Share your Highs and Lows for the week or since your last meeting
Read the Lesson (Matthew 28: 16-20)
Talk and discuss the following:
What image / person / situation stood out to you in the story and why? What did it make you feel or understand about God?
Is
this Evangelism?
Evangelism can be defined as the duty and privilege of every follower of
Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples
of all nations; to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness
undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods in harmony with the
gospel of Christ.
What about
this?
Evangelism is not a matter of converting someone to a different belief,
it is a matter of welcoming those who are isolated and in need of a community;
founded on the belief that people have a need for religious community, for deep
relationships, for spiritual exploration, and for social involvement.
Some
Definitions of Evangelism from others?
“IMHO evangelism is not about
telling folks you're right it's about providing
them something they want to be a part of”
“Sharing the message and love of
Christ to those beyond the household
of the faith”
“I love Brian McLaren's
definition about participating in
God's healing of the world.”
“A lived life of engaging with
folks in things that really matter
where relationships are built,
and love is cultivated.”
“I would define it as bringing
the love and message of Christ
to others genuinely.”
“Evangelism is not winning
converts but announcing to the world
who the true Lord of heaven and earth really is, whether they
acknowledge it or not. Evangelism is telling people that they ARE saved,
therefore, BE reconciled.”
“Evangelism is more relational than
confrontational, more communal
than solitary, and is more a beginning
than an end.”
“Evangelism is bearing witness to what God has done,
is doing and will do in the world and in one’s life, engaging others in Spirit-led dialogue and inviting people to faith.”
“Everything you do is
evangelism.”
How
would you define Evangelism?
Pray with and for each other (you can use the Lord's Prayer or sing the Doxology)
Bless each other by making the sign of the cross on each other's forehead and saying "The Lord Bless You and Keep You!"
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