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Marks of a healthy church Week 6 – Mark #5 evangelism

Marks of a healthy church Week 6 – Mark #5 evangelism. Mark dever. Ligonier.org. March is Missions Month!. March 3 – Denny & Sue Barger – Dreams Alive March 10 – Anees Zaka – Church Without Walls March 17 – Clay & Becky Walter – Mission Aviation Fellowship

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Marks of a healthy church Week 6 – Mark #5 evangelism

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  1. Marks of a healthy churchWeek 6 – Mark #5 evangelism Mark dever Ligonier.org

  2. March is Missions Month! • March 3 – Denny & Sue Barger – Dreams Alive • March 10 – Anees Zaka – Church Without Walls • March 17 – Clay & Becky Walter – Mission Aviation Fellowship • March 24 – Chris & Heather Christensen - Bangladesh • March 31 – In This Time of Need – Venezuelan Refugees

  3. Marks of a healthy church • Expositional Preaching • Biblical Theology • The Gospel • Conversion • Evangelism • Membership • Discipleship/Growth • Discipline • Leadership • Corporate Prayer • The Great Commission • Mission • Raising Up Leaders • Reasons to Join a Church

  4. Last WeeK:mark #4 – conversion • What is root meaning of Christian conversion? • Turning, doing “a 180” • Today’s Culture: “You should not impose your ideas on others” • Before conversion, what were you like? • Romans 3:10 – none are righteous, not one • Slavery, in debt, bankrupt, dead are descriptions of our condition before conversion • Change is absolutely necessary!! • What does God owe us? • He will judge us because he is good, leaving us in trouble

  5. Last week:Mark #4 - conversion • Hebrews 11:1-2 • Hope is not “hoping for another Cubs or Phillies World Series win” • It is the “desire for a future outcome that absolutely certain” • We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure • Faith communicates the essence of our hope and it carries a strong element of trust • What is saving faith? – diabetes illustration • Not seen – does that mean “blind faith”? • 2 Peter 1:16:  ”For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty” • Luke 1:1-3

  6. Last week:Mark #4 - Conversion • Real faith is knowledge or “justified true belief” • Faith is not blind, but trust in a person who made a promise to you and me • And…the “crucial” understanding of the atonement – helpful for robust evangelism!

  7. Mark #5 - evangelism • https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/marks-healthy-church/evangelism/

  8. Marks of a healthy church – #5 evangelism • Working to persuade others is evangelism • 5 Things that evangelism is not • It is not a matter of imposing, it is an invitation that we are to present accurately • What you are sharing, you are presenting something independent of us • We cannot impose, it is making sure the others hear, the fruit is up to God • Proclamation and love is what is required • Evangelism is not a personal testimony • Our story may assist, but it is not evangelism per se • It is not social action or social service • Societies are changed for the better when conversion occurs – that is secondary effect • SD vs. SF

  9. Mark #5 – evangelism • Evangelism is not Apologetics • Apologetics may be used to lead to evangelism especially when people reject the bible • Apologetics is answering questions and defending the faith – see Ravi Zacharias • Evangelism follows Christ’s agenda, not someone else’s • Evangelism is not numbers of conversions • Not within our power to do convert anyone • We cannot define evangelism in terms of results, but in being faithful in the message delivered • “To evangelize is not to win converts, but to announce te good news irrespective of the results” – John Stott

  10. Mark #5 - evangelism • “We don’t determine the correctness of effectiveness of our message based on how people respond to it” • We fail if we “don’t tell the gospel at all” • Not a guilt driven burden but a joy filled privilege

  11. Mark #5 - evangelism • Wrong motives • Out of a motive to be right • To win the argument! • To improve our skill as evangelists • Right motives • To be Obedient – Great Commission • Book of Acts • Love for the Lost • Jesus weeping over Jerusalem • Because we Love the Lord!

  12. Mark #5 – evangelism • We are speaking the truth about him to his own creation • “Then they will know that I am the Lord” – Ezekiel • Bearing Fruit – John 15 • We live in a pagan society most of whom do not know or understand the gospel • America’s Elite are not a whole lot different than the Roman Empire • How do you deal with objections?

  13. March is missions month Return in April with Mark #6 – Membership Give ’em Heaven!!

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