Three paths of the evangelism movement
Matthew 28:18~20 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #302 The Mercy of God is an Ocean Divine (#408 in previous version)
If you correctly understand the evangelism movement, then you will understand everything and will not envy anything of the world. Furthermore, there is nothing more important than the evangelism movement. Answers will begin if you experience this evangelism movement just once. How can you experience this?
1. What you must see first
God demands a life of an evangelist. If you do not have the lifestyle of an evangelist, the evangelism movement will be very difficult to do. An evangelist must have the eyes to discover what is best. Among the patriarchs of the Old Testament, Abraham was told to leave his country, his people, and his father’s household and go to the land God will show him, but he continuously suffered from not knowing that this was what was best. Abraham discovered what was the best one day, and no one could stop him from then on. Works began to arise for the 7 Remnants from the day they discovered this. In the Early Church and throughout church history, God used those who knew this value. The life of the evangelist is seeing what is best and showing what they have seen.
2. Three paths to raising the evangelism movement
First, save one person who is connected to you. You must give that individual the accurate prayer topics and message. Among these individuals, a very important key is the new believer. All doors of evangelism are in the new believer. Second, the greatest way to do the evangelism movement is the lay leader. You must make the lay leader plan evangelism and help him become the main figure of evangelism planning. Third, send new believers and lay leaders to five fields. They are the field in which you can proclaim the Gospel to unbelievers and be connected, the field of all lay people, field inside the field, specialist field, and elite field. If you open these three eyes, then God will raise a great evangelism movement.
3. Why it is not happening
In the church, there are so many people who don’t have these works taking place for them. We must discover the reason why the works are not arising and tell them why nothing is happening in their lives. How can we do this? We must be able to find the covenant in the midst of prayer every day. If we cannot concentrate on prayer, no works will arise. If something incorrect has been imprinted in a person, he can only get rid of it by concentrating in prayer. Thereafter, if faith grows, his nature will change, and gradually his life will change, as well.
Everything is inside of evangelism. The life of an evangelist is the best life and a life of blessings. Challenge to live the life of an evangelist.
Assistant Pastor’s Retreat Lecture 2 / 2010.3.23