Record book imagine the book in my right hand contain a minutely detailed account of our life. Dear friends, please know that all of us at evangelism explosion are praying for you and are concerned about your health and wellbeing during this uncertain time in our nation and in our world. His story points out the price some people pay to sow the seed of the gospel in hard soil. It is an excellent book, especially if we are following the commands of christ, but once someone has come to church is where the true discipleship begins, and from scripture it is not a semi forced confession but a true confession brought about by. Talking to unchurched people about god and his plan of. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Using the five fingers on your hand, share your faith workshops from evangelism explosion international ee introduces a gospel presentation thats easy to learn and hard to forget. A great look at the biblical mandate to train the saints for the work of evangelism. Using the five fingers on your hand, each finger represents a key point of the gospel. Abc memphis reaching the world evangelism explosion outline. God cannot be in the presence of sin and none of us are perfect. Now comes one of the most compact tools to share your faithshare your faith workshops. It took the best of two ministries, evangelism explosion international and. The motive for christian living is gratitude for the gift of eternal life and faith is the hand of a beggar reaching out to accept the gift of a king. However, the path leading to that point may have been a long one.
It has been called perhaps the best known and most widely used evangelistic training curriculum in church history. A praying mother, a godly professor, a christian book, a dramatic play, a loving friend. When that happens to me, i will often use an illustration called the record book of sin. This spanish tract communicates the gospel effectively to your span. John sorensen, president of evangelism explosion international believes in evangelismin winning others to christ and in training lay leaders to do the same. This can occur in a store checkout line, at a sporting event, on an airplane, or almost anywhere. Churches will learn a biblically based method for sharing the gospel along with motivating onthejob training on how to share christ and disciple new believers. Using your hand to share your faith mychurchgrowth. Evangelism explosion, fourth edition 9780842307642 by d. The following article is based on a sermon by missionary del tarr who served fourteen years in west africa with another mission agency. In those 17 weeks, we learned a simple gospel outline, memorized verses, crafted illustrations, and practiced sharing our faith by visiting people who had visited the church. Sermon illustrations on evangelism free from hotsermons. The evangelism explosion book and program will help you build confidence in your ability to talk about jesus to other people including strangers. It was developed by evangelism explosion to be a simple and effective way to share the gospel.
Evangelism see also witness this longer story has been placed first due to the quality of the illustration. The illustration of the the bad egg omelet, we cannot save ourselves, provides us a great example of how we can neither be saved or holy through our good works. Participants will learn how to naturally share the gospel and disciple new believers. The method of personal evangelism given above is not intended as a complete guide for the christian worker. Ee gives you the most comprehensive tool to share your faith. Conversational evangelism is the method most often used by jesus. Faith is like the hand of a beggar receiving the gift of a king. Evangelism workshophandouts page 5 thus, the point in time when a person acknowledges christ as savior may be very specific. Chapters include training laymen for evangelism, a presentation of the gospel, and the proper use of testimony. Evangelism explosion truly liberates laymen to witness and partner with clergy.
Evangelism explosion international, arden, north carolina. It is an attempt on the part of the author to overcome the deficiencies of methods given in the past. The old ways romans road, evangelism explosion, the four spiritual laws, the bridge approach the lost person from a position of power. Let this biblebased method of friendship evangelism and discipleship equip and encourage your entire church to accept christs great commission. Jesus rebuked his disciples for wanting to call fire down upon the samaritans luke 9. Diagram and supporting verses are included in this easy communication tool.
Abc memphis reaching the world evangelism explosion. We were running through the city, and my father let go of my hand and i was lost. One of the core illustrations in the ee gospel presentation is the friends gift illustration. The beginning of the story is the same as the ending. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In high school, i went through a 17 week course on evangelism explosion, the training developed by d. Through this book, churches will experience what can take place when its leaders and members take seriously the command of christ to equip the saints to do the work of ministry. Jan 08, 2014 through evangelism explosion, i have discovered a a simple memory tool you can use to share a gospel presentation your hand. James kennedy, senior pastor of coral ridge presbyterian church. Its easy to learn, hard to forget, and you always have it with you. This new gospel tract from ee international uses the timeless, rele. Includes jokes, quotes, anecdotes, thoughts and facts for illustrating your sermons. But we can have it, if we will receive it by faith. People understand evangelism explosion much better when becoming much better acquainted with the four gospels and the rest of the bible.
First used by charles spurgeon in 1866, the wordless book has become a very popular tool used all over the world to explain the plan of salvation to kids using the gospel colors. As we face the risks related to covid19, we have made an unprecedented decision in our ministry. The dilemma is weve got god on one side, and hes not going to just let you in, and weve got us on the other side, and we cannot save ourselves. The bad habits of christendom evangelism the romans. Mar 01, 2012 hand to hand evangelism by david burton. The establishment lets you order an aquatic pal, by ravneet ahluwalia, september 4, 2017, the independent.
So, l ets i magine that i am holding a book in my left hand, the hand represents me and god loves me, but the book represents my sin and god hates my sin and must punish it. Instead of giving us a manual on how to do evangelism, he gives us several pictures of what a good evangelist looks like and how they handle themselves. The gospel goes with you everywhere, right in the palm of your hand. It involves finding ways in normal, everyday conversations to share the gospel with someone else. All we need to have is a little sin a bad egg for god to reject us. Evangelism explosion 4th edition paperback july 23, 1996. Although she wouldnt respond, she used to like him. The comrade general said, this is what ive been trying to tell you, tanya. Through this book, churches will experience what can take place when its leaders and members take. The third, fourth and fifth diagnostic questions dale hawthorne diagnostic questions, discipleship, evangelism, evangelism explosion, personal ministry, witness february 23, 2012 4 minutes those of us who have been through evangelism explosion training are familiar with the two diagnostic questions to give an indication of someones. Just grace by evangelism explosion, evangelism explosion and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. They are encouraged to use the take home item to share with. They come to the lost person with a prepackaged message that assumes one gospel fits all. This expanded fourth edition features a new section on friendship evangelism and how to build a vision for worldwide discipline.
Jun 01, 2017 this is the full classic ee gospel presentation which is used to share the gospel. The word hand illustration is a simple way to break down five methods of taking in gods word. North america eetb evangelism explosion teachers book. Youll write powerful and fresh messages every week with our preparation tools on a number of sermon topics, including expository preaching.
Evangelism explosion for kids we call it hope for kids has been doing just thatequipping kids with the gospel. Evangelism explosion classic gospel presentation youtube. Hold it in your right hand and when you say, faith is the hand of a beggar reaching out. But god solved this dilemma through the person of his son, jesus christ. Through evangelism explosion, i have discovered a a simple memory tool you can use to share a gospel presentation your hand. Evangelism explosion was founded on one basic principle. This method of learning how to share the gospel by using your hand is one of the most simple ways to learn and to share the gospel. The hope for kids training has the potential of reaching millions of kids for christ. Equipping local churches to multiply through friendship, evangelism, discipleship. Some would call this a canned approach to evangelism and i have heard criticism of the program based upon that complaint. As a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path psalm 119. Jun 8, 2016 this past year, eei trained over onemillion christians to share their faith in christ. The point of it, is to show how gods grace cannot be earned or deserved.
As well as learning the five points of the gospel, it is important to memorize the scriptures because true faith comes from conviction of the truth, which is the word of god. Evangelism by the book will both motivate and equip you to become effective in evangelism and discipleship. God uses multiple analogies for the art and science of evangelism. If possible, use a handy ornate object in the home as the gift. Evangelism explosion tract menorahmenorah ministries. This method of evangelism has been so effective that there are now many variations available.
The bible says that someday the books will be open and everybody will know all about us. You have just read the greatest story ever told about the greatest offer ever made by the greatest person who ever lived. They assume the questions to be asked and the answers that shall be given before we have even listened. The bad habits of christendom evangelism the romans road. Eternity in your hand is being used in evangelism explosion trainin. Show the child the gold spreads at the front and back of the wordless book. Using your fingers, create a gap like a peace sign. Hi im john sorensen, president of evangelism explosion international. Evangelism explosion ee is a christian evangelistic program.
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