Evangelism (part 2) — Letting God Do The Heavy-Lifting

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Charles Spurgeon declared every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter—what does that mean for how we live?

This episode is part two of a sermon series on evangelism delivered by Pastor Aaron Campbell at Antioch Christian Fellowship. The sermon begins by revisiting four key points from the previous week: God is who He says He is, man is who God says he is, man has a problem only God can fix, and that postponing a decision for God is itself a rejection. Campbell then delves into the Old Testament to counter the notion that God was not evangelistic, citing passages like Ezekiel 33:11 and examples such as Rahab and the "mixed multitude" leaving Egypt. He introduces a three-part framework for evangelism: pray, prepare, and know your people groups. A significant portion is devoted to prayer, analyzing Luke 10:2 to show that Jesus instructs believers to pray to the Lord of the harvest before acting. Campbell lists four reasons to pray: only God saves souls, prayer aligns our heart with God's, evangelism is a spiritual battle, and we need boldness. The preparation phase emphasizes knowing and sharing Scripture, referencing verses like 1 Peter 3:15. The people groups are identified as family, friends, the workplace, and the world, with family noted as particularly challenging. The sermon includes interactive elements, with Campbell asking the congregation questions and incorporating slang for relatability. It concludes with a Q&A session where he addresses practical questions about avoiding Christian jargon, witnessing to those who think they already know Christ, and loving those who reject God. He assigns homework to prepare personal testimonies of varying lengths for the next week and closes with a prayer of repentance for a self-centered Christianity.

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Evangelism starts with prayer when the harvest feels too large for human effort alone.

Evangelism sets Christian witness next to a simpler, prior command: pray to the Lord of the harvest. The host moves from Mark 16:15 and the meaning of the gospel into a severe account of sin, then widens the frame to the scale of the task, where many drift through life and the…

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