How do you share the Gospel with someone who has never heard it? Some approaches start by talking about things like sin, salvation, redemption, and judgement. However, these concepts are often foreign to the modern man. Maybe it would be better to contextualize the Gospel by using concepts that are more familiar.
After Pentecost it was time for the apostles to take the Gospel beyond Judea into Samaria, and eventually into the ends of the earth. Now that the disciples had seen the risen Lord and received power through the Holy Spirit, they couldn’t stop from sharing the Good News.
What do you do if someone you are witnessing to persistently rejects the Gospel?
Emotional, intellectual, and volitional barriers on the part of the unbeliever often prevent the christian from sharing his faith. In order to be an effective witness, one must know specifically what these barriers are and how to navigate them.
There are many barriers to evangelism. In order to overcome these barriers we need to think correctly about the gospel and steward what God has given us well.
There can be good and bad motivations for sharing the Gospel. As ambassadors of Christ we need to ensure that we have biblical motivations for proclaiming the Good News.
The agricultural imagery used in the Bible for the process of evangelism shows us that there are at least four stages: (1) Preparing the soil, (2) Sowing the Seed, (3) Cultivating the soil, and (4) Reaping the harvest. Stage four is the one many Christians tend to focus on, but we must remember that it is God who is responsible for the end results.
Ken Boa expounds upon the agricultural imagery used in the Bible to describe the dynamic process of evangelism.
Ken Boa continues to discuss the significance of evangelism and how it should be a growing priority in our lives as believers.
Evangelism takes those who are spiritually dead and brings them to the point where they can be discipled; this is not an overnight event but a process with multiple stages.
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