Personal Evangelism Outline
PERSONAL EVANGELISM
(Before we meet, please study these points, pray about them, make notes and add appropriate Scripture references. Add anything else on the topic you would like to discuss.)
Discuss witnessing opportunities we can expect to encounter:
- Someone I know is very sick or is dying.
- Someone has a (serious) problem.
A physical, mental, or emotional problem
A financial problem
A problem in a relationship with someone else
Other problems
- Someone tells us his beliefs about morality, God, religion, and/or salvation.
- Someone wants to argue his church versus my church.
- Someone says, "Christians are just a bunch of hypocrites/liars/etc.
Psalm 51:4 (in the NIV); Mathew 5:14-16; Romans 3:23; 1 Timothy 4:16; 2 Timothy2:14; 1 John 1:8-10; other Scriptures
- Someone says, "Religion/Christianity is a crutch."
- What other scenarios might we encounter?
Discuss reasons we hesitate or fail to witness to others.
Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Timothy 1:7-8; 2 Timothy 2:10; other Scriptures
How do we witness to others?
What do I need to pray for as I witness to others?
Discuss the importance of asking the other person questions when witnessing.
Discuss the importance of listening to the other person when witnessing.
Discuss how our lives are a positive and negative witness to Christ.
Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Peter 3:1-2; other Scriptures
Discuss how and why we use the Law (Romans 3:20; 7:7b; 1 John 3:4; other Scriptures) and Gospel (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:4-5, 8-9; other Scriptures) in our witnessing.
Discuss what Jesus expects from us in witnessing to others, and how He wants His Church to grow.
Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 8:30-35; Romans 10:13-14a, 17; 2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Peter 1:23; other Scriptures
Discuss mistakes we can make in witnessing to others.
Ephesians 4:15; 2 Timothy 2:24-26; other Scriptures
What we can expect as we witness to others:
Isaiah 55:10-11; Matthew 7:6; 28:20b; John 15:17-20; Romans 1:16; 1 Peter 4:12-14; Revelation 3:7-11; other Scriptures
Should we expect a commitment from the person we’re witnessing to?
John 3:3-5; Acts 2:41-42; 16:31; Romans 10:17; 1 Corinthians 3:6; 12:3; 1 Peter 1:3; 23; other Scriptures