WHAT IS EVANGELISM PART 1 of 10

TEXT- 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-5

INTRODUCTION

TONIGHT I AM GOING TO BEGIN A NEW SERIES OF MESSAGES DEALING WITH THE TOPIC OF EVANGELISM.

IN THESE MESSAGE I INTEND TO DISCUSS A WIDE RANGE OF ASPECTS DEALING WITH EVANGELISM SUCH AS THE REASONS WHY WE ARE TO EVANGELIZE, A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE FIVE REFERENCES TO THE GREAT COMMISSION IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, THE GIFT OF EVANGELISM, PRAYER AND EVANGELISM, THE DESIRE FOR EVANGELISM, THE PRIORITY OF EVANGELISM, GETTING EXCITED ABOUT EVANGELISM, TRAINING IN EVANGELISM AND MANY OTHERS.

A PASTOR WENT TO THE MOVIES AND WAS LOOKING FOR A SEAT. HE ASKED A MAN SITTING NEXT TO AN EMPTY SEAT IF IT WAS SAVED. THE MAN KNOWING THE LOCAL PREACHER REPLIED, "I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M SURE IT IS WILLING TO LISTEN."

WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD "EVANGELISM," WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT COME TO YOUR MIND?

A. A LARGE AUDITORIUM
B. A CRUSADE
C. A WELL KNOWN EVANGELIST
D. A PUBLIC INVITATION
E. LETTING YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE YOUR CO-WORKERS.
F. AN OVER-ZEALOUS BELIEVER WHO IS QUOTING BIBLE VERSES IN A RAPID FIRE METHOD.

TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER WHAT EVANGELISM IS AND HOW TO EVANGELIZE.

OUR TEXT IS FOUND IN 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-5.