Evangelism comes from the greek word Euaggelion, which is also where we get the word Gospel. We often have heard that the word Gospel means “good news” but it is so much more than that! We read in Mark 1:1 Mark states “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,” An Euaggelion was actually a royal decree that would be proclaimed through the land when the next heir to the throne was born. So we see here in Mark 1:1 that the Apostle Mark is making a BOLD statement. He is making the declaration that an heir to the throne was born, and he is not the son of Caesar, He is the Son of God!

When we see Evangelism, and the gospel in this lense it begins to shift something in us, that we as believers are equipped, commissioned, and sent out to declare that the rightful heir to the throne is alive and His name is JESUS!

As we dig deeper into the topic of evangelism, I am sure one of your first thoughts was, “this is great and all, but HOW do I do this?” The best advice I had ever been given in regards to starting the conversation and sharing the Gospel was this, “You will never meet any one that God is not already thinking about.” When you begin approaching every interaction you have with people with the mindset that God has plans for this person, and God has thoughts about this person, it takes all the pressure off of your ability to use the right words to reach them, and it makes you trust in God’s ability to speak! 

As believers, the gospel message of Jesus Christ is also revealed in all of our lives through testimony, and if you haven’t died yet, I have good news for you. YOU have a testimony! Testimonies can be a great way to introduce someone to the person of Jesus, and reveal how He has worked and moved in your life. Now, a testimony doesn’t have to be this long drawn out traumatic story, a testimony is simply the story of your life before Jesus, how He came and made you whole, and where you are now. KEEP IT SIMPLE. 

1 Corinthians 2:1-2 “And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with eloquent speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God, For I determined to know nothing about you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” 

This verse sums it up pretty point blank. We often tend to get caught up on having the perfect speech, the most sound theology, the most rock solid apologetics, and we end up neglecting the message of Christ, and Him crucified, which is in its fullness the whole reason we evangelize. So that others may experience the completed work of the cross and that their lives would be transformed also.