True evangelist
Acts 16:16~18 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ. (16)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #552 Sunshine Minutes (#358 in previous version)
Although evangelism is precious labor, if you are a person of God, it does not work if you simply evangelize. You must first build a plan regarding your entire life of how you will evangelize. If you meditate on Christ during your alone time while building a lifelong plan of evangelism, you will enjoy the filling of the Holy Spirit. The filling of the Holy Spirit must come upon you, then the doors of meetings will open and you will experience the power that the Word is living and active.
1. The one who knows the field
The person God uses importantly is the person who knows the field. Moses was a person who knew the darkness, emptiness and formlessness in Genesis 1:2, and the emergence of the light of Genesis 1:3. He knew the age of the Nephilim and the covenant of the ark, and even recorded the fact that they would leave Egypt the day they applied the blood of the lamb. During the time that Israel was faced with hardship, Isaiah proclaimed, “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Peter enjoyed the blessing of being a main figure of the evangelism movement after confessing that Jesus was the Christ.
2. The one inside the field
More than the person who knows the field, the important person is the one who is in the field. Although the world seems as though it has succeeded, there are many people who have fallen into shamanism, superstitions and exorcisms. Although the Bible is clearly talking about the existence of Satan, the churches are stagnant at the level of religions. The spiritual problems have become severe and each nation is suffering from drugs, mental illnesses and disasters. In order to save these people, we must prepare the plan to proclaim the Gospel in the field.
3. People who will go to the field
God called us to send us to the field that is fallen in spiritual problems. God called Paul in Damascus for the sake of Rome evangelization. When the moment of crisis came, God said, “Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caeser.” God gave us the promise that He would be with us until the very end of the age, and said that the Lord who sits on the throne would work, and promised that He would be with us to the ends of the earth.
- What kind of plan of evangelism do you have? During your time of prayer, draw a detailed plan of how you will evangelize in the field given to you.
Core Training Message / 2011.5.14