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2) Evangelist – the passion of proclamation (Eph 4:11) 10%

Eph 4:11 "...And He gave...some {as} evangelists..." How is evangelist defined? The word is euaggelistes and means to be "a bringer of good tidings". What specifically is the "Good News"? The good news is the gospel of Jesus Christ. What is the gospel of Jesus Christ?

1 Cor 15:1-5 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

The "good news" of Jesus Christ is the fact that He is the Son of God! We do not have to live in the guilt and doubt of sin, but have eternal life. Jesus, the Son of God, the Lamb of God, with the Spirit of God, came and offered Himself on the cross as the propitiation (substitute) for our sins. We don't deserve it; we can't earn it; we must accept it as a gift if we are to have it.

We can take God up on this offer, not by works lest any man should boast, but through the passive, submissive surrender of a believing baptism. It is through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit that God's mercy touches and changes us (Titus 3:5). We can have an appeal to God for a good conscience through this resurrection because God has laid it out there for the taking (1 Pet 3:21). When you look at it from that perspective, THAT IS GOOD NEWS! AMEN!

Like a newspaper boy calling out the headlines, the evangelist deeply desires to put forth the message of the empty tomb. EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! JESUS' TOMB FOUND EMPTY! HOPE PREVAILS! As Paul put it in Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good things!" That is the good news and the evangelists are the bearers of it. It is the attitude stated in 1 Cor 9:16 "...for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel."

Many are evangelists

  • God Himself is an Evangelist. Gal 3:8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, {saying} "All the nations shall be blessed in you."
  • Jesus is an Evangelist. Luke 20:1 And it came about on one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, that the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted {Him,}
  • Paul was an evangelist. Rom 1:15 Thus, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to youalso who are in Rome.
  • Philip was an evangelist. Acts 21:8 And on the next day we departed and came to Caesarea; and entering the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.
  • Timothy was an evangelist. 2 Tim 4:5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
  • Many of the disciples of the first century church had this gift. Acts 8:4 Therefore, those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.

Signs of Maturity

  1. Personable
    1. They generally get along with others.
    2. They generally are more tolerant of others.
    3. They generally are more upfront with others.
  2. Motivating
    1. They are expressive in speech.
    2. They are extravert in personality.
    3. They are extreme in persuasion.
    4. They are energize in work.
    5. They are expectant in goals.
  3. Vocal
    1. They love to talk about the crucifixion.
    2. They love to talk about salvation
    3. They love to talk about eternity.

Signs of Immaturity

  1. Emotional
    1. They tend to be up and down
    2. They tend to be overly expressive
    3. They tend to be loners
  2. Impulsive
    1. They tend to be impatient
    2. They tend to interrupt conversations.
    3. They tend to act without thinking.
  3. Intense
    1. They tend to push others too hard.
    2. They tend to be insensitive.
    3. They tend to overwork.

Some ways to obtain joy with this gift

  1. Door Knocking Campaigns
  2. Home Bible studies with the lost
  3. Short or long-term foreign mission trips
  4. Studies with young Christians
  5. Preaching sermons
  6. Teaching classes
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