Ez. 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest
him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked
way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity;
but his blood will I require at thine hand.
3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness,
nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast
delivered thy soul.
3:20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness,
and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he
shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in
his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be
remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
3:21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin
not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned;
also thou hast delivered thy soul. (Ez. 33:8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 33:9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. )
I Pet. 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one
to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
#2 Naturally
Gen. 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth,
Gen. 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Jn. 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in
him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do
nothing.
Mk. 1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you
to become fishers of men.
Mt. 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but
to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be
hid.
5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Acts 13:47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a
light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the
ends of the earth.
II Pet. 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count
slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
II Cor. 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men…
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#3 Blessings
Jn. 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest?
behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for
they are white already to harvest.
4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life
eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice
together.
Jn. 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every
branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more
fruit.
15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in
him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do
nothing.
15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is
withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and
they are burned.
15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye
will, and it shall be done unto you.
15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be
my disciples.
15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in
my love.
15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I
have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in
you, and that your joy might be full.
15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have
loved you.
15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends.
15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not
what his Lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things
that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you,
that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should
remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he
may give it you.
I Cor. 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that
your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Gal. 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
reap, if we faint not.
I Thess. 2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even
ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
2:20 For ye are our glory and joy.
I Thess. 3:9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy
wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
Heb. 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of
God, ye might receive the promise.
Jas. 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of
his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of
sins.
REQUIREMENTS
#1 MUST KNOW JESUS – not just know of Him. This means that you must spend time with him; talking with him, praying and listening to him; and studying his word. This doesn't mean that you have to graduate from a Bible college. Jesus told the disciples of the harvest fields in the fourth chapter of John – and they weren't finished with their training yet!
# 2 MUST KNOW THE NEED - if you have repented of your sins, asked Jesus to come into your life to be your Savior and Master, and are living for him… then you know the need… that they ALL have sinned, and the wages of sin is death. The sinners that you come in contact with have an eternity to spend either with Jesus or in the Lake of Fire! You may very well be the last chance that they have to hear the Gospel!
#3 MUST FEEL THE NEEDS OF OTHERS - I Jn 3:17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? How much more does this verse apply to the Spiritual then the worldly? I Thess. 2:8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
#4 PRAYER – Eph. 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; 6:19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
Col. 1:9 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
James 5:16 the effectual prayer fervent prayer of a righteous man avail us much.
I John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that
we have the petitions that we desired of him. Ask for the salvation of lost souls!
#5 baptism in the Holy Spirit - Acts 1:4 Jesus " commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses…
If we fail – tie into the the results of Elijah’s failure to do all that God told him to do regarding the anointing of two new kings. Elisha ended up accomplishing this years (15?) afterward, but many lives were lost as compared to if it was accomplished right when God said to do it. What this means is that some people may not come to Jesus if delay…