EVANGELISM IS A TRIED AND TRUSTED WAY TO SHARE YOU FAITH AND TO BRING OTHERS IN TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD 

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, mathew 28: 19

What Is Evangelism and Should We All Be Evangelists?

Evangelism, which is spreading the gospel, is important to Jesus. As the Bible tells us, Jesus came so that we may live. Jesus wants everyone to know this truth so they, too, can be part of God’s holy kingdom.

Imagine you have the secret of life in your grasp, the answers to all life’s questions — and the best news yet?

 You can spill that secret over and over, and it only gets bigger and better, not just for you but for everyone else, too. Good news: As Christians, we do have that “secret,” only it’s not a secret at all, but a truth meant to be shared.

The sharing of that truth — the good news of Jesus — is called evangelism.

What Is the Meaning of The Word Evangelism?

Evangelism means preaching, announcing, or otherwise communicating the gospel, our salvation. It’s delivering the message that Jesus Christ is not only the Son of God but also gave His life as a sacrifice for our sins. In doing so, He ensured eternal life for anyone who believes.

As we are told in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” And again, as Jesus tells us in John 14:6, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Accepting that good news and then telling others about it, so they know too, is the definition of evangelism.

Where Does the Word Evangelism Come From?

Evangelism comes from the Greek words euaggelion — a good message, or gospel — and euaggelizo — to announce, declare, bring, or preach this good news. Notice the word “angel” tucked inside the word — an angel is a messenger. Those who practice evangelism are indeed delivering a message: One of extraordinarily good news, life-giving and transformative, with eternal ramifications.

While the word “evangelism” isn’t mentioned a lot throughout the Bible, its theme is woven throughout the New Testament. All four gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — are rooted in evangelism, and scholars often refer to the writers as “the evangelists.”

For Jesus had a message, one He came to earth to deliver, teach, die, and rise again for every single one of us. And we are tasked to deliver that message both by Jesus and every other apostle in no uncertain terms.

What Is Evangelism and What Is its Purpose?

Evangelism, which is spreading the gospel, is important to Jesus. As the Bible tells us, Jesus came so that we may live. Jesus wants everyone to know this truth so they, too, can be part of God’s holy kingdom. His directives to evangelize are peppered throughout Scripture.

In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus tells us, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” We are to spread this good news everywhere — to the ends of the earth — secure that He is with us always.

Jesus says much the same thing in other verses: Matthew 9:37-38, Matthew 10:7-14, Matthew 12:30, Luke 19:10, and Luke 12:8, to name a few. In Mark 16:15, Jesus tells us to preach the gospel “to all creation.” The purpose is so others will know, too, and believe — and in that believing also receive eternal life.

Also, in Acts is the story of how Paul and Silas shared the gospel with their jailer after a violent earthquake. The jailer believed, “he and his whole household” (Acts 16:34), and Paul and Silas baptized them all.

Should All Christians Evangelize?

Jesus was clear in His directives: We are to love God, love others, repent of our sins, and believe in Him, and spread this Good News throughout the land. God’s salvation was never meant to be a secret. Jesus preached to thousands in the name of the Father, warning, teaching, and healing them. Then He willingly died a very public, tortuous, humiliating death on a cross, flanked by criminals, as a sacrifice.

As He said in one of His final words on the cross, “It is finished” (John 19:30), a common term at that time in referring to the payment of a debt. With those words, Jesus was essentially saying, His death canceled out, or “finished,” our sin-debt. We had been redeemed.

Then, after His resurrection but before His ascension to heaven, Jesus told the apostles He was sending an “advocate” to be their helper. That advocate, the Holy Spirit, would help them carry out their assignment.

As Jesus said just before ascending to heaven, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

That wasn’t a suggestion but a command: You will be my witnesses. You will spread my message. You will tell others so they, too, can live.