by Joseph Premnath
Jesus said, Go into the world, preach, baptize and make disciples. That was the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). The Great Commission is evangelism. It has a great many activities. Proclamation of the gospel, praying for the salvation of the lost, interceding for the lost, praise and worship in a church, fasting for the lost, food parcel ministry for the poor people and the lost, community projects for the lost people, counseling a non-Christian person, giving a testimony before non-Christians, showing love, grace and empathy, living a holy life, meeting the felt needs of others etc. and it goes on.
We need to win souls for Christ. The power of evangelism is to mobilize as many people as possible to spread the gospel. Proclamation of the gospel was the major part of Jesus’ life
Today every member of the congregation should practice evangelism. Every member who is part of the body of Christ is expected to go into the world and spread the gospel.
Proclamation is only telling the word of the bible but affirmation is accepting the gospel. If there is no commitment Satan can take the people back to their old life. To evangelise is to present Christ Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit, that people shall come to put their trust in God through Him, to accept Him as their saviour, and to serve him as their king in the fellowship of his church and body.
A few weeks ago I met a person during the Bankstown street evangelism, I had the Holy Spirit urging me to speak to him. At that time I did not know that he was involved with nine armed robberies. He was waiting for his friend to go for the movies. He said that no one loves him anymore. His story was so sad and pathetic. He was driven into a criminal world. When Jesus Christ was presented to him as the only saviour who loves all sinners he accepted Christ and gave himself to Jesus. While talking to him we also shared food for dinner. He has started to come to our church. This is the purpose of evangelism. He was given a valid reason and opportunity to accept Jesus Christ.
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