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AUTHENTIC EVANGELISM IN THE BOOK OF ACTS--HOW DID THE EARLY CHURCH SHARE THE GOSPEL? (ESH-15)

Have you ever wondered how people in the Bible shared the Gospel and did evangelism back then? Last week, we looked at our Discipline of Discipleship and saw that we have the very same Gospel, the very same Mission, and the very same power source: the Spirit of God. This week, we need to examine exactly how they communicated that Gospel. Just as in the Four Gospels, we see Jesus Christ communicating the Gospel, so we see those closest to Him taking that message He taught them and passing it on. How exactly did the disciples and the rank and file New Testament church members explain the plan of salvation? That is perhaps the most fascinating element of disciple-making that I can think of. THE GREATEST EVANGELISM COURSE OF ALL There are 22 carefully recorded witnessing events in the Book of Acts. These descriptions of the disciples witnessing follow the three-plus years of evangelism school Christ had led them through, as He trained them to be the Apostles of His Church. In the Gospel of Matthew, we find Jesus explaining the Gospel 39 times; in the Gospel of Mark, we see Him doing so 10 times; Luke has 29 times, and the Gospel of John has 24 times. So we can say that the Four Gospels have recorded 96 scenes of Jesus Christ, who came to seek and to save the lost, actually at work presenting the Gospel. THE ESSENCE OF THE GOSPEL WE ARE TO SHARE Please turn with me to the end of the Gospel by Luke. In Luke 24:44-49, we find Jesus summarizing His ministry and formulating the sending off charge to His disciples, describing the content of their evangelistic ministries. Please stand, follow along, and listen carefully: Luke 24:45-49 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. 46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus the Christ needed to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 “and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 “And you are witnesses of these things. 49 “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” Wow, they are given a message and told to wait until they are connected with the intimate, indwelling power source of God's Spirit. Then, when they are online, they are to launch out and do what they saw, heard, and learned from Jesus's life and ministry. Now, as we turn to Acts, we are actually turning on what would almost appear to be a 30-year-long video. Acts is not so much a book on doctrine as it is a divinely recorded and edited video of 30 years of sharing the greatest message ever given by the greatest witnesses ever chosen. You see, the Holy Spirit empowered the Apostles to go and take the Gospel to the World. The Book of Acts is our most critical insight into how they shared the Gospel! SEEING HOW 1ST CENTURY EVANGELISM WAS DONE (ESH-15; 140511AM) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to access weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS featuring weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Clips are taken at just one of the places where we are taking our virtual journey through all the Lands of the Bible & Great Museums of the Bible on the Paul's Life & Letters Course. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND, Paul's Life & Letters Course STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at:    / @dtbm   Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook:   / discoverthebook   DTBM Academy Courses: https://dtbma.com/Default.aspx Purchase John's Books, Mp3 & DVD resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to our Amazon Pages-- https://www.amazon.com/shop/dtbm Donate to the ministry: https://dtbm.org/donations/partnership/ For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages, go to: https://dtbm.org/    • AUTHENTIC EVANGELISM IN THE BOOK OF A...