Yes.
Need to set up a short url for this page tallypreacher.com/effective to point Christians to and also set up a handout
Peter preached and 3000 believed
Paul said in Philippians 3 that he was glad others were preaching even if it was for selfish gain.
One plants, another waters, only God gives the increase
Romans 10 – how can one believe unless they hear; how can they hear unless one preaches, how can one preach unless sent – beautiful feet
“I’ll take my way of witnessing over your way of not sharing Christ”
Go into all the world and preach gospel to every creature mark 16:15
Matthew 28:18-20 “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[b] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
⁃ Romans 10:14-15
⁃ Romans 10:17
⁃ Was the true gospel proclaimed? Was the true gospel understood? Was Christ glorified? Was the attitude of the Christian godly as he communicated the gospel? (2 Tim. 2:24-26, 1 Corinthians 13) – Jon Speed
⁃ Parable of the sower – Matthew 13:1-23
⁃ The Holy Spirit convicts of sin (John 16:8-11)
⁃ The father is the one who draws the lost to the Savior (John 6:44)
⁃ Charles Spurgeon said, “No sort of defense is needed for preaching out of doors. But it would need very potent arguments to prove that a man had done his duty who has never preached beyond the walls of his meeting place.”
⁃ Matthew 28:19
⁃ Mark 16:15
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Is Street Preaching really effective? (Arguably the most FAQ evangelists receive)
“One day I was walking up the street with this friendly neighbor. Suddenly, he put his hand on my shoulder.
‘You know,’ he said, ‘I have been wondering about you. I have been wondering if you are a Christian, if you are converted. I just wanted the chance to talk it over with you.’
‘No, Mr. Holman,’ I answered, ‘I am not converted, but I thank you for saying this to me. I am going to give it some serious thought.’
A little while later, I stopped on a street corner to hear a man preaching. He quoted Jesus’ invitation, ‘Come unto me,’
Those were the two things – the concerned remarks of our neighbor and the exhortation of the street preacher – that bumped me into the kingdom of God.”
~A.W. Tozer
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“It is the whole business of the whole church to preach the whole Gospel to the whole world.” – Charles Spurgeon
Francis Schaeffer was once asked the question, “What would you do if you met a really modern man on a train and you just had an hour to talk to him about the gospel?” He replied, “I’ve said over and over, I would spend 45-50 minutes on the negative, to really show him his dilemma – that he is morally dead – then I’d take 10-15 minutes to preach the Gospel. I believe that much of our evangelistic and personal work today is not clear simply because we are too anxious to get to the answer without having a man realize the real cause of his sickness, which is true moral guilt (and not just psychological guilt feelings) in the presence of God.”
Isaiah 58:1 – “Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.”
Luke 14:16-24 – [16] But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. [17] And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ [18] But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ [19] And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ [20] And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ [21] So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ [22] And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ [23] And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. [24] For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”
Luke 14:16-24
Acts 5:20
Luke 19:10
Luke 15:1-32
John 20:21
Matthew 28:19-20
