Evangelism: Bringing Others to Christ
New Testament Passage
6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:6-8
Discussion Questions
- A witness is anyone who watched an event take place, so anyone, including ourselves, can be witnesses of Christ. What practical steps can we take to witness Christ in our day to day lives?
- Evangelism is not about bringing others to Christ, but rather bringing Christ to others. God instructs the disciples to start their ministry in Jerusalem, the place they were at that time. Ministry starts where we are, here and now. However, an important element of ministry is to venture outside of our comfort zones. What is our comfort zone? How far outside of our comfort zone are we willing to go for Christ?
Old Testament Passage
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said:
Isaiah 6:1-8
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!”
4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 So I said:
“Woe is me, for I am undone!
Because I am a man of unclean lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King,
The LORD of hosts.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said:
“Behold, this has touched your lips;
Your iniquity is taken away,
And your sin purged.”
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
Discussion Questions
- “…I am a man of unclean lips” (Isaiah 6:5). How does hypocrisy act as a barrier when trying to spread the word of God?
- What are some daily practical methods that we can use to evangelise?