Local Church In Evangelism Tests Flashcards

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Ch. 1 mark is probably the earliest of the four Gospels. The great commission in Mark was

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Written after the gospels of Matthew, Luke and John

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Ch. 1 each of the four gospels concludes with

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A command or teaching concerning the mission to which Jesus committed his followers

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Ch. 1 The gospel of Mark was authored by John Mark, but his original source is probably

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Peter

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Ch. 1 Matthew probably wrote his Gospel while

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Leading the church in Antioch

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Ch. 1 Matthew’s identification of Jesus as “the son of David, the son of Abraham”

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Reflects Christ’s fulfillment of the messianic promises to David and to Abraham

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Ch. 1 an analysis of the Great Commission in Mark and Matthew reveals

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Strong agreement in the areas of going, proclaiming, and baptizing

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Ch. 1 Luke and Acts are

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Two parts of one whole, divided into components dictated by the limits of scroll length

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Ch. 1 The salvation message can best be summarized as

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The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ to accomplish the forgiveness of sins

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Ch. 1 John’s Gospel, in relation to the other gospels is best described as

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Supplemental to the others, with much unique material

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Ch. 1 The central role of preaching in fulfilling the Great Commission

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Is a call for all believers to personally share the gospel with the lost.

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Ch. 2 the great commission always includes the dual components of

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Evangelism and discipleship

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Ch. 2 Jesus used the parable of the sower to

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Identify spiritual hindrances in people’s spiritual lives

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Ch. 2 the believer’s role in personal evangelism is to

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Clearly explain the gospel, allowing the Holy Spirit to convince the list

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Ch. 2 studies have shown that most personal evangelism is carried out by

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Believers who have been Christians for less than a year

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Ch. 2 the ultimate goal of fulfilling the great commission is to

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Present every kind of person to God complete in Christ

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Ch. 2 Jesus’ purpose in identifying geographical regions in the great commission was to

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Describe the equal importance of sharing the gospel in every part of the world.

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Ch. 2 the homogeneous principle is

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An application of secular sociological research to growth church principles

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Ch. 2 the hospital analogy of the church is used to

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Illustrate the church’s role in reaching out to all spiritually lost people

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Ch. 2 the lawyer’s intent in asking Jesus to identify his neighbor was to

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Identify those people the lawyer was not obligated to love

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Ch. 2 when considering the homogeneous principle in the light of personal evangelism, the believer is to

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See it as a tool for connecting the gospel with specific types of people

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Ch. 8 Both Peter and Paul emphasized which three components of effective evangelism?

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What the believer says, how they say it, and whether they live accordingly

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Ch. 8 Lifestyle evangelism is

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A necessary, but not exclusive focus, on developing friendships with non believers and living consistent Christian lives

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Ch. 8 what 3 factors communicate our message as much as our words?

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Emotions, attitudes, actions

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Ch. 8 the Holy Spirit is effective in the believer’s witness by

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Empowering the choice of words, the manner in which words are used, and the life that backs them up

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Ch. 8 when cautioning The Corinthians regarding their focus on human ministers, Paul

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Reminded them that God is the Source of all spiritual growth

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Ch. 8 the believer’s central task in personal evangelism is to

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Obey Gods leading in sharing and nurturing the Word at every opportunity

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Ch. 8 Gods Word exercises what 4 types of power?

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Regeneration, sanctification, transformation, multiplication

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Ch. 8 the three components of Paul’s mission were his

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Message, method, means

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Ch. 8 what two factors are vital in personal witnessing?

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Dependence and discipline

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Ch. 8 When describing his ministry to the Colossians, Paul invited them to

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Participate with him by supporting him in prayer

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Ch. 9 human persuasion is an inadequate means of evangelism because

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It relies on convincing people to do something based on human desires, an the Holy Spirit must be at work in the listener as well as the speaker

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Ch. 9 the believer should pray which three ways for evangelistic needs?

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Specifically and regularly for nonbelievers, for divine appointments, and that others will be effective witnesses

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Ch. 9 a persons acceptance of the Bible as Gods inspired Word

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Can be valuable but does not supplant the central truth of believing in Jesus Christ

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Ch. 9 from a biblical viewpoint, Christians who call nonbelievers “outsiders”

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Recognize the need to communicate the gospel in terms the lost will understand.

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Ch. 9 in today’s culture, the term Christian

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Should be used with synonyms such as believer or follower of Christ

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Ch. 9 what two tools are vital to personal evangelism?

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Sharing a personal testimony, praying with people

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Ch. 9 opportunities for witnessing and praying with people usually come

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Over time as a relationship is built

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Ch. 9 all people have a deep, personal need for

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Genuine love

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Ch. 9 Jesus’ primary approach to ministry was to

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Connect with individuals and tailor His teaching an miracles to respond to their needs

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Ch. 9 most people come to faith in Christ in response to

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The personal witness of someone they know

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Ch. 10 most Christians who are reluctant to share the gospel are struggling with

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A lack of confidence and a belief that confidence is self-produced

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Ch. 10 the early church confidently shared the message of Christ because

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Of their faith and relationship to each person in the trinity

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Ch. 10 Paul described his obligation to share the gospel as a debt owed to

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All spiritually lost people, regardless of race or class

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Ch. 10 a believer who unashamedly carries the gospel to the lost will

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Engage mind and emotions in full commitment to the task

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Ch. 10 in general, Christians with a reputation or spiritual fervor and zealous evangelistic desire

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Are new believers

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Ch. 10 Paul’s spiritual zeal was fed by his focus on

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The eternal versus the temporal and his personal devotion to Jesus Christ

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Ch. 10 Paul’s view of life an death

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Saw the former as service to Christ, and the latter as an opportunity to be with Him

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Ch. 10 the love of Christ constraining a believer refers to

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It’s powerful influence on the believers life and the outgrowth of obedient witnessing

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Ch. 10 what three disciplines nurture spiritual zeal?

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Study in the Word, reliance on the Holy Spirit, and rejection of sin

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Ch. 3 when quoting the Great Commission, most believers emphasize the

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Mission component of going into the world and preaching the gospel.

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Ch. 3 A key conjunction in the Great Commission in Matthew is:

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Therefore

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Ch. 3 Believers are empowered to fulfill the Great Commission in the same manner…

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Jesus Christ was empowered to fulfill His mission.

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Ch. 3 What are 3 truths that outline the spiritual state of humanity?

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All humanity is list, facing eternal consequences, with Jesus Christ as the only hope.

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Ch. 3 Spiritual tolerance, as called for by secular society, is

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A denial of the exclusive nature of Christ’s salvation.

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Ch. 3 When Jesus spoke if going away, the disciples were most concerned about

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How they could fulfill the Great Commission and His other commands.

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Ch. 3 When describing the Holy Spirit, Jesus emphasized the

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Permanence and intimate nature of the Spirit’s presence in a believer’s life.

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Ch. 3 Jesus’ instructions to the disciples concerning the Holy Spirit were to

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Wait in Jerusalem to be filled with the Spirit before embarking on the Great Commission.

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Ch. 3 The power the believer experiences through the Spirit is intended

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To empower the believer to live consistently for God and fulfill His purpose.

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Ch. 3 The call to be filled with the Spirit is expressed in such a way as to imply that

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Continually being filled with the Holy Spirit is essential to spiritual effectiveness.

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Ch. 4 A shared theme of the parables found in the Synoptic Gospels is their

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Focused on harvest analogies.

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Ch. 4 Jesus’ common use of two contrasting elements in His parables was intended to

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Challenge His hearers to apply one element.

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Ch. 4 The contrasting pair in the Parable if the Sower is found in the

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Unproductive and productive soils.

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Ch. 4 Both the shallow and thorny ground point to the possibility of

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Being transformed by the gospel, then later rejecting it.

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Ch. 4 Jesus’ concluding description of the abundant harvest depicts:

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Results far above the ordinary, and points to the miraculous result if the sowing.

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Ch. 4 Jesus’ private explanation of His parables to the disciples was intended to

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Make sure that their receptive hearts received the right interpretation.

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Ch. 4 God’s Word promises that when sowing is done in obedience to God’s command,

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Harvest is certain.

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Ch. 4 The various harvesting parables call for discipleship as well as evangelism,

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Because the true harvest is one that lasts until the end, despite opposing forces.

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Ch. 4 Jesus used which metaphors to describe His followers?

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Salt, light, and branches on a vine.

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Ch. 4 The key difference in the analogy if the branches and vine from the salt and light metaphor is

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Its focus on Christ’s empowering role in believers’ activities.

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Ch. 11 Modeling, a powerful teaching tool, works by

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demonstrating a truth to the student through the teacher’s actions before theory is taught

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Ch. 11 One of the simplest and most effective ways to begin personally sharing the gospel is to

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pray with someone about a personal need

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Ch. 11 Two tools for keeping a congregation motivated to share the gospel are

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regular targeted sermons on evangelism and personal testimonies about evangelism

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Ch. 11 Four practices that offer a solid start to personal evangelism are

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sharing personal experience, avoiding controversy, inviting to church, and praying for needs.

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Ch. 11 Prayer circles, when used evangelically, usually involve

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groups of believers agreeing to pray regularly for a list of people needing salvation

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Ch. 11 The New Testament mentions evangelists

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Three times but gives clear picture of the evangelist’s ministry

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Ch. 11 A good way for a pastor to view the evangelist’s role in ministry partnership is

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in the role of an associate pastor

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Ch. 11 Which three church planting models maintain the strongest link between the plant and host churches?

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Mother, internal, satellite

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Ch. 11 A church plant tends to

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Increase personal evangelism, since members invite people to the new church

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Ch. 5 Most opportunities for personal evangelism occur

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During ordinary activities of life.

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Ch. 5 Believers can be confident in the effective nature of unplanned witnessing opportunities, when

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They recognize the work of the Holy Spirit in lives and circumstances.

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Ch. 5 Jesus’ offer of living water to the Samaritan woman revealed

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His perception of her spiritual hunger, despite her seeming indifference.

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Ch. 5 It is common for people to misunderstand personal evangelism as a

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Series of arguments to be won.

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Ch. 5 To engage a nonbeliever in meaningful conversation with evangelistic potential, one must

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First find a subject that genuinely interests the other person.

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Ch. 5 The key to connecting spiritual truths to everyday subjects is

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To use vocabulary familiar to the listener.

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Ch. 5 It is important not to neglect the subject of sin, even in relational evangelism, because

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An understanding of sin is needed in order to pursue forgiveness and salvation.

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The subject of religion during a personal witnessing presentation

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Most often results in divisive questions that distract from the real message.

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Ch. 5 When considering the relationship between God and lost people

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God takes the initiative in making the relationship possible.

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Ch. 5 The central message of the gospel is the

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Person of Jesus Christ.

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Ch. 12 Effective evangelistic preaching prioritizes

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Biblical exposition

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Ch. 12 When sharing truth from God’s Word, the speaker must keep in mind that

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he or she is under the Word.