HOW PERSONAL IS EVANGELISM?
ROMANS 1:14-17
INTRODUCTION:
A. Christians are indebted to those in sin; Romans 1:14
1. Jesus told the apostles; Matthew 28:19-20
2. Mark’s record states; Mark 16:15-16
B. The early church (even in persecution) left us an example; Acts 8:3-4
1. Aquila and Priscilla; Acts 18:24-26
2. The only hope for the world is the shared gospel; Romans 1:16
C. Our lesson “How Personal is Evangelism”
I. EVERY CHRISTIAN IS A PRIEST:
A. A priest will sacrifice himself for the Lord and others; I Peter 2:5;
Romans 12:1-2
B. As a unit Christians make up “a royal priesthood”; I Peter 2:9
1. We are children of the king; Galatians 3:26
2. We have been called into the kingdom of God; I Peter 2:9
3. The priesthood has a mission; I Peter 2:9
C. Peter tells us to give diligence in the things of God; II Peter 1:10
II. EVERY CHRISTIAN IS RESPONSIBLE BEFORE GOD; II Corinthians 5:10
A. Individual salvation demands individual action; Philippians 2:12
B. Every Christian is to prepare himself in the word of God; I Peter 3:15
C. Paul told Timothy to be a worker for the Lord; II Timothy 2:15
III. HOW PERSONAL IS EVANGELISM? Romans 1:14-16
A. We owe a debt to others; Romans 1:14
1. You, like the rest of the world, were once lost; Romans 6:17
2. Every Christian is to share the message as much as he is able;
Romans 1:15
B. We must realize the hopelessness of the sinner; Ephesians 2:11-12
1. Jesus asked; Mark 8:36
2. Even at its best, life is short; James 4:14
C. We must let the love of Christ motivate us; II Corinthians 5:4
1. Christ loved and died for us; John 3:16; Romans 5:8
2. We were dead in sin, by love we are made alive; Ephesians 2:5
3. We are indebted to share the blessing; Romans 1:14-17
CONCLUSION:
A. Every Christian is to use the abilities he/she is given for serving God
B. If you were the only Christian left in the world, would the world come to know Jesus?
