Evan -137: Personal Encounter Flashcards
If I do my part …
God will do His part.
When is a witness successful
A WITNESS IS SUCCESSFUL WHEN YOU
FAITHFULLY SHARE THE GOOD NEWS IN THE
POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND LEAVE THE
RESULTS UP TO HIM.
It’s not our job to convict people of their sin, that is the Holy Spirits Job
It’s not our job to save people form their sins, that is Jesus’s job
It’s not our job to elect people or predestine them or make them worthy of salvation, that is the job of God the father.
Out job is to preach the Gospel, regardless of the results of the consequences
Why do some, when they hear the gospel, not understand and turn to God
Because, they have hardened their hearts against God. They have no desire for truth, and are unwilling to do the will of God. They do not belong to Him, and therefore reject his word.
Mathew 13: The parable of the Sower
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a]
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
John 8:42-47
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
John 1:40 - 41
One of the two who heard John speak
and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon
Peter’s brother. He first found his own
brother Simon and said to him, “We have
found HIM - the Messiah” (which means
Christ)
What happens when you repent and trust in Christ?
John 1:12
Yet to all who did receive him, to those
who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God
the words “recieve him” means to transfer your trust to Christ. Going from trusting in yourself, your church, your good works, to trusting in Him.
Key difference between Christianity and other religions
Other Religions: You must do good works to satisfy God’s judgement. If you do good deeds (however those “good” is defined within that system of religion) then maybe God will reward you in some way.
Christianity: Nothing we do, no matter how “good” it is, can ever satisfy God’s demand for moral perfection. Our good deeds are nothing but filthy rags in the eyes of God. Even our best deeds are offered to God with sin stained hands and therefore is unacceptable to God. Only Christ can make it acceptable through the blood of His sacrifice. Therefore we do not trust in our own righteousness for salvation but in the righteousness of Christ.
Tutelestai
On the cross,
one of Jesus’
last words was
“It is finished.”
New Testament
in Greek
“TUTELESTAI”
means, the
account is paid
in full.
Once the
account is “paid
in full,” there is
nothing left to
do but say
“thank you…”
“GOD HAS SENT JESUS TO DO THE
GOOD WORK ON THE CROSS, AND
THAT SATISFIES HIS JUDGMENT
AGAINST US.”
Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith.
And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of
God, not a result of works, so that no one may
boast. For we are his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And
let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let
the one who is thirsty come; let the one
who “is willing” (the one who desires)
take the water of life without price.
Evangelize
The Greek word is
euangelidzomai
It means “I share the good news, the good message”
It does not mean: “I have to save people, or make them change their religion”
Acts 1:8
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
What is the main purpose of an Evangelist.
Ephesians 4:11
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christmay be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
The purpose of the church leaders is to train and equip others for works of service, which is to say, to train others for sharing the Gospel
What does Daniel say about those who share the Gospel?
Daniel 12:3
Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who [a]wins souls is wise.
Why we should share the Gospel according to Ezekiel 33
Because, if we do not warn people of the comming judgement, and they perish, God wil require their blood from our hands.
33 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head. 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’
7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.
10 “Son of man, say to the Israelites, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of[b] them. How then can we live?”’ 11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’
12 “Therefore, son of man, say to your people, ‘If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person’s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.’ 13 If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done. 14 And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just and right— 15 if they give back what they took in pledge for a loan, return what they have stolen, follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die. 16 None of the sins that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.
17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, they will die for it. 19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so. 20 Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”
What is the main prerequisite for understanding God’s word and the Gospel
A humbel attitude of willingness
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And
let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let
the one who is thirsty come; let the one
who “is willing” (the one who desires)
take the water of life without price.
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And
let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let
the one who is thirsty come; let the one
who “is willing” (the one who desires)
take the water of life without price.
Why we share the Gospel
- God’s love for us
- He commanded us to share
- He commissioned us to share
- God is worthy of the worship by the people you will reach
- It is the one thing we will not be able to do in heaven
- There is great reward for the evangelist both here and in heaven.
07 If we really believed whatt Jesus said about heaven and hell, we’d be busy sharing.
