THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH – EVANGELISM

1. This lesson is founded on three points about Jesus.

2. How much did Jesus love the church (Eph. 5:25)? __________________________

3. Jesus has ___________________ the church to Himself (2 Cor. 11:2).

4. Jesus has also chosen to be the _____________________ of the church (Eph. 5:23).

5. Based upon these three texts, the church is very, very important to the Lord.

6. It is so important He wants ______________________ to be saved (2 Pet. 3:9).

7. A major part of the church is __________________________ (Mk. 16:15-16).

8. How does this contrast with denominationalism? ______________________________.

9. How does Rom. 3:23 fit in with evangelism? ___________________________________.

10. Prior to conversion how are accountable people described (Eph. 2:1)? _____________.

11. Unless people rennet and obey the gospel they ______________ and ________________ (Eph. 2:1-2).

12. Does the church have the power to save? _________________________________________

13. What do people sometimes think saves them? ______________________________________.

14. What does Rom. 1:16 teach? _________________________________________.

15. How were the Corinthians saved (1 Cor. 15:1-4)? ______________________________

16. What about Cornelius (Acts 11:14)? _________________________________________.

17. What did Peter say in 1 Pet. 1:23? _______________________________________

18. What gives people God’s “inheritance” (Acts 20:32)? __________________________________

19. What do we receive “through the gospel” (2 Tim. 1:10)? ______________________________.

20. If the gospel is so powerful, what should the church do (Acts 13:1-3)? ___________________.

21. Relate this to 1 Tim. 3:14-15 _________________________________________________.

22. Read Eph. 3:10.

23. What type of “church leadership” do we read of in the NT (Acts 14:23)? ___________________.

24. How does this impact evangelism?

25. An illustration of the point:

26. _____________ was welcome by Christians from _________________ (Acts 9:19).

27. _____________ was NOT welcomed by Christians from __________________ (Acts 9:25-26).

28. What is the wisdom in congregations being entirely local? ______________________________

29. _________________________________________________________________________________.

30. Local leadership means there are no ________________________________________________.

31. For us in local congregations we want to (Mt. 25:14-15): ________________________________.

32. Some of our evangelism may be ______________ and some ______________ (Acts 20:20).

33. If we cannot go personally in some cases, we can _________________________ (Phil. 1:3-5).

34. If we cannot go Rom. 10:15 tells us, ____________________________________.

35. Sometimes our ______________ can _________________ (2 Cor. 3:2-3).

36. How wide is our “prospect list” (Lk. 10:1-2)? __________________________________.