Targeting Your "Community" For Evangelism
Saddleback's Evangelism Strategy
“God treated the outsiders exactly as he treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed him.” Acts 15:9 (The Message)
“Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’” Mark 2:17
Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” Matt. 20:32; Mark 10:51; Luke 18:41
Catch the fish before you clean them!
Before you can share the Good News, you must first capture their attention.
“The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people's defenses, that is, their arguments.” 2 Corinthians 10:4 (GW)
“Be wise as serpents and as harmless as doves!” Matthew 10:16 (NKJV)
“The people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than the people of the Light.” Luke 16:8 (NIV)
“Whatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so that he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him.” 1 Corinthians 9:22 (LB)
A key question: Who are you trying to impress?
Fact: Every church caters to some kind of culture.
The question is: Does it match your community?