Three Important Verses in Evangelism

All right, you know a lot of people they want to know how to witness they get a little intimidated about. Well, what do I say? How do I say it? Well, really there's not a whole bunch to have to worry about.

I mean, all you got to do is really open your mouth trust the Lord and he'll fill it you'd be surprised. But it does help to have a few things in the back of your head that you can kind of draw on. To help you share your faith now I'm gonna give you three verses that I think are important that should kind of help you.

The First Verse: Isaiah 55:11 and the Power of God's Word

Well kind of get a feel for witnessing and what to focus on now the first what I like to focus on here I'll tell you about is Isaiah 55 11. That's a great verse now. You don't have to have the whole thing memorized perfectly.

What it says though, basically Isaiah 55 11 It says that the Word of God will not come back empty without accomplishing what he desires it to that's real simple. You know God spoke he said that the universe be let there be light let there be this of it and it occurs.

You see that's one of the attributes of God. He speaks and things occur. So when you are speaking the very Word of God, you know, you're quoting scripture. You're actually doing something very very powerful and God says it will not come back empty without accomplishing what he desires.

So you need to memorize some scripture and you need to you know, quote it when you're witnessing occasionally here and there. It's really good to do that. Now. Here's another verse. That's really helpful.

Lifting Up Christ in Evangelism

It is John 12 32 and there Jesus says if I'd be lifted up from the earth I will draw all men to myself. Now what he was literally talking about there was the cross but I'm gonna just stretch it a little bit and say you know we can kind of use it as an illustration of lifting Christ up in our speech in the focus of our evangelism in the Ultimate goal why we were going to tell somebody about anything with evangelism is to tell about Jesus.

So we're gonna focus on Jesus at least to some aspect aspect you really should. Okay, so you talk about his death his burial his resurrection things like that. So John 12 34 Jesus says that if he's lifted up, he will draw men to himself.

He wanted to lift up Jesus and have him draw them to himself so remember Isaiah 55 11 God's Word will not come back empty without accomplishing what God wants it to and Focusing on Jesus. John 12 34 now the third verse that I want to bring to your attention is a great verse.

The Gospel as the Power of God for Salvation

It's Romans 1 16 and in it Paul says I'm not ashamed of the gospel for it is the power of God to salvation. For everyone who had believed for the Jew first and also for the Gentile that gospel is the power of God for salvation.

It is what saves it isn't great arguments. It isn't great looks. It isn't great clothes. It isn't great Oratory isn't great anything other than the power of the very Word of God in that gospel message.

Now Paul further tells us in 1st Corinthians 15 1 through 4. He tells us what the gospel is. It's the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ for our sins. Now, of course you should know about the law and the gospel that the law Reveals our sin and the gospel is the cure for the problem that the law brings that law brings judgment.

And we need to escape that judgment from a holy and righteous God. So we need that gospel message. Well, what is that gospel the death burial and resurrection of Jesus? In other words, he's the one who fulfilled the law.

He's the one who came took our place. He's the one who died on the cross paying the penalty for our sins. He's the one who rose from the dead thereby demonstrating that his sacrifice was sufficient and good and acceptable to an infinitely Holy God the Father and So as we focus on the Word of God Isaiah 55 11 the person of Jesus John 12 34 and we Focus on the aspect of what the gospel is a death burial resurrection of Jesus.

That's Romans 1 16 and then also those little verses on the side there 1st Corinthians 15 1 through 4 that talks about what that really Specifically is so if you were to use these verses keep them in the back of your mind and you think about the need of Quoting God's Word Focusing on Christ and what that gospel is you will do fine.

Just trust the Lord trust him to fill your heart and your mind with the word with the truth. Get that word in you study it know it and you'd be surprised I'm serious how great the words that you can speak will come forth because the Holy Spirit in you as it says in 1st John 2 27 will Guide you and will teach you so that's what you need.

You need him. Amen. God bless.