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Artizo News - Winter 06

First year intern Anson Ann listens and shares the gospel

Evangelism to me often comes through relationships, whether they are of friends, families or newcomers to church. I believe opportunities to spread the gospel are always God-given, because most of the time I find myself falling into a specific role, in a specific time and place, where I recognize I have an urge to share the truth or to clarify some common misunderstandings about the Christian faith to the person sitting next to me. Sometimes my friends take me by surprise when they start talking about religion in the middle of a casual dinner. Therefore, the first thing that I do to prepare myself for evangelism is to be constantly aware of the situation I am in, quickly recognize the role that God has put me into, and be ready to respond with a humble and gentle heart (1 Peter 3:15).
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2nd year intern Kira Auger keeps her excuses in check

I came to Christ because I was invited to church. It may sound strange to say this, but growing up not believing in Jesus as Lord and Saviour actually helps motivate me when it comes to evangelism.  When, by God’s grace, I came to know the immense comfort and hope of the Gospel and accepted Christ’s sacrifice for me, it was a gift I wanted to share.  Paul was right when he wrote “Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men.” That being said, most of us, myself included, aren’t natural evangelists.  Most of us feel uncomfortable and unqualified. The Artizo program, with its faithful teaching and prayer time, has helped equip me to better share the Gospel. Read more

How David Short has his ‘heart set on fire’

In my private life, I seek to have opportunities to share the gospel with people that I meet in different contexts, and with our neighbors. There are three pieces in my mind and heart when I think about how I prepare for this kind of meeting.  The first is the text in 1 Peter 3 that speaks about always being prepared to give an account for the faith, to make a defense for the gospel when you are called to give an account, but also with care for the person and reverence for Christ in our hearts. I take that to mean we should be equipped and understand the gospel well enough ourselves to be able to share it with people in a variety of different contexts. The casual conversation with someone you are sitting beside on a plane is different than the person who comes to talk about a crisis, but in all those contexts it is crucial for us as followers of Christ to be ready and able to speak the gospel with authenticity.  So I prepare in terms of the content and structure of the gospel. What is the gospel? Is it a vague statement about the love of God or is the gospel about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus for our sins? Thus, the first part of preparation is understanding the content of the Gospel. Read more

Also in this issue:

5 ways to allow God to work, 4 ways to prepare, and 3 "P's" of evangelism download PDF

Canon David Short, St. John's Shaughnessy Church

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