Pass It On-Evangelism

Evangelism is not to be measured by comparative statistics. We are to be measured by eternal impact.

Practical Suggestions

-Preach to Christians in your congregation.

Growing Christians are more evangelistic than evangelistic sermons. Get church on fire to serve Christ. They will want to tell their friends.

Come and See

Do things so well and with so much inspiration that others will want to come. Remind all involved we are doing all we do here at BLCC to glorify God. Evaluate everything we do here by that standard! Have people remember their visit to BLCC as a place where we don’t half-way do things for God. Make them see a place full of people who love each other and love Christ.

-Remind people of the mission at BLCC?

We exist to evangelize the lost, edify the saved, minister to the needs of others and be a conscience in the community. (In that order.)

We want to grow spiritually as well as in numbers.

-Remind folks to invite their friends. Give them a reason to want to.

-Be considerate to guests.

C. Let’s imagine that you could take a quantum leap in time and that you landed in Southhampton, England, in mid-April, 1912. You see a newspaper headline that reads, “Titanic to set sail on maiden voyage today.” What would you do? You would race to the harbor and try to persuade as many people as possible not to get on board. You’d probably have very little success. “What do you mean you know the future? An iceberg? Fifteen hundred people die? Come on! Quit trying to spoil my vacation! Didn’t you hear? Even God can’t sink this ship!” You’d watch hundreds sail away on the ill-fated vessel, headed toward certain death. Then what would you do? If you cared about those people, you’d go rent a boat and chase after them. What size boat would you get? Would you go after them with a motor boat that would hold six people or a houseboat that would hold thirty? You’d rent the biggest yacht you could possibly afford. You’d risk everything, knowing that hundreds of lives were in the balance.

If it is true that man’s sin has separated him from God for eternity,

and if it is true that Jesus is the Son of God who came to this earth to die for sin, and if it is true that only through Christ can we have forgiveness of sin

and the hope of eternal life, then the task of bringing people to Jesus Christ is the highest mission of the church.

The Bible says that this world with all its pleasures is going to perish. It’s going to be destroyed by fire. People whose hopes are in this world are doomed. Our only hope is through Jesus Christ.

If we really believe that is true, we’re going to do everything we can to persuade as many people as possible to come to Christ while there is still time.

Christ’s love for us should compel us to do this whatever the cost.

Read from Bible.

2 Cor. 5.14-15, For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.