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Key Verse

  • He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach1 the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15 NKJV

Preach = as a public crier
Evangelism: “The action or work of spreading the Christian gospel by public preaching or by giving personal testimony about the experience of conversion” Oxford English Dictionary
Read: GOSPEL

Focus of Evangelism

  • What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. Philippians 1:18 NKJV
  • For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 NKJV

Be active in evangelising

  • I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Philemon 1:6 NIV 1984
  • Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 1 Corinthians 9:16 NIV
  • Rescue2 those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds? Proverbs 24:11-12 BSB
  • He who is not with Me [definitely on My side] is against Me, and he who does not [definitely] gather with Me and for My side scatters. Matthew 12:30 AMPC

Other versions

  • Rescue those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back! Proverbs 24:11 NASB
  • Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds? Proverbs 24:11-12 BSB
Be active in sharing the gospel i.e. Evangelism

Who to evangelise to?

  • Family: One of the two who heard what John said and [as a result] followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first looked for and found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means the Christ). Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. John 1:40-42 AMP
  • Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.” Joshua 2:12-13 BSB
  • City: The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” Then they went out of the city and came to Him. John 4:28-30 NKJV
  • World: He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach3 the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15 NKJV
  • To those who have not heard of Christ: Accordingly I set a goal to preach the gospel, not where Christ’s name was already known, so that I would not build on another man’s foundation; but [instead I would act on this goal] as it is written [in Scripture], “They who had no news of Him shall see, And they who have not heard [of Him] shall understand.” Romans 15:20-21 AMP

Ultimate purpose of evangelism

  • As a result of the anguish of His soul, He shall see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge [of what He has accomplished] the Righteous One, My Servant, shall justify the many [making them righteous—upright before God, in right standing with Him], For He shall bear [the responsibility for] their sins. Isaiah 53:11 AMP
Other versions 
 
  • He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11 NKJV
That Christ may be satisfied, that his suffering has yielded the desired result i.e. salvation of souls.
 

Evangelism similes

  • Then they said to one another, “We are not doing the right thing. This day is a day of good news, but we are keeping silent about it; if we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now then come, let’s go and inform the king’s household.” 2 Kings 7:9 NASB
  • Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’ ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed. Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest. Matthew 25:24-27 BSB
Read the story: 2 Kings 7:3-9 ESV

How often do you evangelise?

  • I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your sharing in the preaching of the gospel from the first daya until now. Philippians 1:3-5 NASB
  • Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Psalm 96:2 NKJV

See also

  • And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:47 AMP
aFirst day = Day of Salvation (day got saved)

Consequence of unsaved not accepting the Gospel

  • He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 NIV
  • Whoever believes and has decided to trust in Him [as personal Savior and Lord] is not judged [for this one, there is no judgment, no rejection, no condemnation]; but the one who does not believe [and has decided to reject Him as personal Savior and Lord] is judged already [that one has been convicted and sentenced], because he has not believed and trusted in the name of the [One and] only begotten Son of God [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, the One who alone can save him]. John 3:18 AMP

Unbelievers blinded to the Gospel

  • The god of this age (the devil) has blinded4 the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4 NIV

Ways Of Preaching the Gospel

1. Testimony

  • Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” John 4:39 NIV
  • For you will be His witness to all men testifying of what you have seen and heard. Acts 22:15 AMP
  • For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:20 NKJV
Read: TESTIMONY

2. Scripture

  • Many more believed because of His word John 4:41 NASB
  • from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:15 NKJV
  • The seed is the word of God. The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Luke 8:11-12 BSB
  • he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house— for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophetsa; let them hear them.’ But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’ But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophetsb, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” Luke 16:27-31 NASB 1995
aMoses and the Prophets refers to the writings of Moses and the Prophets; in other words the Written Word of God; to us the Bible as we know it now.
bImplying written word of God i.e. Scriptures

Preach The Full Gospel

  • Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 ESV
  • Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?” And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. Acts 8:35-36 BSB
  • after he brought them out [of the inner prison], he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus [as your personal Savior and entrust yourself to Him] and you will be saved, you and your household [if they also believe].” And they spoke the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their bloody wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. Acts 16:30-33 AMP

The Full Gospel at its very minimum includes

  1. Repentance & asking GOD for forgiveness
  2. Believing in the Lord Jesus as personal Savior
  3. Baptism (Water)

Jesus never tried to sweet talk people into accepting the gospel. See Luke 14:36 & Matthew 19:21 & Matthew 13:34

Benefits to those who preach the Gospel

  • Rescue those who are being taken away to death, And those who stagger to the slaughter, Oh hold them back [from their doom]! If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,” Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives? And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul? And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works? Proverbs 24:11-12 AMP
  • Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:3 BSB
  • I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Philemon 1:6 NIV 1984

Power in the Gospel

  • I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16 AMP
  • for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on our part]. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 AMP
Other versions
 
  • For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance … 1 Thessalonians 1:5 NKJV

Preaching the Gospel with Signs (Miracles)

  • And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Mark 16:20 NKJV

Other versions 

  • And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed. Mark 16:20 NASB

Anointing: Means of effective evangelism

  • “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18-19 NRSVUE
  • “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound Isaiah 61:1 NKJV
Other versions
 
  • “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:18-19 NKJV

  • The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity], To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound]. Luke 4:18-19 AMPC

Effective Evangelism

  • Then all who lived at Lydda and the plain of Sharon saw [what had happened to] him, and they turned to the Lord. Acts 9:35 AMP
  • And this became known throughout all Joppa, and many came to believe on the Lord [to adhere to and trust in and rely on Him as the Christ and as their Savior]. Acts 9:42 AMPC
  • On the next Sabbath almost the entire city gathered together to hear the
    word of the Lord [about salvation through faith in Christ]. Acts 13:44 AMP
  • So then, those who accepted his message were baptized; and on that day about 3,000 souls were added [to the body of believers]. Acts 2:41 AMP
  • But many of those who heard the message [of salvation] believed [in Jesus and accepted Him as the Christ]. And the number of the men came to be about 5,000a. Acts 4:4 AMP
  • On the next Sabbath almost the entire city gathered together to hear the word of the Lord [about salvation through faith in Christ]. Acts 13:44 AMP

Above examples mostly following Miracles.
aImplying possibly that there were now around 20,000 believers considering a family to have 4 members. 

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  1. 2784 κηρύσσω [KHRU/SSW] {kērýssō} \kay-roos'-so\ of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel):--preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.
  2. Strongs: Deliver 5337 נצל [nâtsal] \naw-tsal'\ A primitive root; to snatch {away} whether in a good or a bad sense: - X at {all} {defend} deliver ({self}) {escape} X without {fail} {part} {pluck} {preserve} {recover} {rescue} {rid} {save} {spoil} {strip} X {surely} take (out).
  3. 2784 κηρύσσω [KHRU/SSW] {kērýssō} \kay-roos’-so\ of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel):–preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.
  4. 5186 τυφλόω [TUFLO/W] {typhlóō} \toof-lo'-o\
    from 5185; to make blind, i.e. (figuratively) to obscure:--blind.
    5185 τυφλός [TUFLO/S] {typhlós} \toof-los'\
    from, 5187; opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally):--blind.
    5187 τυφόω [TUFO/W] {typhóō} \toof-o'-o\
    from a derivative of 5188; to envelop with smoke, i.e. (figuratively) to inflate with self-conceit:--high-minded, be lifted up with pride, be proud.