Tentmaker Evangelism

Colossians 4:5-6

Most Christian workers struggle with evangelism and so rarely do it.  We spend most of our time with Christians and minister to each other as evidence of our faith.  Misconceptions concerning what evangelism is and our personal responsibility to share inhibits God’s use of our lives to take the gospel to the world.

God gives kingdom purpose and opportunity to every one He calls. 

Jesus called us to be “fishers” of men not “hunters”.

The pool we are to “fish” in is our neighborhood, workplace or campus.

Evangelism Bait:

1. Your life

2. Your words

God can turn any of the circumstances of our everyday lives into opportunities for evangelism.

Acts 26:16-18

I. Go and tell  v.17b; John 20:21

Our mission in this community must never be mainly a come and see mission. It must be a go and tell mission.

We are a church of tent-making witnesses to the gospel of Christ.

God has gospel purposes in all the setbacks of our lives.

II. Open Blind Eyes  v.18a; 2 Corinthians 4:4,6

We put the truth of Christ into a person's mind with a testimony, we pray for the miracle of spiritual sight for the blind.

III. Turn darkness to light  v.18b

Where there is spiritual blindness people are at home in the darkness of sin.

The power of Satan is broken by the Spirit of truth.

IV. Receive Salvation  v.18c

It is faith in Christ which brings salvation and sanctification.