WHAT ARE YOU READING? (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Acts 8:25-40
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What Are You Reading? (1 of 3)
Series: Revival Prep
Jeff Strite/Scott Jewell
Acts 8:25-40
(Sermon by our Family Minister Scott Jewell)
When you hear the word "evangelism", what's your knee jerk reaction?
For a few of us who find ourselves gifted that way, we get all excited and eager to go. Most of us, however, react with fear or feeling nervous.
"What will I say?"
"What if they have questions?"
"What if I get stumped and don't know how to answer?"
Let me give you a bit of reassurance- it's not about what you know, it's who you know. Evangelism isn't about you, it's about helping them get to know Jesus.
We are preparing to host a revival in just a few weeks, so we're going to preach about evangelism for a few weeks because we want to encourage you to invite people.
We actually have an advantage this year because revival is already on the minds of people all over the world. You may have heard reports about a revival starting at Asbury University in Kentucky. I believe we can view it with cautious optimism as we hear from people who have attended. Some friends in ministry that I trust have gone to check it out and they're saying good things. Now, a revival should have long lasting impact, so we'll see what comes from this. We aren't looking to duplicate the events at Asbury, but we are praying that God will move in people as we host our revival.
We're going to look in the book of Acts for some examples of evangelism. Today, I want to encourage you with the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. I believe we can learn three steps to evangelism based on what we see in this narrative. The first step is to listen. I want to focus on this step today because we often skip over it. We know we have the answer- Jesus- so we jump in without listening and often we end up making a fool of ourselves.
We begin by listening to God.
Read Acts 8:26-30. Now, to provide a bit of context for what is happening here and get to know Ph ...
Series: Revival Prep
Jeff Strite/Scott Jewell
Acts 8:25-40
(Sermon by our Family Minister Scott Jewell)
When you hear the word "evangelism", what's your knee jerk reaction?
For a few of us who find ourselves gifted that way, we get all excited and eager to go. Most of us, however, react with fear or feeling nervous.
"What will I say?"
"What if they have questions?"
"What if I get stumped and don't know how to answer?"
Let me give you a bit of reassurance- it's not about what you know, it's who you know. Evangelism isn't about you, it's about helping them get to know Jesus.
We are preparing to host a revival in just a few weeks, so we're going to preach about evangelism for a few weeks because we want to encourage you to invite people.
We actually have an advantage this year because revival is already on the minds of people all over the world. You may have heard reports about a revival starting at Asbury University in Kentucky. I believe we can view it with cautious optimism as we hear from people who have attended. Some friends in ministry that I trust have gone to check it out and they're saying good things. Now, a revival should have long lasting impact, so we'll see what comes from this. We aren't looking to duplicate the events at Asbury, but we are praying that God will move in people as we host our revival.
We're going to look in the book of Acts for some examples of evangelism. Today, I want to encourage you with the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. I believe we can learn three steps to evangelism based on what we see in this narrative. The first step is to listen. I want to focus on this step today because we often skip over it. We know we have the answer- Jesus- so we jump in without listening and often we end up making a fool of ourselves.
We begin by listening to God.
Read Acts 8:26-30. Now, to provide a bit of context for what is happening here and get to know Ph ...
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