Normal
We’ve been tackling the topic of evangelism lately. Sometimes, it can be a scary word. I think the more we look at evangelism according to Jesus, the easier it gets. And the more normal it seems. Because for Jesus, it was all about relationships!
In looking at John 1:14, we developed a definition of “Jesus style” evangelism. It was this… “Jesus became human to hang out with normal people in normal places so He could show them God’s personality and offer Himself as salvation and the truth about God.”
Normal People… Normal Places… That means Jesus wasn’t just hangin out at the synagogue or church waiting on folks to show up and ask about Him. He was living His life every day of the week in normal places, with normal people showing and sharing God’s love with them.
So, for this week I’ve got three questions:
1) How has your understanding of evangelism changed lately?
2) What are some normal places where you have an opportunity to show God’s personality and love?
3) What is still scary for you about evangelism?
January 19th, 2010 at 10:08 am
for me looking at the way Jesus did Evangelism makes it seem not so scary. but for me being homeschooled i don’t really fell like i have a lot of opportunities so it’s a challenge looking for people to share my faith with.
January 19th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
1.) Well i never really understood what evangelism was until last sunday but it really made find out that i should not care about what people think about meif i hang out eith so called “outcasts.”
2.) Well one place would be school, it gives me an opportunity to share the lord in places where i think he needs to be shown.
3.) Well one thing is scary for me and that would be people at school. I no i should not but i am afraid that my image my “image” might be hurt. But i am tring to working past it
January 19th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I used to play a lot of basketball at public park courts. After a while, people noticed that me and the guy I used to hang with never used foul language, and always had a Christian T-shirt on. Pretty soon, guys were asking us why we were different, or if a guy didn’t show up for a while, we’d ask where he had been. They noticed we cared enough to miss them. If there was a problem we offered to pray for them, not later, right then! Soon we were able to share the Gospel, and many accepted Christ. The thing is, if we would have walked up to them with a ten pound Bible they would have run the other way. Because we were running the court and pounding the boards with them, we gained their respect, then their trust, then God was able to open their hearts. It was totally cool, and it was something we just loved to do!
January 19th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
my understanding of evangelism really changed after I went on the missions trip last summer just being there and seeing the people really made me see how important evangelism is.
the scary thing about evangelism, to me, is that it seams that often the people God is telling you to reach out to just happen to be the the people that your friends aren’t very fond of.
January 20th, 2010 at 7:15 am
i agree with ellie.It is less scary than it was but it is going to be hard to find someone to evangelize to outside of home.besides that the only thing that scares me is saying something that is not true.like if i can’t answer a question or I say something,even if im”practising”on my sisters or brother,that i think is right but i’m not sure is,am I gonna get a nasty correction from a sibling who learned their Bible verses or parent.
January 21st, 2010 at 5:12 pm
this isnt fair i never win so i never post anything but this time i thought i would just tell you how i fell about this see u sunday nate maybe to complain more
January 23rd, 2010 at 4:08 pm
My perspective on evangelisim has changed a lot lately. It doesn’t seem as difficult or out of my range. Some places that I can be a evangelist are school, during rehersals, and just in a place like target or the grocery store. It definatly doesn’t seem as scary and I know how to do it more easily now. But it is still a little intimidating.