The works of evangelism of the evangelist




Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.





Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #191 I’m Rejoicing Night and Day (#427 in previous version)





 All of God’s answers are within evangelism. ‘I need to proclaim the Gospel and fruits need to be born around me, but what must I do?’ Even by sincerely asking this question, works will arise. When we have a true motive to share the Gospel, the works of evangelism arise. If we continue to have thoughts about evangelism, works have no choice but to arise. However, we are too easily losing hold of the blessing of evangelism inside our present reality. What must we do to experience the works of evangelism?





1. We must overstep hindrances
 The biggest hindrance of all hindrances is our personal powerlessness. Start scheduled prayer today regarding evangelism. From this moment, true prayer topics form. Also, pray continually about evangelism. Continue to pray about how we can share the Gospel with many of the people around us. If we continue this a little bit, works will begin. The second hindrance is our environment. There are many instances where we get deceived by our environment. However, if we look at our environment with the eyes of evangelism we will absolutely see the plan of God. The third hindrance is people. We must not be deceived because of people but seek out the content of evangelism. The fourth hindrance is the church. Many pastors, church lay leaders and believers are unable to receive answers inside the church. However, if we grab hold of the direction of evangelism, works will arise. Evangelists must not have any excuses. No matter what the problem, it is not a problem. This is because there is no problem that can overcome the Gospel.






2. There is something we must firmly grab hold of
 We end up losing hold of what is important when we grab hold of other things instead. We must discard all these things because there is something else we must firmly hold onto. The solution to the problems we have is Christ. The works of power is Christ becoming the Christ in our lives. If Christ becomes our Lord, there is nothing we cannot do. When must we move? We must match ourselves to God’s time schedule. Also, we must pray for the Holy Spirit to work. This is the content of evangelism.





3. True answers
 The answers that come through the evangelism movement are true answers. This answer has been hidden for long ages past (Romans 16:25~27). We are waiting for this answer. If we receive the true answer through evangelism, we will not shake. Starting now, we must seek out three things every day. We must find today’s answers through scheduled prayer, today’s Word while listening to the Word and the answer regarding evangelism every day. At this time, works will absolutely arise.






● Forum Topic - What are the hindrances I have that are blocking the start of the true evangelism movement?





Evangelism Training Lecture / 2009.8.27