Tuesday, February 26, 2008

More Evangelism Thoughts Using Christian Clothing

I bought the basic training course from Way of the Master last year. It is an excellent tool for teaching believers how to use the law of the Lord (The Ten Commandments) while witnessing.

I have found most people I talk to, are not ready to go from doing nothing for God, to street preaching. There may need to be a starting point or ground breaking, before people begin to have confidence talking to people they do not know. I believe it is a process of growth and most are not ready to go "hit the streets", so they do nothing. I have also noticed most people that teach Evangelism are passionate about witnessing for God and may even be gifted by God to be Evangelists. (This may be one of the reasons evangelism is avoided by most believers.)

I believe evangelism could to be taught as a process, as you grow, you move to the next step or level. Two scriptures come to mind to back this up. The first is found in Mark 4:28, Jesus is comparing the kingdom of God as the growing seed.

"For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head."

The second is Acts 1:8 where Jesus gives His disciples the pattern or how they should start witnessing.

"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

For many believers witnessing is going to be a learned behavior, we know we should do it but don't know where to start. Our Christian Clothing Line is a great tool to take you from doing nothing (not witnessing to anyone) to witnessing, when asked, by people you come in contact during your regular day.

I believe Jerusalem represents people close to you, friends and family. After you have acquired the necessary skills and confidence, you should then move out further into your community.

I saw this video and thought you would enjoy it. It is about 10 minutes. It solidifies the need to use God's law when talking about true salvation. I totally agree and have seen it work in my life.

The Reformed Gadfly: Do We Really Need To Be "Buds"?#links

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