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Links of our lives

Links of our lives. Evangelizing the world one event at a time. Planting and watering. Evangelism is most often a process " I planted the seed. Apollos watered it, but God made it grow ." -- 1 Corinthians 3:6 That’s an understatement.

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Links of our lives

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  1. Links of our lives Evangelizing the world one event at a time

  2. Planting and watering • Evangelism is most often a process • "I planted the seed. Apollos watered it, but God made it grow." -- 1 Corinthians 3:6 • That’s an understatement. • “With many people today, you have to clear away some rocks and other debris, and you have to plow and plant and water and fertilize and pull weeds; and often you plant a second or third time and replicate the fertilizing before God gives the increase.” – George Hunter

  3. A team game • Evangelization is usually a "team game." • Most converts report that several people served as their bridges and helped them find The Way; seldom do they name only one person. • The process from a person's initial exposure to the gospel, to the point that he or she adopts it, takes time -- weeks, months, or years.

  4. Evangelism strategist George Hunter: • Christian conversion typically results from a ‘chain’ of experiences. • Each link in the chain matters. Our purpose in ministry at any given time is to provide one link in that chain.

  5. Evangelism strategist George Hunter: • Number of significant experiences in that chain is typically about 30 links • This varies from person to person, depending partly on how "far back" the process had to begin and the number and depth of the "issues" a person brings to the gospel encounter.

  6. Four sources of links • God's own sovereign action • God orchestrates the whole chain so that people can come to faith. • Specific gospel truths / Scripture verses • Converts often report not being able to get one or more texts or truths out of their minds. • The compassion, ministry, witness, and character of believers • The convert may be a very active agent in his or her own conversion.

  7. What were the links in your life?

  8. Isn’t “presence evangelism” enough?

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