What If I’m Discouraged in My Evangelism?
Isaac Adams
wheaton, illinois
What If I’m Discouraged in My Evangelism?
Copyright © 2020 by 9Marks
Published by Crossway
1300 Crescent Street
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided for by USA copyright law. Crossway® is a registered trademark in the United States of America.
Cover design: Jordan Singer
First printing 2020
Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
All emphases in Scripture quotations have been added by the author.
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-6820-6
ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-6823-7
PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-6821-3
Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-6822-0
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Adams, Isaac, 1989- author.
Title: What if I’m discouraged in my evangelism? / Isaac Adams.
Description: Wheaton : Crossway, 2020. | Series: Church questions
Identifiers: LCCN 2019025511 (print) | LCCN 2019025512 (ebook) | ISBN 9781433568206 (paperback) | ISBN 9781433568213 (pdf) | ISBN 9781433568220 (kindle edition) | ISBN 9781433568237 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Witness bearing (Christianity)
Classification: LCC BV4520 .A235 2020 (print) | LCC BV4520 (ebook) | DDC 269/.2—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019025511
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019025512
Crossway is a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Who is sufficient for these things?
Such is the confidence that we have
through Christ toward God. Not
that we are sufficient in ourselves to
claim anything as coming from us,
but our sufficiency is from God.
What If I’m Discouraged in My Evangelism?
A lion sat in front of me.
For years now, Sunday after Sunday, I’ve seen my pastor, Mark Dever, boldly declare the gospel and known his reputation as a faithful personal evangelist. Yes—this man was an evangelist. This man was a lion for the truth.
Until he wasn’t.
One day, Mark shared with our church how he didn’t feel so much like a lion evangelist but a lousy evangelist, at least in terms of his personal evangelism. He cited one encounter as proof.
On a flight, Mark wanted to share the gospel with the guy sitting next to him but hadn’t had the opportunity, as his neighbor quickly put on his headphones. Standing at baggage claim after the flight, Mark and this man struck up a conversation. It took a turn Mark wasn’t expecting when the man said, “Man, I’m so glad you’re not one of those evangelical Jesus freaks. Have you ever been on a plane with them? Oh, it’s the worst. There you are, you can’t leave, and they just go on and on.”
Mark thought about what to ...
|
About What If I’m Discouraged in My Evangelism?This booklet gives readers the biblical basis and practical tips for sharing the gospel with those who aren’t Christians, demonstrating how evangelism is doable for all believers, even those who feel like they aren’t particularly gifted in evangelism. |
| Support Info | hwcngrwvnglsm |