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BLESS - Evangelism in the ECC
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Evangelsim in the Evangelical Covenant Church
Five Affirmations in the ECC
- The centrality of the word of God
- The necessity of new birth
- A commitment to the whole mission of the Church
- The Church as a fellowship of believers
- A concious dependance on the Holy Spirit
A commitment to the whole
mission of the Church
Matthew 22:37-40
- Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
Matthew 28:19-20
- Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Eat Together
Go and Make Disciples...
Begin with Prayer
- Before we begin sharing the good news of Jesus we begin with prayer
- Ask God how God might want to use you to bless people
- Ask God to provide opportunities
- Jesus often spent time in prayer before big moments
- Seek creative ways to share meals with others
- Provides opportunites to...
- Practice hospitality
- Build community
- Deepen Relationships
- Jesus and Zacchaeus
Listen with
Care
Uneven History
- Massive Growth in Early Church
- Forced Conversions
- Scare Tatics
Covenant Church
- Missions Priority
- Alaska and Congo
- Bringing Our World to Christ
- BLESS
- Begin interactions with listening
- Asking questions
- When people are heard and understood they feel safe and valued
- Jesus asked over 300 questions in the gospels while answering only 3 questions with answers
Serve with Love
- Be attentive to the needs of others
- Look for how God provides opportunites to serve
- Jesus' ministry was done out of a basis of serving (healing the sick, feeding those who were hungry, washing the discples feet, ect.)
- Earn the right to be heard
Share the Story
- Build relationships and trust
- Look for opportunities
- Share story of how Jesus is transforming your life
- Share story of how Jesus is transforming the world
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