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Evangelism forms part of discipleship. Too often people divorce evangelism from discipleship and that creates a unbiblical dichotomy. | Evangelism forms part of discipleship. Too often people divorce evangelism from discipleship and that creates a unbiblical dichotomy. | ||
- | * Evangelism: We " | + | |
- | * Edification: | + | |
Therefore, we should never talk about " | Therefore, we should never talk about " | ||
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So... if you're looking for my **// | So... if you're looking for my **// | ||
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- | ===== Pissing Up a Rope ===== | ||
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- | I've heard it said that open-air preaching is futile and useless. The actual phrase that was used by the brethren was that **street preaching was just " | ||
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- | Noah, "a preacher of righteousness" | ||
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- | **//But he won no convert// | ||
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- | Gee... What a **tool** (also defined in the [[http:// | ||
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- | **For apostasy there is no remedy but judgment.** | ||
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- | With regard to open-air preaching, street ministry, and intentional evangelism... Since that is the clear, biblical model of the main thrust of the Great Commission... | ||
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- | **I think that's a fine rope to piss up.** | ||
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* 2Timothy 4.5 | * 2Timothy 4.5 | ||
- | ==== The Evangelist Evangelizes ==== | + | ==== [1] The Evangelist Evangelizes ==== |
>**Acts 21.8:** And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. | >**Acts 21.8:** And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. | ||
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* (Acts 8.40) He " | * (Acts 8.40) He " | ||
- | ==== The Evangelist Trains ==== | + | ==== [2] The Evangelist Trains ==== |
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- | The evangelist | + | The evangelist |
So we can clearly see the will of God (the divine design) in the evangelist. | So we can clearly see the will of God (the divine design) in the evangelist. | ||
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If you are one of the reconciled, you have been entrusted with the word of reconciliation (the gospel) and God calls you an ambassador for Christ. God expects you to preach this word to those who need reconciliation with God. There is no "gift of evangelism." | If you are one of the reconciled, you have been entrusted with the word of reconciliation (the gospel) and God calls you an ambassador for Christ. God expects you to preach this word to those who need reconciliation with God. There is no "gift of evangelism." | ||
- | ==== The Pastor & the Work of an Evangelist ==== | + | ==== [3] The Pastor & the Work of an Evangelist ==== |
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- | ===== Gospel | + | ===== Pissing Up a Rope ===== |
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+ | I've heard it said that open-air preaching is futile and useless. The actual phrase that was used by the brethren was that **street preaching was just " | ||
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+ | Noah, "a preacher of righteousness" | ||
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+ | **//But he won no convert// | ||
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+ | Gee... What a **tool** (also defined in the [[http:// | ||
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+ | **For apostasy there is no remedy but judgment.** | ||
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+ | > | ||
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+ | With regard to open-air preaching, street ministry, and intentional evangelism... Since that is the clear, biblical model of the main thrust of the Great Commission... | ||
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+ | **I think that's a fine rope to piss up.** | ||
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+ | ===== Tracts ===== | ||
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+ | Motivation to pass out tracts: {{ : | ||
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+ | Buy good tracts: | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
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+ | Learn: | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== EDDM ===== | ||
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+ | ==== The Problem ==== | ||
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+ | One of the problems I have encountered where I live is the restrictive nature of local " | ||
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+ | Lenexa, for example, states the following in their [[http:// | ||
+ | * **Purpose: | ||
+ | * **Definition: | ||
+ | * **Prohibited: | ||
+ | * **Prohibited: | ||
+ | * **Prohibited: | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==== The Solution ==== | ||
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+ | Most people want their privacy at home. They want the quiet enjoyment of their private property (me, too). They don't want unwanted intrusions into the privacy of their homes (me, too). | ||
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+ | In addition to that, we don't want to break the law (Rom 13.1-5, etc.). | ||
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+ | So, how can we reach people in our community with the message of the biblical gospel in a way that abides by the law and doesn' | ||
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+ | **[[https:// | ||
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+ | EDDM is a service offered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that reaches every address in a chosen and defined geographic location. | ||
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+ | **The Steps:** | ||
+ | - Create or Use an Existing USPS.com Account | ||
+ | - Select Neighborhoods & Audience | ||
+ | - Design & Print Your Mailpiece | ||
+ | - Choose Drop-Off Date & Payment Options | ||
+ | - Print Forms & Prepare Mailing Bundles | ||
+ | - Drop Off Your Bundles at the Post Office | ||
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+ | **Resources: | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * Mailers: {{ : | ||
+ | * {{ : | ||
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+ | ==== Examples ==== | ||
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+ | When I was the pastor of Harvest Baptist Church, we invested in several rounds of EDDM in order to reach our community with the message of the gospel and an invitation to our Bible-believing congregation. | ||
+ | * Our first mailer: {{: | ||
+ | * Our second mailer: {{ : | ||
+ | * One round of 100,000 mailers: {{ : | ||
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+ | Andy, founder and owner of [[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Cost ==== | ||
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+ | The USPO charges $0.178 per EDDM mailer (that' | ||
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+ | In 2012, Andy (from Tract Planet) designed and printed 100,000 mailers for $7,500.00 (that' | ||
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+ | You can reach your entire community with the message of the gospel for about 25 cents each. | ||
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+ | Or... you can keep your quarter laid up in a napkin and see how that works out for you... | ||
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+ | > He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come... And another came, saying, Lord, behold, //**here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin**// | ||
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