Evangelization?

[SPOKENWORD]

I was reading an interesting statistic. Less then 2% of american churchgoers share their faith with others. That is AMAZING AND TRAGIC If the love of God dwells in us,how can we not be horrified by the fate of the lost. Yet many professing christians today are so locked into worship that they seem to give little or no thought to the fate of the ungodly. Yes its great to worship and pray but are we doing what Christ commanded us to do. Go and preach the Good news. The harvest is ready but the workers are few. Now I know what Jesus means. Jesus said my real FOOD [spiritual] is to gather in the Lost.[John4;31-34]. How often do you share your faith with others? If not why? God Bless

 

[Mickey]

SPOKENWORD:

I was reading an interesting statistic. Less then 2% of american churchgoers share their faith with others. That is AMAZING AND TRAGIC If the love of God dwells in us,how can we not be horrified by the fate of the lost. Yet many professing christians today are so locked into worship that they seem to give little or no thought to the fate of the ungodly. Yes its great to worship and pray but are we doing what Christ commanded us to do. Go and preach the Good news. The harvest is ready but the workers are few. Now I know what Jesus means. Jesus said my real FOOD [spiritual] is to gather in the Lost.[John4;31-34]. How often do you share your faith with others? If not why? God Bless

You’re wording seems to indicate that people who are “locked into” worship are ignorant. Before we spread the Gospel, we must know and love the Lord thy God through prayer and worship.(you can’t preach something you don’t know). If we know and Love the Lord, evangelization becomes second nature because our living example in the marketplace is a witness to our faith in Christ. We evangelize by example.(which includes preaching the Gospel) We are not called to proselytize. (many funamentalists don’t know the difference).

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind.

This is the greatest and the first commandment.

Matthew 22: 36-38

 

[SPOKENWORD]

Mickey:

You’re wording seems to indicate that people who are “locked into” worship are ignorant. Before we spread the Gospel, we must know and love the Lord thy God through prayer and worship.(you can’t preach something you don’t know). If we know and Love the Lord, evangelization becomes second nature because our living example in the marketplace is a witness to our faith in Christ. We evangelize by example.(which includes preaching the Gospel) We are not called to proselytize. (many funamentalists don’t know the difference).

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind.

This is the greatest and the first commandment.

Matthew 22: 36-38

Hi Mickey, How long have you known the Lord and loved Him? How long will you continue to worship and pray and neglect Gods call? Do you think the great commission was just for the apostles? Will you neglect the harvest which is right in front of your eyes.? How long will you continue to make excuses? God Bless

 

[dhgray]

SPOKENWORD:

How often do you share your faith with others?

DAILY … Several times a day … in multipul languages … many times from a podium or stage…in groups anywhere from 1 to 500 … and no, I’m not a Priest or Deacon … I’m a Layminister and Catholic Evangelist…

Anyone want to join me?

 

[Mickey]

SPOKENWORD:

Hi Mickey, How long have you known the Lord and loved Him? How long will you continue to worship and pray and neglect Gods call? Do you think the great commission was just for the apostles? Will you neglect the harvest which is right in front of your eyes.? How long will you continue to make excuses? God Bless

Read my post again SW! Don’t judge me. I do my very best to be a living witness to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That being said, how dare you even suggest that worship and prayer is neglecting God’s call. For shame, for shame. You accuse me of saying that the great commission was for the apostles only. You accuse me of neglecting the harvest. You accuse me of making excuses. Those are serious accusations my friend. God knows my heart, not you! How dare you!

 

[deb1]

There are many ways to evangelizes. I came to know Christ through a dear neighbor. Ironically, she never spoke to me about becoming Christian, but she wasn’t shy about her religion either. SHe was a living example of what a Chrisitan can be. After she moved away I did a lot of soul searching and decided that I wanted what she had. That was over eight years ago.

I think that we limit ourselves sometimes when we fail to realize that knocking on people’s doors or handing out tracts is the only way to witness. SOme people can be reached more effectively by our simply practicing the Christian faith.

 

[SPOKENWORD]

deb1:

There are many ways to evangelizes. I came to know Christ through a dear neighbor. Ironically, she never spoke to me about becoming Christian, but she wasn’t shy about her religion either. SHe was a living example of what a Chrisitan can be. After she moved away I did a lot of soul searching and decided that I wanted what she had. That was over eight years ago.

I think that we limit ourselves sometimes when we fail to realize that knocking on people’s doors or handing out tracts is the only way to witness. SOme people can be reached more effectively by our simply practicing the Christian faith.

Hi deb, we dont need to go and knock on doors. There are our own family members,friends ,coworkers,ect. Jesus commanded us to go and preach the good news. Thats our call. Anything else is simply an excuse. Yes we are to live by example and that example is to follow what the Lord did. His Food was gathering in lost souls. If we continue to wait and just live by example then we will see lost souls perish. God Bless

 

[SPOKENWORD]

Mickey:

Read my post again SW! Don’t judge me. I do my very best to be a living witness to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That being said, how dare you even suggest that worship and prayer is neglecting God’s call. For shame, for shame. You accuse me of saying that the great commission was for the apostles only. You accuse me of neglecting the harvest. You accuse me of making excuses. Those are serious accusations my friend. God knows my heart, not you! How dare you!

Hi Mickey, It seems that all you want to do is be arguementive with me. That is not my intent.I,m not judging you. If you feel guilty maybe its the Holy Spirit convicting you not me.I was not suggesting that worship and prayer is neglecting Gods call. What you are neglecting is His command to go and bring in lost souls. We are to be fishers of men. There are plenty of fish out there.The Lord is saying the harvest is ready. God Bless

 

[Mickey]

SPOKENWORD:

Hi Mickey, It seems that all you want to do is be arguementive with me. That is not my intent.I,m not judging you. If you feel guilty maybe its the Holy Spirit convicting you not me.I was not suggesting that worship and prayer is neglecting Gods call. What you are neglecting is His command to go and bring in lost souls. We are to be fishers of men. There are plenty of fish out there.The Lord is saying the harvest is ready. God Bless

You most certainly are judging me. You just did it again when you said: “what you are neglecting is His command to go and bring in lost souls”. Do you care to tell me how you know that I don’t share my faith. And the last thing I feel is guilt. I’m quite secure in my faith. I suggest you take a good look at what you write before you post it SW. Am I being argumentative? You bet! I will defend my faith to the last breath. You got any more insults for me SW? Bring it on!

 

[SPOKENWORD]

Mickey:

You most certainly are judging me. You just did it again when you said: “what you are neglecting is His command to go and bring in lost souls”. Do you care to tell me how you know that I don’t share my faith. And the last thing I feel is guilt. I’m quite secure in my faith. I suggest you take a good look at what you write before you post it SW. Am I being argumentative? You bet! I will defend my faith to the last breath. You got any more insults for me SW? Bring it on!

Hi Mickey, You think that by living by example is your way of evangelizing. Sure thats important BUT theres more to it. My point is that we as christians have to do more than worship and pray.We have to seek the lost. To get back to the original question. How often do you share you faith with others?. If not why not? God Bless

 

[Mickey]

SPOKENWORD:

Hi Mickey, You think that by living by example is your way of evangelizing. Sure thats important BUT theres more to it. My point is that we as christians have to do more than worship and pray.We have to seek the lost. To get back to the original question. How often do you share you faith with others?. If not why not? God Bless

Some examples of being a living witness:

setting a Christian example in the company of others

Sharing the Gospel

works of mercy such as feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, visiting the sick, etc

Reaching out to the unchurched

opening your heart and your home to those in despair

A kind word and a smile to a stranger

These are a few. So yes, I believe that a Christian living by example is the best way to evangelize.

How about you SW? Please don’t tell me that you hand out bottles of water to joggers with your church’s address on it.

 

[SPOKENWORD]

dhgray:

DAILY … Several times a day … in multipul languages … many times from a podium or stage…in groups anywhere from 1 to 500 … and no, I’m not a Priest or Deacon … I’m a Layminister and Catholic Evangelist…

Anyone want to join me?

Thanks Davis for sharing. I,m joining you by sharing with one person at a time. I believe that is the call of ALL christians. God Bless

 

[SPOKENWORD]

Mickey:

Some examples of being a living witness:

setting a Christian example in the company of others

Sharing the Gospel

works of mercy such as feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, visiting the sick, etc

Reaching out to the unchurched

opening your heart and your home to those in despair

A kind word and a smile to a stranger

These are a few. So yes, I believe that a Christian living by example is the best way to evangelize.

How about you SW? Please don’t tell me that you hand out bottles of water to joggers with your church’s address on it.

Thanks for sharing Mickey, Thats all I asked for. God Bless

 

[Church_Militant]

SPOKENWORD:

I was reading an interesting statistic. Less then 2% of american churchgoers share their faith with others. That is AMAZING AND TRAGIC If the love of God dwells in us,how can we not be horrified by the fate of the lost. Yet many professing christians today are so locked into worship that they seem to give little or no thought to the fate of the ungodly. Yes its great to worship and pray but are we doing what Christ commanded us to do. Go and preach the Good news. The harvest is ready but the workers are few. Now I know what Jesus means. Jesus said my real FOOD [spiritual] is to gather in the Lost.[John4;31-34]. How often do you share your faith with others? If not why? God Bless

Hey you Tea drinkin’ rascal!

I think ya know the answer to this from my P.O.V. since I shared it w/ya that time, huh?

I am always sharing my faith…even if it’s just a simple thing like being a good Catholic boy and respectfully holdin’ the door for someone. Sometimes God opens the door for verbal sharing…sometimes all I can do is quietly pray for someone that God has placed on my heart. I don’t play though…and I listen to Our Lord and his servant John Paul II when they share the same counsel: “Be not afraid.”
Pax vobiscum,

 

[Gottle_of_Geer]

SPOKENWORD:

I was reading an interesting statistic. Less then 2% of american churchgoers share their faith with others. That is AMAZING AND TRAGIC If the love of God dwells in us,how can we not be horrified by the fate of the lost. Yet many professing christians today are so locked into worship that they seem to give little or no thought to the fate of the ungodly. Yes its great to worship and pray

Ideally, worship will blossom into fruitful Christian living. It’s not one element of Christianity alongside a lot of others - it is the source from which they proceed. And Christian worship blossoms in this way because it is a participation in the worship of the Father by Christ the High Priest, Who is the High Priest in the worship of all His Church, public and private.​

Whether we get anything out of it is sublimely unimportant - what matters, is that God is the Being Who can be rightly responded to only by being loved in return; and those who are in love, do not think about whether they enjoy loving, or are “getting anything out of” loving others - they just get on with it. To love, is to think of others, not of oneself. As we are selfish by nature, loving God is an immensely powerful remedy for self-centredness. “Love does not seek its own” - and Christ did not. So Christian worship is a response to this Love which is Christ.

Worship is at the very heart of man’s communion with gods and God. The Life of Christ on earth, was one of worship - of unceasing acknowledgement of the primacy and supremacy of God. Worship is what ought to happen when man is confronted by God - it is the only proper response to the “otherness” of God.

It’s not just “something that Christians have to do”, FWIW - not that you are saying it is. ##

but are we doing what Christ commanded us to do. Go and preach the Good news. The harvest is ready but the workers are few. Now I know what Jesus means. Jesus said my real FOOD [spiritual] is to gather in the Lost.[John4;31-34]. How often do you share your faith with others? If not why? God Bless

Don’t worry about the figures too much - the answers to polls depend on the phrasing of the questions.​

Do you see a difference in meaning between evangelism, and evangelisation, BTW ? The CC does - evangelism is what you are describing, or, what you are describing, is part of evangelism. Evangelisation, is more or less what is sometimes called Christianisation. (Neither of which should be confused with proselytism - which has acquired a bad meaning, as being an underhand form of evangelism: giving people food provided they go to one’s church, is an example.)

I don’t think one can say “Are you saved ?” (or something of that kind) to people right out of the blue, to people one doesn’t know. Apart from anything else, they may already be Christians

What sort of thing had you in mind ? ##

 

[SPOKENWORD]

====================================================================== Hi Gottle of Geer. If you walked by my house and saw flames coming out the window and people screaming what would you do? You probably would break in the front door and try to rescue them from the fire,correct? Yet,we have no problem walking by people who are going into the fire {hell]
including some of our own family members].Are we not concerned? Why not? Are we just going to continue going to church every week and live by example and doing nothing about the lost. Is this someones elses job? Are we not called to witness like Christ did.? Jesus spoke to many one on one. How did He evangelize? Jesus showed them that they were breaking Gods Law and He alone was the ticket to heaven. If one doesnt know why they need a Savior they will never see the need for one. The Law is written on every mans heart.[conscience] This is the most effective way because it is the way Christ did. You can approach anyone reguardless what they do or do not believe. What we need now are the necessary tools to take this approach. God Bless

 

[SPOKENWORD]

I GUESS 2% was a pretty acurate number. Not many takers on this question? God Bless

 

[tkdnick]

dhgray:

Anyone want to join me?

I’ll join ya!!!

 

[tkdnick]

Spokenword:

You seem to be limiting your concern to speaking/preaching. Why? What about ALL the other forms of evangelization? I have a crucifix hanging on the wall in my cubicle. When people come in and see that, is that not a form of evangelization? When I treat other people with respect and love, is that not evangelization? When people see me praying, is that not evangelization? The fact that I don’t preach to everyone I meet doesn’t mean that I am not evangelizing them. I invited friends to come to my church so they could hear me sing one Sunday. Now everytime they drive by it, their kids want to go inside. Is that not evangelization?

And just so you know…yes, I do also “preach” or discuss my beliefs with lots of people as well.

 

[La_Chiara]

SPOKENWORD:

I GUESS 2% was a pretty acurate number. Not many takers on this question? God Bless

A number of Catholics have detailed how they evangelize. Yet none of their responses seem to be good enough for you. SpokenWord–why don’t you answer your own question? Is your evangelization limited to coming on to the Catholic Answers Forums and evangelizing to Catholics? You come across as provacative and smug. Certainly, not effective characteristics for evangelization.