GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!!

I have been sharing  about the different offices of the 5 fold ministry for the church today! Ephesians 4:11.  We have looked at the Apostle's role and the Prophet.  Today lets talk about the Evangelist!

WHAT IS AN EVANGELIST?
By definition an evangelist is a preacher of the Gospel though not an apostle. The Gospel means the “good news.” That is, the good news of God’s gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. The ability God gives to an evangelist is something that he cannot generate within himself. It is a gift given by God and is especially tailored to preaching the Gospel and to winning people to Christ. It is a gift to persuade, reason, and explain. But there is more. God gives an evangelist a burden and a vision that may be somewhat different from others. The apostles Paul and Peter's burden and vision was to win Gentiles to Christ. An evangelist often has a large vision and sometimes a vision that grows and matures. The evangelist may have a burden for a certain group, an area, an entire country, for the masses, or he may have a vision to reach those who have never heard the Gospel.

God uses the evangelist in the greatest way when his purpose is single-minded toward the winning of the lost. One of the greatest needs we have is the need for spirit-filled evangelists; men or women who have a broken heart, who shed tears, who spend hours in prayer, who study of the Word of God, and who have a tremendous burden and vision to see many people saved no matter the cost!

The evangelist is not only gifted by God, but also given as a gift to YOU, the saints, to help you carry out this soulwinning commission. It is not possible or necessary for everyone to have the calling or gift of the evangelist world wide, but you can have a part in  evangelism  through prayer, participation, encouragement and support evangelist who have been given to help YOU reach the lost.  

Billy Sunday was asked why he had such great success in his ministry in seeing thousands upon thousands attend his crusades and scores coming to Christ. The answer was that he took the same philosophy of the apostle Paul who said, “This one thing I do.” Sunday said that he did not get involved in other good and worthwhile projects, but he stuck to the one main goal of seeing as many people saved as he could!

 Amen the bible says that it is God's WILL that none should perish but all come to repentance! 2Peter 3:9  Thank God for  the gift of the Evangelist to the body of Christ!

I would like to encourage you all to look up the Roman's Road to Salvation (Roman's 10:9&10)  Mark your bible so at all times you will be ready to bring someone lost to the saving GRACE of Jesus Christ!!

 Luke 9:25
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?

Have a Blessed Day!!

Charlotte