What Does It Mean To Follow After Jesus

In their book, The Great Commission to Worship, Vernon Whaley and David Wheeler takes an in depth look at commandment from Jesus for His followers to go out and spread the Good News of salvation. Today’s Christian seems to have a misconception about their role in evangelism. As the authors stated, “many times in Scripture it appears

The Art of Personal Evangelism: Sharing Jesus in a changing culture By Will McRaney, Jr. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Academic, 2003, 268 pp., $19.99 paper.

This is what lifestyle evangelism is at its core, living the Christian life in front of unbelievers. Joseph C. Aldrich explains, “In the truest sense, evangelism is displaying the universals of God’s character-His love, His righteousness, His justice and His faithfulness-through the particulars of my everyday life.” At first glance life-style evangelism may seem too simplistic to work, but upon closer inspection the power and effectiveness of it is seen. Evangelizing through everyday life and experiences takes the Gospel to every kind of unsaved persons. Plumbers on the job site, secretaries in the office, and children in the home all have a shining example of Jesus to reach for when their lives get tough. When they are overcome with guilt and worn down by this life, they know exactly who to go to. Jesus said in Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in

This passage shows how Christ set the example for all to follow by giving his life for us and that if these people coming to the world would follow Christ’s pattern, they in turn could be an example to others one day.

As Christians we also have the great commission to fulfill. Role strain seems to exist between nonconformity and witnessing. However, Paul shows us that a balance can be achieved in his sermon to the Athenians on the Areopagus (Acts 17:16-34). Paul did not simply throw the scripture in the face of the Athenians. He appealed to the Athenians from their philosophical perspective while presenting the Gospel. To this end, we must live our lives. Christians should not conform to the wickedness of the culture around them; however, they ought to be knowledgeable about culture as to maximize their witness for Christ.

In his book Share Jesus Without Fear, William Fay lays out an easy and attainable way for one to reach people for Christ. A former mobster, and prostitution house owner, Fay says that if “God can take somebody like me and change him, he can take anybody in your life and change him as well.”1 In an easy to understand, comprehensive way, Fay shows how to overcome your fears and witness to those who are lost. By breaking down the six most common excuses one uses not

29-30- “That 's what happens when we meet Jesus and are amazed by him: we go to tell others, including those who have turned against us.” This is how the gospel is spread, through people willingly and joyfully telling others

I think Church’s have major responsibilities to communicate the gospel message. We need to remember that it was God’s kindness that saved us. Church’s shouldn’t focus too much

As a Christian what I have observed in my school and in my generation is that youth do not understand what it is to be a Christian and disciple of Christ. There are those who do not have a personal relationship with Christ nor understand what being a true Christian. Then there are those who claim to be Christians but continue to live their lives with the rest of the world. And at last those who have truly dedicated their lives to Christ and have a personal relationship with Him. In 2008 I started my own organization to encourage teens to have a daily prayer life and personal relationship with Christ. I saw this need in my school and I decided to do something about it. The scripture that I use for my organization

As he addresses extensively the subject of evangelism, it appears that Fay is very confident that is book is well needed due to the “sin of silence” that has gripped the Church and the body of Christ, in general. He has a powerful style that uses examples from his personal life and experiences to shows his reader that it is easy to share the Gospel. He also uses witnessing examples from the lives of various Christians to show the readers that they too can share the gospel without fear. He advocates a simple and non-confrontational approach to evangelism and states that God can use even imperfect attempts to share the Gospel. What God cannot use is the Christian’s silence about the Gospel.

Servant evangelism has proven to be the best method for my life. For instance, a neighbor became sick and had to stay in bed for a week. I offered to go to her house and clean and cook while she was disabled. As an unbeliever she was reluctant to talk about the Bible so I began talking about current events and how I looked at them as a Christian. About three days into the week she began asking me questions about my faith. I was able to unabashedly tell her the Gospel. She is now an active member of the church. At another time I repeatedly invited my daughter’s unsaved

When someone think about Jesus Christ being the center of discipleship there are two things that comes to mind; change and commitment within the disciple. One day Jesus Christ was walking by the sea of Galilee when He saw Simon and Andrew fishing; he said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men” Matthew 4:19 . The next verse show them immediately dropping their nets and followed Jesus Christ. The actions of Simon and Andrew is described best by Putman, Harrington, and Coleman in the text book Disciple Shift. The text breaks Matthew 4:19 into three key elements; which are “Following Christ, is being changed by Christ, and is committed to the mission of Christ”. It is the intent of this paper to show the importance of Jesus

Christians are commanded in the Bible to take the gospel into all the world. God desires that all people know Him. However, since He is in heaven and not on the earth now, it is up to His people to show others the way to Him. Much of that testimony for Christ is through the way Christians lives are lived. It is well known that

Realize that everyone has sinned Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

Too many Christians walk through life as if the Gospel is not true. When we sin, we rightly feel the conviction of the Holy Spirit. And rather than boldly coming before the throne of grace in our time of need, we cower and shrink