Refuge Church Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Of the Apostolic Faith Inc. Sebring, Lake Wales, Okeechobee, Florida It is our mission to follow these princple of evangelism presented to us by our Pastor Ira J. Mccloud to follow him has he follow Christ Jesus to evangelies every city that the Lord Jesus direct us to go.

HOW SHOULD THE GOSPEL BE PRESENTED?
BIBLE READING: Matthew 13:1-23
KEY BIBLE VERSE: But some seeds fell on fertile soil and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted. (Matthew 13:8)

THE GOSPEL MESSAGE CANNOT BE REDUCED TO A SIMPLE FORMULA.
This parable should encourage spiritual “sowers"-those who teach, preach, and lead others. The farmer sowed good seed, but not all the seed sprouted, and even the plants that grew had varying yields. Don’t be discouraged if you do not always see results as you faithfully teach the Word. Belief cannot be forced to follow a mathematical formula (i.e., a 4:1 ratio of seeds planted to seeds sprouted). Rather, it is a miracle of God’s Holy Spirit as he uses your words to lead others to him.

THE GOSPEL MESSAGE MUST BE GIVEN TO CREATE SOME RESPONSE.
The four types of soil represent different responses to God’s message. People respond differently because they are in different states of readiness. Some are hardened, others are shallow, others are contaminated by distracting worries, and some are receptive. How has God’s Word taken root in your life? What kind of soil are you?
BIBLE READING: John 4:1-26
KEY BIBLE VERSE: “Please, sir,” the woman said, “give me some of that water! Then I’ll never be thirsty again, and I won’t have to come here to haul water.” (John 4:15)

SOMETIMES RESULTS OF EVANGELISM TAKE TIME AND PATIENCE.
The woman mistakenly believed that if she received the water Jesus offered, she would not have to return to the well each day. She was interested in Jesus’ message because she thought it could make her life easier. But if that were always the case, people would accept Christ’s message for the wrong reasons. Christ did not come to take away challenges, but to change us on the inside and to empower us to deal with problems from God’s perspective.
This woman did not immediately understand what Jesus was talking about. It takes time to accept something that changes the very foundations of your life. Jesus allowed the woman time to ask questions and put pieces together for herself. Sharing the gospel will not always have immediate results. When you ask people to let Jesus change their lives, give them time to weigh the matter.

PEOPLE IN EVANGELISM
HOW CAN CHRISTIANS BE INVOLVED IN EVANGELISM?
BIBLE READING: Matthew 9:35-38
KEY BIBLE VERSE: He said to his disciples, “The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send out more workers for his fields.” (Matthew 9:37-38)

CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE TO PASS ON THE GOSPEL.
Jesus needs workers who know how to deal with people’s problems. We can comfort others and show them the way to live because we have been helped with our problems by God and his laborers (2 Corinthians 1:3-7).
Jesus looked at the crowds following him and referred to them as a field ripe for harvest. Many people are ready to give their lives to Christ if someone would show them how. Jesus commands us to pray that people will respond to this need for workers. Often, when we pray for something, God answers our prayers by using us. Be prepared for God to use you to show another person the way to him.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 28:16-20
KEY BIBLE VERSE: 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. (Matthew 28:19-20)

JESUS COMMANDED HIS FOLLOWERS TO CARRY OUT EVANGELISM.
God gave Jesus authority over heaven and earth. On the basis of that authority, Jesus told his disciples to make more disciples as they preached, baptized, and taught. With this same authority, Jesus still commands us to tell others the Good News and make them disciples for the kingdom.

EVANGELISM IS WORLDWIDE WORK.
When someone is dying or leaving us, his or her last words are very important. Jesus left the disciples with these last words of instruction: they were under his authority; they were to make more disciples; they were to baptize and teach these new disciples to obey Christ; Christ would be with them always. Whereas in previous missions Jesus had sent his disciples only to the Jews (Matthew 10:5-6), their mission from now on would be worldwide. Jesus is Lord of the earth, and he died for the sins of people from all nations.

EVANGELISM IS FOR ALL CHRISTIANS.
We are to go-whether it is next door or to another country-and make disciples. It is not an option, but a command to all who call Jesus “Lord.” We are not all evangelists in the formal sense, but we have all received gifts that we can use to help fulfill the great commission. As we obey, we have comfort in the knowledge that Jesus is always with us.