VII.   Witnessing with Jesus

                                          becoming a partaker of His Joy


         For you will be
        HIS witness [ = martus ] to all men
        of what you have seen and heard
        Acts 22:15   NKJV

    GOAL

      • grabbing a hold on your and Christ's dream for you!
        by using your interests, talents, and Spiritual gifts, and

          + Lead + Someone + to + Baptism +

      • s t a r t ! ! ! = let the journey begin


    Introduction

      • there are by far too many who had never lead a souls to Christ
        = they never have been discipled and taught how to do
        witnessing
      • large and small evangelistic effort fail to bear more fruits
        = the campaign did not include a follow-up plan!!!
      • this workshop will address those issues head on
        - time is running out


    Christ's Method

      • the Savior mingled with men = as one who desired
        their good
      • He showed His sympathy for them
      • ministered to their needs
      • won their confidence
      • t h e n   He bade them,   "F o l l o w   M e"   MH 143

      • He sought them in the public streets, in private houses,
        on the boats, in the synagogue, by the shores of the lake,
        and at the marriage feast   DA 151


    Preparing for Ministry

      • Choosing a ministry
      • Taking the Spiritual Gifts Inventory
      • Preparing for Witnessing - the Plan
      • Territorial assignments


    Ministries

      • Ministries
        = general link to ministries, community projects, outreach,
        charities

      • Location = Convalescent Hospital
        put a flower into the hands of every old lady
        read to her from the Bible
        take a hymnal and sing with her     Ortberg 24 - 29

      • Location: L'Arche = communities for mentally
        handicapped people
        Founder: Jean Vanier
        "My move from Harvard !!! to L'Arche !!!!"
        Nouwen [ = his story in 107 pages ]


    My Response




    Going Deeper & Sources

      • Nouwen, Henri J. M. In the Name of Jesus. Crossroad 1989.
            BV 652.1 .N68 1989     262   ISBN 0-8245-0915-3 (hardcover)
            0-8245-1259-6 (pbk)
      • Ortberg, John. The Life You've Always Wanted. Zondervan, 1997.
            BV 4501.2 .0723 1997     248.4     ISBN 0-310-22699-6
      • White, Ellen G. Desire of Ages. Pacific, 1898, 1940.     [ = DA ]
      • ---------------- Ministry of Healing. Pacific, 1905, 1909, 1937, 1942.
        [ = MH ]


    Wolfhard Touchard, M.L.S.   Retired Reference & Database Librarian
    Andrews University - August 2015