Acts 1 : 8 Evangelism. Session 1. Hearing from God & Knowing God’s Will for My Life.

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Acts 1 : 8 Evangelism

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Acts 1 : 8 Evangelism

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Session 1.

Hearing from God & Knowing God’s Will for

My Life.

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1. Jesus heard clearly from God because His whole life

was given to God.

a. John 4 : 34.

b. John 5 : 19; 30.

c. John 6 : 38.

d. John 8 : 28.

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2. If we want to know God’s will for our lives we must:-

a. John 3 : 30.

b. Luke 9 : 57 - 62.

c. Luke 14 : 25 - 33.

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3. Through the written word.

a. Psalm 119 : 105

b. Proverbs 3 : 5 - 7

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4. Through Prayer.

a. Deuteronomy 4 : 29.

b. Isaiah 55 : 6.

c. Jeremiah 29 : 11-14.

d. Hebrews 11 : 6.

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5.Through other Christians.

a. Sharing.

b. Prophetic.

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6. Through the audible voice of God.

a. 1 Samuel 3 : 1 - 14.

b. Acts 9 : 4 - 7.

c. Personal experience.

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Session 2.

Prayer

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A. Preparation in prayer.

1. Who are we fighting in prayer?

Ephesians 6 : 12.

2. Do we have authority?

Luke 10 : 19 .

Matthew 28 : 18 - 19.

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3. What do we do & how do we pray?

A. Walk & pray around the area.

B. Pray for strategy for removal.

C. Implement any prophetic acts.

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B. Supporting in Prayer.

1. Importance of praise and prayer.2 Chronicles 20 : 14 - 23.

2. Importance of hearing God’s instructions.2 Samuel 5 : 17 - 25.

3. Continuous support.

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Session 3.

Using the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism.

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1. The Word of Wisdom.

a. 1 Kings 3 : 16 - 28.

b. Matthew 22 : 17 - 22.

c. Personal Example.

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2. The Word of Knowledge.

a. 2 Kings 6 : 8 - 12.

b. John 4 : 16 - 19.

c. Personal Example.

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3. Faith.

a. Hebrews 11 : 8 - 12.

b. Matthew 9 : 20 - 22.

c. Personal example.

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4. Healings.

a. Isaiah 38 : 1 - 5.

b. Matthew 8 : 5 - 8.

c. Personal Example.

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5. Miracles.

a. 2 Kings 4 : 42 - 44.

b. Matthew 14 : 15 - 20.

c. Personal Example.

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6. Prophecy.

a. 2 Kings 7 : 1 – 2 ; 16 - 20.

b. Luke 19 : 30 - 34.

c. Personal Example.

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7. Discernment of spirits.

a. Nehemiah 6 : 10 - 14.

b. Matthew 16 : 13 - 23.

c. Acts 16 : 16 - 18.

d. Personal Example.

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8. Tongues.

a. Unlikely use of tongues in the work of evangelism.

b. The use of tongues by the prayer team in support.

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9. Interpretation of tongues.

a. The importance of the interpretation when a public tongue is given.

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Session 4.

The Importance of the Bible.

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1. Why give Bibles?The Bible is:-

a. 2 Timothy 3 : 16.

b. Proverbs 30 : 5.

c. Isaiah 55 : 11.

d. Psalm 119 : 105.

e. Hebrews 4 : 12.

f. Jeremiah 23 : 29.

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2.God’s word will change lives.

3. People do not generally

throw Bibles away.

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Session 5.

Testimony

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Biblical Examples.

1. John 4 : 28 - 42.

2. John 9 : 11 - 33.

3. Acts 22 : 1 - 21.

4. Acts 26 : 1 - 23.

5. 1 John 1 : 1 - 4.

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Practical Points.

1. What is a testimony?

2. The work of the Holy Spirit.

3. Testimonies should:-

4. Every testimony is valid.

5. Produce a free copy to give away.

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Session 6.

Door to Door Evangelism.

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Door to door1. Always in 2’s.

2. Prayer planned strategy.

3. Prayer support.

4. Prophetic evangelism.

5. Personal preparation.

6. Training of partners.

7. Testimony.

8. Unity.

9. Practical.

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Session 7.

Team Work.

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T.E.A.M.Together Everyone

Achieves More.

Psalm 133 : 1 - 3.

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1. Why teams?a. No room for ‘one man

shows’ in God’s Kingdom.

b. Kingdom not empire.

c. No one person has all the gifts, it should be body ministry.

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2. Team harmony is vital.

a. Deal with disputes.

b. Deal with negativity.

c.Value every member of the team.

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3. Build the team.

a) Pray for one another.

b) Encourage one another.

c) Give time for all the team to share.