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Evangelism is a notable, heartwarming, fulfilling, rewarding
and glorious divine commission enterprise after Jesus Christ for building the
Church, building nations and people for God.
Evangelism like Church mission in general is based on the
supreme sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. The cross is the spirit,
message, life, direction and system of conduct of evangelism as Church
enterprise.
It is the spirit and vehicle and glory of Go, Preach, Teach,
Disciple the nations and the Great Commission.
Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost: Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.
Great, joyous and glorious but it comes at great cost to
Church people but there is a promise of reward along the way as well as at the
end.
Jesus Christ is the best example of evangelist. In John 4,
he demonstrates how to evangelize in his encounter with the woman at the well.
The cost of
Evangelism
Evangelism is a command by Jesus Christ to His disciples.
Therefore, if you are a disciple of Christ you are under his command to bear
fruits by winning souls for him.
John 20:21
Then said Jesus to
them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I
you.-KJV
1. The first cost of evangelism is abandoning
self-interest, sacrificing desires, joys, gain and glory in life for the
sake of the Gospel mission just as Jesus did.
Philippians 2:6-8
Who, being in the form
of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:But made himself of no
reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness of men:
And being found in
fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the
death of the cross.
2. Living a sanctified, righteous and faithful
life of identification with, obedience of and dependent upon Jesus Christ
and the Holy Spirit.
3. Substituting to and depending upon God
(Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Word of God).
4. There
is a cost of engagement with Satan- the works of the enemies of God and man and
his agents among spirits, men principalities and powers.
a) Jesus
overcame satan as well as the challenges of human desires and dictates in the
wilderness- Matthew 4:4-11
b) Jesus
proved humble and obedient in battles with the flesh, sin and death in the
garden of Gethsemane- Matthew 26:36-46
c) Jesus
rejected the praise of man- John 6:15
THE REWARD OF
EVANGELISM
We, as Christians are to tell the Good News of Jesus Christ
either verbally, writing or most importantly our deeds.
Revelation 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is
with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
1. Our
First and most important reward is ETERNAL LIFE. –John 3:16
2. There
are three main crowns in Christian service and life
a) Crown
of righteousness –II Timothy 4:8
b) Crown
of Life- James 1:12, Revelation 2:10
c) Crown
of Glory- I Peter 5:4
This apart, we have crown of pure gold (Revelation 4:4), the
spirit of glory, also marks, garments and special names from God.
3. There
is promotion due to faithfulness in service (Matthew 25:21).
Evangelism is a great and wonderful divine ordered spiritual
mechanism for creating new man, creating new societies, creating new world-
great spiritual enterprise with eternal significance.
Matthew 10:32-33
Whosoever therefore
shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is
in heaven.
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him
will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
