PAUL'S METHOD OF EVANGELISM: PRAYER TO BACK UP HIS MINISTRY
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Paul's Method Of Evangelism
a) The ministry of the gospel message is sometimes called "evangelism" from the Greek ευαγγελλιον (euangellion), which means "evangel" or "gospel" or simply "good news".
Colossians 4:3-6
3 praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; 4 that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.
5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6 Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
b) Here Paul mentions the most important elements of his method, that is to say the way he went about his ministry of fulfilling the mission to preach the message of Christ.
2. Prayer To Back Up His Ministry
Colossians 4:2-3
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; 3 praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned.
a) Paul encourages everyone to "be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving". Then he asks, "Pray for us as well". He seeks the prayers of others for the work of himself and his fellow ministers. Paul knows that his gospel work will succeed so long as it is kept before God with supplication and thanksgiving. The minister of the gospel does not work in his own strength, but in the power of God through prayer (Colossians 1:9-12, 29).
The End ...
1. Paul's Method Of Evangelisma) The ministry of the gospel message is sometimes called "evangelism" from the Greek ευαγγελλιον (euangellion), which means "evangel" or "gospel" or simply "good news".
Colossians 4:3-6
3 praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; 4 that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.
5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6 Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
b) Here Paul mentions the most important elements of his method, that is to say the way he went about his ministry of fulfilling the mission to preach the message of Christ.
2. Prayer To Back Up His Ministry
Colossians 4:2-3
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; 3 praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned.
a) Paul encourages everyone to "be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving". Then he asks, "Pray for us as well". He seeks the prayers of others for the work of himself and his fellow ministers. Paul knows that his gospel work will succeed so long as it is kept before God with supplication and thanksgiving. The minister of the gospel does not work in his own strength, but in the power of God through prayer (Colossians 1:9-12, 29).
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