The

Master Plan

of

Evangelism

Robert E. Coleman

Foreword by BILLY GRAHAM

with Study Guide

Revell

Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Master Plan of Evangelism © 1963, 1964, 1993 by Robert E. Coleman

Study Guide © 1972 by Fleming H. Revell Company

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Coleman, Robert Emerson, 1928–

The master plan of evangelism / Robert E. Coleman; foreword by Billy Graham; with study guide.

p. cm.

Includes study guide by Roy J. Fish.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 10: 0-8007-3122-0 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-8007-3122-9 (pbk.)

1. Jesus Christ—Evangelistic methods. I. Fish, Roy J. II. Title.

BT590.E8C6 2006

269’.2—dc22

2005033661

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture is taken from the American Standard Version of the Bible.

Scripture marked AMP is taken from the Amplified® Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

To

LYMAN and MARGARET

who dared to follow

the Master Plan

The Master Plan of Evangelism

presents a thorough examination of the Gospel accounts, revealing the objective of Christ’s ministry and his strategy for carrying it out. Robert E. Coleman focuses on the underlying principles that consistently determined what Jesus’ action would be in any given situation. By emulating his pattern, you’ll be prepared to minister to the specific needs of those God brings into your life. With the help of The Master Plan of Evangelism, you can be sure that your course of action fits into God’s overall plan for the Great Commission. Every Christian who seeks to follow and witness for Jesus Christ should read this significant and relevant book.

Words of Commendation

“The greatest insights are almost always simple. The Master Plan of Evangelism contains such insights. In it Robert Coleman has set forth an understanding of Jesus’ approach to reaching out to precious people and invites us to do the same.”

Richard J. Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline

“I came across The Master Plan of Evangelism many years ago while serving as a missionary-evangelist in Latin America. When the Spanish-language version was published, I was honored to write the foreword to it for the sake of the tens of millions of Hispanic Christians in nearly twenty-five nations. I join with the thousands of Christian leaders who have recommended The Master Plan of Evangelism, used it, and seen the fruit of this New Testament master plan from the Master himself.”

Luis Palau, president, Luis Palau Evangelistic Association; author, High Definition Life