As Christians in business, we always have opportunities to share the gospel of Christ.  You may not use the word evangelism, but in essence that is what you are doing each time you care for someone in your business and represent Christ to them.

Today, I am proud to share a bit of writing from a friend.  Justin James is starting a new ministry of evangelism.  He wrote a thought provoking article about what it takes to share your faith.

Here is an article from his evangelism blog:

The number one thing people want to know most about evangelism is what the best way is to evangelize. With so many evangelism programs out there, it can get confusing when it comes to choosing which one is the right one. Evangelism requires movement from us in prayer, love, sharing, and allowing the Holy Spirit to move. If you are looking for an easy way to evangelize, you are not going to find one. Jesus said to go, to all nations, to all people, and yes, that means even to your neighbor across the street. One of my favorite definitions of evangelism is Dr. John Mark Terry’s definition that he states in his book Church Evangelism: “Evangelism is presenting Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit so that people will become His disciples.”

It starts with Prayer

As Christians, we should start everything with prayer. That is right! Evangelism begins with prayer. Make a list of people you know that do not know Christ as Lord and Savior, and start praying for them daily. Pray that the Holy Spirit will move on their hearts and point them to Jesus. Be very specific in your prayers. The Lord will use this to work on your heart as well.

Another element of evangelism is loving people. The cornerstone of the Gospel is love. Your attitude is very important. It should show love and kindness even if someone gets crazy with you. The Gospel will make people feel uncomfortable. If someone starts to get a little too close, and you feel threatened, just walk away in love and start praying for them. When you are talking with people, you should love them to where you feel compelled to tell them about Jesus. Think about how many times you share with your friends about a great new movie or restaurant. You should have that same passion when sharing the Gospel.

Take time to learn how to share

There are so many wonderful evangelism programs like Roman Road, Evangelism Explosion, Share Jesus without Fear, FAITH, The Story, and much more. Make sure the program points to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Other than that, it does not matter which one you choose. What matters is that you use that method to help explain what Christ has done for us. These programs are tools to help us spread the Gospel, but they are more than that. They will help you have a greater understanding of the Gospel. Learn it to the point where you can go over the outline in your sleep. Keep in mind there is not a perfect program, just a perfect Savior.

Since evangelism is about proclaiming the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ to someone, we must learn how to proclaim. While I was dating Sophia, before we were married, all my friends knew how much I loved her, because I could not stop talking about her. My friends knew the closeness I had with her. The same thing should go for your relationship with Christ. People should know that you love Jesus because you cannot stop talking about Him. They should know the closeness you have with Him.

Don’t worry about rejection

You may ask, “What about the rejection that comes with talking about Christ?” As one pastor has put it, “If you are not being rejected because of your faith in Christ, then something is wrong with your faith.” There is a balance. Do not find yourself in left field doing something crazy or ludicrous, but also remember we are members of His Kingdom and we should not be ashamed of Christ.

Once you present the Gospel to someone, you must invite him or her to Christ. Remember this phrase, “proclaim and then invite.”

Be very clear in your message and then invite them to Christ. You can ask, “Would you like to receive Christ Today?” or “Are ready to make Jesus Lord and Savior of your life?” You must invite if you are going to proclaim. The saddest thing that can happen is for someone to have heard the Gospel message, and to have been ready to receive Christ, but never did, because they were never invited. Jesus always invited people to follow Him. We should never forget the invitation as part of evangelism.

Allow the Holy Spirit to move. The job of the Holy Spirit is to bring people to Christ. Evangelism is not a numbers game. It is about God transforming lives and knowing we have a secure place in heaven. Two things are 100% guaranteed in our lives: to be born and to die. The Lord may have placed you in the path of someone’s life just to tell him or her how Christ overcame sin on our behalf.  Romans 4:25 says, “He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.” I hope these things will help you share our beautiful Lord and Savior with the world.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Justin James.

Here are some evangelism scriptures for reference:

• 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
• Acts 13:47
• Mark 16:15
• Acts 20:24
• Romans 1:16
• Psalm 105:1
• 1 Peter 3:15
• Matthew 28:19-20
• Romans 10:17
• Acts 1:8

 

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