THE APPROACHTHE PROFESSIONAL AND RELATIONAL

APPROACH TO WITNESSING AND DISCIPLESHIP

BYDR. NEWTON U. CLEGHORNE

DEANSCHOOL OF RELIGION AND THEOLOGY

NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY

THE APPROACH

THE LORD DESIGNS THAT THE PRESENTATION OF THIS MESSAGE SHALL BE THE HIGHEST, GREATEST WORK CARRIED ON IN THE WORLD AT THIS TIME. EV., 18.

APPROACHEVANGELISM IS THE PASSIONATE SHARING OF THE GOSPEL, BOTH PERSONAL AND PUBLIC WITH A VIEW OF LEADING MEN AND WOMEN TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR PERSONAL SAVIOUR AND IN TURN TRAINING THEM AS DISCIPLES OF THE SAME GOSPEL AND PREPARING THEMSELVES AND THOSE WHOM THEY DISCIPLE FOR THE COMING OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST.

APPROACHMINISTRY OF HEALING, 143:

“CHRIST’S METHOD ALONE WILL GIVE TRUE SUCCESS IN REACHING THE PEOPLE. THE SAVIOUR MINGLED WITH MEN AS ONE WHO DESIRED THEIR GOOD. HE SHOWED SYMPATHY FOR THEM, MINISTERED TO THEIR NEEDS, AND WON THEIR CONFIDENCE. THEN HE BADE THEM ‘FOLLOW ME’.”

APPROACHAN ECHO OF MATTHEW 28:18-20

APPROACHTHE FIVE S’S OF SUCCESSFUL EVANGELISM:

1. SOCIALIZED2. SYMPATHIZED3. SERVED4. SECURED (WON THEIR CONFIDENCE)5. SAVED

APPROACHDON’T UNDERSELL THE ADVENT MESSAGE IN YOUR THINKING. DON’T DEPRECIATE IT BY YOUR IGNORANCE. KNOW WHY YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE AND LET THE WORLD KNOW IT.

APPROACH

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES,9, CH. SERVICE, 15:THE CHURCH IS GOD’S APPOINTED AGENCY FOR THE SALVATION OF MEN [AND WOMEN]. IT WAS ORGANIZED FOR SERVICE, AND ITS MISSION IS TO CARRY THE GOSPEL TO THE WORLD.

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THE CONVERSION OF SOULS TO GOD IS THE CREATEST WORK, THE HIGHEST WORK, IN WHICH HUMAN BEINGS CAN HAVE A PART. EV. 292

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IN THE CONVERSION OF SOULS, GOD’S FORBEARANCE, HIS UNBOUNDED LOVE, HIS HOLINESS, HIS POWER, ARE REVEALED.EV., 292.

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EVERY TRUE CONVERSION GLORIFIES HIM, AND CAUSES THE ANGELS TO BREAK FORTH INTO SINGING. MERCY AND TRUTH HAVE KISSED EACH OTHER..LETTER 121, 1902

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REACHING THE RICH. 1. INVITE THEM TO AN EVENT THAT WILL MAKE THEM FEEL THAT THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY OR INCREASE THEIR POWER BASE IN THE COMMUNITY:

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SEMINAR ON HOW TO INVEST YOUR MONEY WISELY. DO IT YOURSELF TAX PREPARATION. HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR DREAM CAR. GET THE BEST FACILITATORS TO HANDLE THESE MATTERS. HOW TO START AND MAINTAIN A FAMILY OR PERSONAL BUSINESS (GIVE EVERYONE A COPY OF STEPS TO CHRIST OR A BOOK ON THE END TIMES.

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REACHING THE POOR , NEEDY AND UNHEALTHY. GO HOUSE TO HOUSE TO DETEMERMINE THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. BEGIN LITERACY AND NUMERACY CLASSES FOR READING WRITING AND MATHEMATICS. DO THIS WAY AHEAD OF THE BEGINNING OF THE EVANGELISTIC SERIES.

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3. DRUG DEALERS, SCAMMERS AND BETTERS. HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN A CREATIVE WAY WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE.

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THE ACCESSION OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN RENEWED IN HEART AND REFORMED IN LIFE IS A SOURSE OF WEAKNESS IN THE CHURCH. SOME MINISTERS AND CHURCHES ARE SO DESIROUS OF SECURING THE INCREASE OF NUMBERS THAT THEY DO NOT BEAR FAITHFUL TESTIMONY AGAINST UNCHRISTIAN HABITS AND PRACTICES.

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PROVERBS 11: 30: “THE FRUIT OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS A TREE OF LIFE; AND HE THAT WINNETH SOULS IS WISE.

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MATTHEW 10: 16 BEHOLD I SEND YOU FORTH AS SHEEP IN THE MIDST OF WOLVES: BE YE THEREFORE WISE AS SERPENTS AND HARMLESS AS DOVES.

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APOSTLE PAUL DECLARES I WAS ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN SO THAT I MAY WIN SOME.

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IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL MEN, WE MUST FOLLOW THE BLUEPRINT (GOD’S BLUEPRINT)

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• HE WHO IS TRULY CONVERTED WILL WORK TO SAVE OTHERS WHO ARE IN DARKNESS..EV, 355.

• WHEN SOULS RE CONVERTED, SET THEM TO WORK AT ONCE. AND AS THEY LABOUR ACCORDING TO THEIR ABILITY, THEY WILL GROW STRONGER. IT IS BY MEETING OPPOSING INFLUENCES THAT WE BECOME CONFIRMED IN THE FAITH.

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THOSE WHO ARE MOST ACTIVELY EMPLOYED IN DOING WITH INTERESTED FIDELITY THEIR WORK TO WIN SOULS TO JESUS CHRIST, ARE THE BEST DEVELOPED IN SPIRITUALITY AND DEVOTION. EV, 356.