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 THE CHURCH GROWS WHEN PRACTICAL WORK
WE EVANGELIZE 005-051

005-001-1a Mark the boxes when you are practicing these tasks.
We recognize the supreme authority of the Lord Jesus Christ over His 005-052

churches. When a church obeys Him, it grows and reproduces. Just

like plants, the Church has the capacity to reproduce after its own F Ask God to help new believers evangelize their own relatives

kind. (Mark 4:26-29) For a local church to grow, we must keep on and friends.

sharing the Good News of the Lord Jesus. Let’s not get tired of this 005-053

task. With God’s blessing, we will soon reap the harvest.

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Wait. Haven’t you done enough evangelism?
Forget it. Just have worship services now.
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F Witness to your own family and friends.
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F Teach (you may use this study) the new converts to cultivate
loving relationships with their family and friends and to witness
to them (not just inviting them to church, but talking with them
about the Lord Jesus Christ in their homes, so that they repent,
believe in Christ and are baptized).
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F Help these new believers at once to win their own friends and
relatives in the same way.
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Be quiet! That’s the most common error of the new

F Memorize Acts 16:31.
churches. They start inviting the public to meetings
before they are quite ready and stop evangelizing. 005-057
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 SUMMARY TEST Yes. You’re right. We stopped evangelizing when people
started coming to our meetings. And the church stopped growing.
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It is easier to win our relatives and friends than strangers. Why?

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A church that has many whole families is stronger. Why? We must never stop witnessing to people. This
is the lifeblood of the church. We want to make
it a daily and permanent practice - a habit-
before we start giving more advanced teaching.
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 WITNESS FIRST TO OUR When someone receives Christ, help him to reach his own family and
friends. (Acts 16:30-34, John 4:34-42)
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
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F Reading Completed.
Normally the church grows through the conversion of our friends and 005-043
relatives. They have more confidence in us than in strangers. For
example, a new believer brings his brother and father to Christ. Soon Peter preached in the home of Cornelius and all those who were
he helps them to win their friends and relatives. Each one witnesses present received Christ. (Acts 10:44) The secret was that Cornelius
to those closest to him. The movement grows among family and invited to his house only his relatives and closest friends. (Acts 10:24)
friends until the gospel spreads throughout the community: 005-044
005-007 F Reading Completed.
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Read and consider the example of witnessing in John 1:40-51.

New Believer
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F Reading Completed.
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Father Nephew Wife
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Brother Uncle Daughter Close Friend

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Cousin Fellow Workers Aunt Friend’s

005-013 005-017 005-019 Girlfriend
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When a whole family is converted, each member feels the support of When we combine love and the Word of God, we have an effective
the others. They encourage each other. Serious problems come from witness: Romans 1:16, Romans 10:17, 1 Corinthians 13:1.
separating converts from their families. Sometimes we can’t help it; 005-020
the family does not respond or lives far away. We help such converts
find a spiritual family. Our unity in Christ can become stronger than F Mark this box when you have read these three passages.
blood ties. 005-021
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001-023 Relative
With whom do you talk often during the week? These are the
persons whom God wants you to evangelize first. Write the names
of some relatives and friends that you can witness to:
Believer
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Power of the
Holy Spirit
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Gospel of
Christ
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005-041 The church grows when God’s grace is communicated through the
natural, loving ties between a believer and his relatives and friends.
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To obtain a good harvest, we concentrate our efforts on the friends
and relatives of those who are already open to the Gospel. Do not
use up your time with those who are not interested.
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WIN WHOLE FAMILIES TOGETHER
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Sometimes we witness to someone who is very interested in the
Gospel but does not want to make a commitment to the Lord. Why

But a true Christian

should he not want to commit himself? Generally, it is because of his
never stops teaching circle of family and friends.
someone. He’ll keep
On the contrary, Jesus 005-031
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Christ orders us to go
matter whether he’s W_005_07^_INW01_00 COUSINS
elsewhere when the people do
converted or not.
not respond. (Matthew 10:14)
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005-029 NEIGHBOR FATHER
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BROTHERS MOTHER
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BOSS FELLOW
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Often a person cannot sincerely follow Christ until he has discussed

the Gospel with these family members and friends. Let us help him to
communicate his faith to them. We can accompany him and encour-
age him. The Holy Spirit confirms his faith in Christ when he con-
fesses his faith before them. (Romans 10:9-10) Later, it will be easier
to win them for Christ.
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