1
Q
True/False
Servant evangelism is a combination of practicing random acts of kindness without trying to share the gospel.
A
FALSE
2
Q
True/False
Demonstrating kindness, from praying for a server (with a good tip!) to mowing an unchurched neighbor’s lawn is essential in helping people see Christ in us.
A
TRUE
3
Q
One of our problems as Christians is that we spend too much time with each other as Christians but the solution begins with a renewed _____ of Jesus and His gospel.
A
love
4
Q
Jesus’ model of evangelism combines both a ministry of compassionate _____ with a strong _____ witness.
A
servant / verbal
5
Q
True/False
Feeding the 5,000 in John 6 is one good example from Jesus’ ministry, and that of the disciples, where they effectively combined service with the proclamation of the good news.
A
TRUE
6
Q
The unsaved world will not hear the truth from our lips until they first see the truth of Christ in our lives and this means that Christians should be the _____ of the Gospel they proclaim.
A
incarnation
7
Q
List 2 of the 10 reasons given for why servant evangelism is effective.
A
- It is effective at reaching people in today’s culture.
- It offers personal evangelism in a corporate setting.
- It is low-risk evangelism, thus it provides an entry-level way to get your congregation involved in outreach.
- It encourages Christ followers to participate in the church’s overall mission.
- Servant evangelism is fun!
- It involves everyone in evangelism, especially families.
- Servant evangelism follows the ministry model/example of Jesus.
- It allows laypeople to use their creativity to initiate ministry opportunities.
- It offers an effective approach in discovering prospects for evangelism.
- Servant evangelism will improve the way culture views Christianity; and the way the Church views evangelism.
8
Q
True/False
A person should begin servant evangelism corporately before personally
A
FALSE
9
Q
Place the following points about beginning servant evangelism personally in their appropriate order as they were given in the lecture.
A
- Learn to identify needs
- Go where the needs are.
- Initiate a plan.
- Be willing to stay .
10
Q
Fill in the blank for the acronym SERVE as given at the end of the notes:
A
S - Seek the Father’s power and presence
E - Enlist the people
R - Resource - gather resources needed
V - Vacate the church - get out and go!
E - Evaluate the results of outreach
11
Q
According to the lecture notes, what percentage of the world’s population is 30 and younger?
A
52%
12
Q
True/False
In America by 2043, Anglos will be the minority.
A
TRUE
13
Q
True/False
Today more than 80% of Americas live in cities, or very close to cities.
A
TRUE
14
Q
What is the fastest growing religion in America today?
A
Nones
15
Q
True/False
Evangelical Christian is no longer the largest religious group in America.
A
FALSE
16
Q
In order to reach the next generation, we must learn to share unchanging truth, _____.
A
differently
17
Q
In order to reach the next generation, we must focus less on behavior modification, and more on _____.
A
wonder
18
Q
Most young people in church, see the Bible in three words:
A
moralistic
therapeutic
deism
19
Q
True/False
In order to reach the next generation, we must learn to focus less on the movement of the church and more on the institution.
A
FALSE
20
Q
True/False
In order to reach the next generation, we must focus less on rules, and more on relationships.
A
TRUE
21
Q
True/False
If you study the history of the world, what you’ll discover is that movements have shaped the world more than anything else.
A
TRUE
22
Q
True/False
Revival is a movement of God, on lost people.
A
FALSE
23
Q
Revival is a Divine intervention in a church that brings a serious reflection on personal sin and an unashamed _____ of sin.
A
confession
24
Q
The word used for revival in Psalm 85:5 means what?
A
to make alive again
25
List 4 of the 7 things we talk about when we talk about revival.
1. Movements of God
2. The Gospel
3. Young People
4. Small Groups
5. Return to Spiritual Disciplines
6. Innovate
7. New Ministries of Social Justice
26
Jonathan Edwards wrote that there were 5 marks that display a revival:
1. It will raise the esteem of _____.
2. It will work against Satan's kingdom.
3. Men show greater regard to the _____.
4. It leads people to truth.
5. It operates as a spirit of love to God and man.
Jesus / Scriptures
27
True/False
When responding to questions and objections we should take the defensive position.
FALSE
28
According to 1 Corinthians 2:1-2, when responding to questions and objections we should focus on the _____.
Cross
29
True/False
When evangelizing a cultist, you don't have to know what they believe but you do not have to know what you believe
TRUE
30
When evangelizing a cultist you should restrict your discussion to the person and work of Christ by discussing two questions:
1. Who was Christ?
| 2. Is heaven free?
31
True/False
When God brings a cultist to your door, it is for YOU to talk to them, not for THEM to talk to you.
TRUE
32
When trying to reach your relatives, besides sharing Christ with them yourself, you can ask God to send someone in addition to you and consider a _____.
Letter
33
Should we lead to Christ or drive them to Christ?
lead them
34
True/False
When giving assurance to children, don't base their salvation on their behavior.
TRUE
35
Fear in evangelism is _____.
normal
36
In Acts 16:12-24, why were Paul and Silas stripped, whipped, and put into stocks?
for preaching/sharing the gospel
37
True/False
Paul and Silas said they had boldness through their relationship with Christ.
TRUE
38
The 4 principles helpful in having boldness to overcome fear are:
1. _____in your message.
2. Conviction you are God's messenger
3. Concern for people.
4. _____ in your life.
Confidence / Consistency
39
According to 1 Thessalonians 2:2-3, the gospel is _____ _____.
Good News
40
List one of the three things given that the gospel is NOT.
error
uncleanness
deceit
41
True/False
According to 1 Thessalonians 2:4, Paul and Silas were desiring to please men.
FALSE
42
True/False
Paul and Silas were not concerned about flattering words.
TRUE
43
Name one of the three ways Paul and Silas said they behaved among those who believe.
devoutly
justly
blamelessly
44
True/False
Unbelievers are turned off by Christians who fail.
FALSE
45
Often-times those who are _____ in fishing are _____ in the area of follow-through.
diligent
| deficient
46
True/False
Follow-through can be done quickly and easy.
FALSE
47
The goal of follow-through is _____.
maturity
48
What three things should you talk to a new believer about immediately after they trust Christ?
1. Assurance
2. Telling others
3. Living a thank you life
49
What verse in the gospel of John is most helpful to use in explaining assurance of salvation?
John 5:24
50
In subsequent follow-through, what two things are important to talk about when discussing growth?
1. Prayer
| 2. Bible study
51
True/False
The book of Romans is the best place to have a new believer begin their Bible study?
FALSE
52
What should we never do with a new believer?
never leave them alone
53
Servant evangelism is ...
* serving people and sharing the gospel
* a combination of practicing simple acts of kindness and intentional personal evangelism (not random acts of kindness)
* Meets people in the context of everyday life
* acts of kindness that open the door for the the greatest act a Christian can give...the gospel
* Showing the love of Christ in a practical way
54
People aren't stupid... they can tell if we _____ about them.
care
55
Servant evangelism must be _____ about sharing Christ!
intentional
56
The other part of our problem (in servant evangelism) is that we spend too much time with each other as _____. We become spiritually _____.
Christians
| Constipated
57
The solution to servant evangelism begins with a renewed _____ of Jesus and His _____
love
| gospel
58
Jesus called His disciples to leave their old lives behind and follow Him. That's _____!
commitment
59
Jesus' model of evangelism combines both a ministry of compassionate _____ with a strong _____ witness.
servanthood
| verbal
60
The Bible provides numerous examples from Jesus' ministry, and that of the disciples, where they effectively combined _____ with the _____ of the good news.
service
| proclamation
61
The woman at the well passage
John 4
62
The woman caught in adultery passage
John 8
63
Feeding of the 5,000 passage
John 6
64
Casting out demons passage
Mark 5
65
The Bible teaches that saving faith is best communicated through the avenue of genuine _____ and a spirit of Christ-like _____.
compassion
| service
66
The washing of the disciples feet passage
John 13
67
The Bible teaches that Christians should be the _____ of the Gospel they proclaim.
incarnation
68
10 Reasons for Servant Evangelism
1. It is effective at reaching people in today's culture.
2. It offers personal evangelism in a corporate setting.
3. It is low-risk evangelism
4. It encourages Christ followers to participate in the church's overall mission.
5. It's fun!
6. It involves everyone in evangelism, especially families.
7. Servant Evangelism follows the ministry model/example of Jesus.
8. It allows laypeople to use their creativity to initiate ministry opportunities.
9. It offers an effective approach in discovering prospects for evangelism.
10. Servant Evangelism will improve the way the culture views Christianity.
69
How to Begin Servant Evangelism Personally or Individually:
1) Learn to identify _____
2) _____ where needs are
3) Initiate a _____
4) Be willing to _____
1) needs
2) Go
3) plan
4) stay
70
How to Begin Servant Evangelism Corporately:
1) Plow the fields through _____
2) Consistently plant the gospel _____
3) _____
1) prayer
2) seed
3) Harvest
71
Acronym for SERVE
```
S - Seek the Father's power & presence
E - Enlist the people
R - Resources (gather needed resources)
V - Vacate the church (get out and go)
E - Evaluate
```
72
We used to live in Jerusalem...now we live in _____
Athens
73
In America, how has the world changed?
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
1. Number
2. Ethnically (2043 Anglos will be the minority)
3. Rural-urban (most residents live in cities or very close)
4. Spiritually (fastest growing religion "nones...no religion, with evangelical christian still largest group)
74
4 Principles for Reaching the Next Generation:
1. Share unchanging truth, _____
2. Focus less on _____ _____, and more on _____
3. Focus less on the _____ of the church, and more on the _____
4. Focus less on _____ and more on _____
5. Focus less on _____ and more on _____
1. differently
2. behavior modification / wonder
3. institution / movement
4. preferences / truth
5. rules / relationships
75
Most young people in church see the Bible in three ways...
Moralistic (rulebook)
Therapeutic (all about you)
Deism (God exists, but isn't involved)
76
Spiritual Awakenings (revivals) can also be called...
movements of God.
77
Revival is a _____ of God on _____ people.
movement / God's
78
Revival is a divine intervention in a church that brings a serious reflection on person sin and an unashamed _____ of sin
confession
| sick and tired of being sick and tired
79
The word used for "revival" in Psalm 85:6 means ...
"to make alive again"
80
When we talk about revival we talk about...
1. Movements of God
2. The Gospel (the Great Awakenings preached the Gospel)
3. Young People (zeal of youth)
4. Small Groups
5. A return to spiritual disciplines
6. Innovative
7. New ministries of social justice (orphanages)
81
The First Great Awakening...
1 out of 7 people in New England came to Christ in that period of time.
82
Theodore Freylinghuysen
- Young man in Germany had been involved in a movement called "Pietism"
- Heard a challenge to go to missions, so he moved to New Jersey to serve 4 small churches.
- He said the churches were dead because the people would openly gamble and then take communion.
- He emphasized 4 things:
1) evangelistic preaching
2) zealous visitation
3) church discipline
4) lay preachers
- People would confront him, and he would reply, "I would rather die a thousand deaths than to not preach the truth!"
83
William Tennant
- William moved his family from Scotland to Pennsylvania.
- He built a log cabin for their house and then built another log cabin to serve as a schoolhouse.
- He trained his 3 sons in Greek and Evangelistic Theology.
- The log cabin later became Princeton University
84
***Gilbert***
***Presb. church split???***
85
Jonathan Edwards
- Edwards was a catalyst in New England
- in 1741, Edwards wrote "The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God. Those 5 marks are:
1) It will raise the esteem of Jesus
2) It will work against Satan's kingdom
3) Men show a greater regards to the Scriptures (a hunger)
4) It leads people to truth
5) It operates as a spirit of love to god and man.
- Jonathan Edwards was a very smart man
86
Moyer's Tips on Responding to Questions & Objections
1) Take the offensive (this is the most important...Acts 17:16-18 and 1 Peter 3:13-15)
2) Focus on the cross (1 Corinthians 2:1-2...cross says I love You & resurrection says I am God)
3) Recognize the real problem (blinded spiritually...2 Corinthians 4:3-4)
4) Remember, it's no sin to say I don't know (look up the answer and be ready for next time)
87
Moyer's Tips on Evangelizing Cultists
1. You don't have to know what they believe, you do have to know what you believe.
2. Restrict your discussion to the person and work of Christ by discussing two questions (who is christ and is heaven free)
3. Talk with them on 2 conditions (talk over an open Bible and they will allow you equal time)
4. Don't offer hospitality and encouragement (2 John 10-11)
5. Recognize the real issues are spiritual not intellectual (2 Corinthians 4:3-4, 2 Timothy 2:23-26...truth, not emotion must be your authority)
6. Learn from someone who's talked to them before (Acts 18:24-28)
88
When God brings someone to your door....
God did not bring them there for them to talk to you, but brought them there for you to talk to them.
89
Moyer's Tips on Reaching Relatives
1. Ask God to send someone in addition to you (not instead of you)
2. Consider a letter ...
- Confess any past issues
- Compliment
- Concern
- Cross
3. Increase your faith
4. Pray for them
90
Moyer's Tips on Evangelizing Children
1. Lead them to Christ, don't drive them
2. Make the issue TRUSTING Christ
3. When giving assurance, emphasize fact not a date
4. Don't base their salvation on their behavior
91
Fear in evangelism is _____
normal
92
Boldness with 1 Thessalonians 2:1-10
1. Develop confidence in your message
- Preached the gospel that was not error/uncleanness/deceit
2. Develop conviction you are God's messenger
- They were concerned about pleasing God not man
3. Develop concern for people
- The did not care about flattering words/cloak of covetousness/glory from men...instead they cared about the people
4. Develop consistency in your life
93
You cannot have personal evangelism without....
personal encounter!
94
Sometimes those who are _____ in fishing are _____ in the area of follow through!
diligent / deficient
95
Moyer's Principles for Follow-through:
1. Follow-through requires parental attention (1 Thessalonians 2:7, 11)
2. Follow-through requires need-oriented flexibility (1 Thessalonians 2:11)
3. Follow-through requires time & hard work (Colossians 1:28-29)
4. Follow-through requires the goal of maturity (Colossians 1:28-29)
96
Three reasons people do not "go on" with the Lord
Some are not SAVED (know the language not the Lord)
Some are not FOLLOWED-UP (they don't know so they don't grow)
Christians are SAVED SINNERS (children walk away from parents)
97
Immediate Follow-through...
1. Talk about assurance
2. Talk about telling others
3. Talk about living a thank you life
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Subsequent follow-through...
1. Talk about growth
2. Talk about baptism
3. Talk about church
4. Talk about telling others
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2 Important thoughts about follow-through....
1. Don't leave them alone.
| 2. Be prayerful, patient, and persistent.
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Assurance verses to share....
John 5:24
| 1 John 5:11-13
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