The Gift of Evangelism

Evangelism is sharing the truth with both preaching and personal witness. Everyone has the ability to share the truth of God, but not everyone has the ability to share the truth in a palatable way, to many of the people, much of the time. Others act plain weird a lot of the time and perhaps should not tell anyone they are Christians. The challenge is to share your zeal in a way that is not authentic or false, but relevant to the listener. This criticism may sound a little harsh, but we all know the annoyance those Saturday morning visits by the Jehovah Witnesses bring. If you don't thing these weird activities don't put ordinary people off hearing the word you are living in a different planet to where I am.

In reality meeting people where they are at is a gift in differing proportions to all of us. You can not approach someone with zero regard for their sense of Self and where the individual Self is at, and then attempt an infomercial spiel. These approaches that reduce the gospel to a three step special offer don't sell or only sell to those who have a mindset geared to this method. Is it any wonder our churches are becoming more and more concentrated with these practices. On the other hand you may call to remember the many layers of relationship that brought you into relationship with the creator. These memories may help you to become a witness to others.

Those with this gift can work with the layers and fabric of society, culture , the individual and understand the times they are living in. This Video below will give you and idea of the changing scope of evangelism in todays world. I have also included bible refferences to the keyword zeal which really is at the heart of what it is to evangelize.

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The gift of evangelism in Samuel 21:2
      So the king called the Gibeonites--now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but of the remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn to spare them, but Saul in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah had sought to slay the Gibeonites--

Kings 10:16
      And he said, Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made [the Rechabite] ride in Jehu's chariot.

The gift of evangelism in Kings 19:31
      For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and a band of survivors out of Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.

The gift of evangelism in Chronicles 6:41
      So now arise, O Lord God, and come into Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength and power. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let Your saints (Your zealous ones) rejoice in good and in Your goodness.

Psalm 69:9
      For zeal for Your house has eaten me up, and the reproaches and insults of those who reproach and insult You have fallen upon me.

The gift of evangelism in Psalm 119:139
      My zeal has consumed me and cut me off, because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.

The gift of evangelism in Isaiah 9:7
      Of the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from the [latter] time forth, even forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 26:11
      Though Your hand is lifted high to strike, Lord, they do not see it. Let them see Your zeal for Your people and be ashamed; yes, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them.

Isaiah 37:32
      For out of Jerusalem will go forth a remnant, and a band that survives out of Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 42:13
      The Lord will go forth like a mighty man, He will rouse up His zealous indignation and vengeance like a warrior; He will cry, yes, He will shout aloud, He will do mightily against His enemies.

The gift of evangelism in Isaiah 59:17
      For [the Lord] put on righteousness as a breastplate or coat of mail, and salvation as a helmet upon His head; He put on garments of vengeance for clothing and was clad with zeal [and furious divine jealousy] as a cloak.


The gift of evangelism in Isaiah 63:15
      Look down from heaven and see from the dwelling place of Your holiness and Your glory. Where are Your zeal and Your jealousy and Your mighty acts [which you formerly did for Your people]? Your yearning pity and the [multitude of] compassions of Your heart are restrained and withheld from me.


The gift of evangelism in Ezekiel 5:13
      Thus shall My anger be spent and I will cause My wrath toward them to rest and I will be eased and comforted. And they shall know, understand, and realize that I the Lord have spoken in My zeal, when I have accomplished My wrath upon them.


The gift of evangelism in Hosea 6:3
      Yes, let us know (recognize, be acquainted with, and understand) Him; let us be zealous to know the Lord [to appreciate, give heed to, and cherish Him]. His going forth is prepared and certain as the dawn, and He will come to us as the [heavy] rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.

Zephaniah 3:8
      Therefore [earnestly] wait for Me, says the Lord, [waiting] for the day when I rise up to the attack [as a witness, accuser, or judge, and a testimony]. For My decision and determination and right it is to gather the nations together, to assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them My indignation, even all [the heat of] My fierce anger; for [in that day] all the earth shall be consumed with the fire of My zeal and jealousy.

The gift of evangelism in Matthew 11:12
      And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize--a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion].

Mark 7:36
      And Jesus [ in His own interest] admonished and ordered them sternly and expressly to tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.

The gift of evangelism in Luke 6:15
      And Matthew and Thomas; and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

John 2:17
      And His disciples remembered that it is written [in the Holy Scriptures], Zeal (the fervor of love) for Your house will eat Me up. [I will be consumed with jealousy for the honor of Your house.]

The gift of evangelism in Acts 1:13
      And when they had entered [the city], they mounted [the stairs] to the upper room where they were [ indefinitely] staying--Peter and John and James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [son] of James.

Acts 18:25
      He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and burning with spiritual zeal, he spoke and taught diligently and accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he was acquainted only with the baptism of John.

The gift of evangelism in Acts 22:3
      I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but reared in this city. At the feet of Gamaliel I was educated according to the strictest care in the Law of our fathers, being ardent [even a zealot] for God, as all of you are today.

The gift of evangelism in Romans 10:2
      I bear them witness that they have a [certain] zeal and enthusiasm for God, but it is not enlightened and according to [correct and vital] knowledge.

The gift of evangelism in Romans 12:8
      He who exhorts (encourages), to his exhortation; he who contributes, let him do it in simplicity and liberality; he who gives aid and superintends, with zeal and singleness of mind; he who does acts of mercy, with genuine cheerfulness and joyful eagerness.

The gift of evangelism in Romans 12:11
      Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.

The gift of evangelism in 1 Corinthians 12:31
      But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one that is better by far and the highest of them all--love].

The gift of evangelism in 2 Corinthians 7:11
      For [you can look back now and] observe what this same godly sorrow has done for you and has produced in you: what eagerness and earnest care to explain and clear yourselves [of all complicity in the condoning of incest], what indignation [at the sin], what alarm, what yearning, what zeal [to do justice to all concerned], what readiness to mete out punishment [ to the offender]! At every point you have proved yourselves cleared and guiltless in the matter. [I Cor. 5.]

The gift of evangelism in 2 Corinthians 7:12
      So although I did write to you [as I did], it was not for the sake and because of the one who did [the] wrong, nor on account of the one who suffered [the] wrong, but in order that you might realize before God [that your readiness to accept our authority revealed] how zealously you do care for us.

The gift of evangelism in 2 Corinthians 8:7
      Now as you abound and excel and are at the front in everything--in faith, in expressing yourselves, in knowledge, in all zeal, and in your love for us--[see to it that you come to the front now and] abound and excel in this gracious work [of almsgiving] also.

The gift of evangelism in 2 Corinthians 8:8
      I give this not as an order [to dictate to you], but to prove, by [pointing out] the zeal of others, the sincerity of your [own] love also.
        31. 2 Corinthians 8:16
      But thanks be to God Who planted the same earnest zeal and care for you in the heart of Titus.

The gift of evangelism in 2 Corinthians 8:22
      Moreover, along with them we are sending our brother, whom we have often put to the test and have found him zealous (devoted and earnest) in many matters, but who is now more [eagerly] earnest than ever because of [his] absolute confidence in you.

The gift of evangelism in 2 Corinthians 11:2
      For I am zealous for you with a godly eagerness and a divine jealousy, for I have betrothed you to one Husband, to present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

The gift of evangelism in Galatians 1:13
      You have heard of my earlier career and former manner of life in the Jewish religion (Judaism), how I persecuted and abused the church of God furiously and extensively, and [with fanatical zeal did my best] to make havoc of it and destroy it.

The gift of evangelism in Galatians 1:14
      And [you have heard how] I outstripped many of the men of my own generation among the people of my race in [my advancement in study and observance of the laws of] Judaism, so extremely enthusiastic and zealous I was for the traditions of my ancestors.

The gift of evangelism in Galatians 4:17
      These men [the Judaizing teachers] are zealously trying to dazzle you [paying court to you, making much of you], but their purpose is not honorable or worthy or for any good. What they want to do is to isolate you [from us who oppose them], so that they may win you over to their side and get you to court their favor.

The gift of evangelism in Galatians 4:18
      It is always a fine thing [of course] to be zealously sought after [as you are, provided that it is] for a good purpose and done by reason of purity of heart and life, and not just when I am present with you!

The gift of evangelism in Philippians 2:22
      But Timothy's tested worth you know, how as a son with his father he has toiled with me zealously in [serving and helping to advance] the good news (the Gospel).
      Philippians 2:21-23 (in Context) Philippians 2 (Whole Chapter)
The gift of evangelism in Philippians 3:6
      As to my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church, and by the Law's standard of righteousness (supposed justice, uprightness, and right standing with God) I was proven to be blameless and no fault was found with me.

Hebrews 4:11
      Let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter that rest [of God, to know and experience it for ourselves], that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience [into which those in the wilderness fell].

The gift of evangelism in 1 Peter 3:13
      Now who is there to hurt you if you are zealous followers of that which is good?

Revelation 3:19
      Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude].