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Pastor Steve Hong originally presented this
workshop on August 3, 2002 at the WCCCC Summer Workshops.
Success in Street Evangelism
Do you need to perform the miracle of 5 fish-2 loafs as Jesus did to
attract audience for the Kingdom of Heaven? Or do you need to speak in
tongues like Peter and the disciples during the Pentecost to lead
someone to Christ? This workshop shows you effective and creative way to
bring good news to any strangers you meet on street—whether at hometown
or on mission trip! Sharpen you fishing skills here!
Pastor Steve Hong was born and raised
in SF and grew up as an extremely shy kid. Upon graduation from college in
'91, he worked in Silicon Valley as an electrical engineer. There, Steve
learned to integrate his faith with his work and developed a new passion
to build up others in Christ. In '93, he left his job for the ministry
through work with Campus Crusade for Christ, Partners International,
pastoring in L.A., and study at Talbot seminary. In these eight years, God
exposed him to discipleship and evangelistic ministry stateside, in the
inner-city, drug-rehabs here and overseas, Central Asia, and East Asia.
More than anything, God used these years to refine his "Heart of Worship."
With new passions, Steve moved back to the Bay Area in 2001 with hopes to
build up communities of faith on mission. He is currently pastoring Christ
Family Church in South San Francisco. Steve shares the journey of marriage
with Cathy.
Email:
Steve_c_hong@yahoo.com
Website:
http://www.faith-communities.org
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Success in
Evangelism
• starts with having compassion for the harvest
• finding the person God has prepared in the harvest
• means ravishing people with the blessings of the Kingdom of God
A. Luke 10:1-4.
Success in evangelism starts with having compassion for the harvest
1. Having compassion for the harvest
a) Harvesting connects you with Jesus’ story
b) All disciples are harvesters and called to have compassion
2. Harvesting with compassion means…
a) Harvest in pairs or teams
b) Harvest by crying out before going out
c) Harvest urgently
d) Be ready to face hostility
e) Do not depend on your own resources.
B. Luke 10:5-7.
Success in evangelism means finding the person God has prepared in the
harvest (Person of Peace).
1. Who is this person God has prepared in the harvest?
a) This person of the harvest is receptive to the
message
b) This person of the harvest is belongs to an oikos (referral)
(a) family – biological world
(b) neighbors – geographical world
(c) co-workers – vocational world
(d) friends – choice world, volitional world.
c) This person of the harvest has a reputation
2. Illustrations
(1) Matthew in Mt 9:9ff
(2) The demon-possessed man in Mk 5:18-20
(3) Zacchaeus in Lk 19
(4) the Samaritan in John 4:39-42
(5) Lydia in Acts 16:11-15
(6) The jailor in Acts 16:25-34
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Traditional Thinking |
Biblical Thinking |
| Only
special people like pastors and missionaries are called to the
harvest |
All
disciples are called to the harvest |
| Reaching
individuals |
Reaching
groups |
| Go until
your calendar is filled |
Go until
the person of peace is found |
| Pull that
person into the church building |
Make that
place a point of operation |
C. Luke 10:8-12.
Success in evangelism means ravishing people with the blessings of the
Kingdom of God
1. Know what the Kingdom of God is in order to ravish them
a) Understand your kingdom and their kingdom
b) God’s calling us to connect our kingdoms with His Kingdom
c) There now exists a kingdom of the world
2. Ravish people through the life of the Kingdom by
your lives
a) Make your operation base in the harvest with the
person of peace
b) Heal others. Meet immediate needs as an act of love to those in need.
Bring peace, listen to emotions, pray for physical healing.
3. Ravish people with words to bring understanding of
God’s Kingdom
a) Make them hungry for God’s Kingdom
(1) Isaiah 55:1-2
(2) Matt 13:44-46
b) Use words that people understand. Quote from
sources that people are familiar with.
(1) Paul’s strove to speak words his hearers would
understand
(a) Sermon #1 in Antioch in Pisidia- Acts 13:16-41,
(i) Audience:
(ii) Approach:
(b) Sermon #2 in Athens Acts17:22-31
(i) Audience:
(ii) Approach:
(c) Sermon #3 in Lystra - Acts 14:15
(i) Audience:
(ii) Approach:
c) Use conversation to paint a beautiful picture of
life in the Kingdom
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Traditional Thinking |
Biblical Thinking |
| Make
converts |
Make
disciples |
| Heaven is
life insurance |
Heaven and
eternal life can be right now |
| Pressure
people to “make a decision” |
Bless them
with riches of God’s Kingdom
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| Quote
Scripture and use biblical language |
Use what
they are familiar with to bring Jesus into their culture |
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Conversions |
Conversations |
Resources to look into
- A Bible Study on Kingdom of God
- Perspectives and other missions resources
- Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy
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