Personal Evangelism

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Personal Evangelism

• Perspective in Reaching the Lost

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Perspective

• a the interrelation in which a subject or its
  parts are mentally viewed b  the capacity to
  view things in their true relations or relative
  importance (www.merriam-webster.com)
• Perspective means considering various aspects of
  a subject

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Realize Gods Part

• We sometimes fail to do more because we dwell on
  our shortcomings
• 1 Cor. 35-7
• Acts 1427
• Cf. Matt. 2526

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Realize Gods Part

• God opens doors
• Acts 1427
• 1 Cor. 169
• Revelation 37-8

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The Power of the Seed

• Gods word is powerful
• Heb. 412, Rom. 116 1 Thess. 15

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The Power of the Seed

• The Seed is the word of God
• Luke 811
• Our job is to sow, plant and water seed

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The Power of the Seed

• 1) Seed cannot work if not planted
• 2) We reap in proportion to what we sow
  2 Cor. 96
• 3) As we sow, not all will receive it

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The Power of the Seed

• Is the seed still in the barn?Haggai 219
• We need to take the seed outside of the
  building

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The Power of Prayer

• Do we truly believe God can open doors?
• Do we ask Him to?
• Matt. 936-38
• Colossians 43
• Ephesians 619

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The Power of Prayer

• Since God gives the increase, we need to go to
  Him
• Prayer works
• 1 John 514-15
• Matthew 77
• James 516

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Preparation

• God wants the lost to be saved.
• He is counting on us to do our part
• In scripture, EVERY example of
  conversion involved being taught by
  someone!

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Preparation

• They were prepared to go.
• Are we? Can God use me?
• Isaiah 68
• Matthew 937-38

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Preparation

• If Im not ready now, what am I doing about it?
• 2 Pet. 315, 2 Tim. 215
• How am I living? Matt. 513-16

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Dont Take Failure Personally

• Many fear failure!
• You WILL fail and you WILL be rejected!
• Matthew 1318-23
• Matthew 1022
• John 1518
• 2 Thess. 32

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Dont Take Failure Personally

• Even if action is directed against you, it is a
  rejection of God and His word.
• Let God deal with the rejection Rom. 1218-19,
  2 Thess. 16-8
• With persistence, you will see
  success
• Sometimes another reaps what you have
  sown

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• Much of our perspective is about attitude
• Let our desires to reach the lost be about God
  and His will!

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