Jesus Style Of Ministry And Evangelism
Everyone seems to have a slightly different perspective on what it means to “do ministry.” For the sake of clarity I am going to begin to lay out the basis for ministry that we are using to understand what online ministry looks like. It really all starts with Jesus. He left us a perfect example of how to do ministry effectively.
Back in first century Jewish culture, Jesus taught utilizing a system referred to as the Rabbi-Talmid system. This meant that a Rabbi or teacher would choose those disciples that he felt had both the potential and the commitment to learn the his ways.
I like to think of this as the next step in the education process of young Jewish men. Up to this point, they had already gone through years of education. So this was a type of secondary education, if you will. Typically the best and the brightest were chosen to move on to this next level of learning.
After being chosen, a disciple had certain goals that were expected from him from the Rabbi.
Begin to understand and interpret scriptures in the same way as the Rabbi
Apply the lessons taught by the Rabbi to their life
Interact with others in a similar way as the Rabbi
Eventually become the “Disciple Maker” or Rabbi
The second category of ministry that we want to look at is Evangelism. It’s also the fourth goal of the disciple that we talked about in an earlier post.Jesus had a lot to say about becoming the “disciple maker” and inviting people into relationship with Himself.Most people will turn first to Matthew 28:19-20:
Matthew 28-19-20 – “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.”
Known to many as the Great Commission, this command given by Jesus at the end of the book of Matthew really defines what is expected of us in relation to evangelism.
It was Jesus’ way of saying, “Now it’s your turn…” As you live life, invite people to come into relationship with Jesus as you have opportunity. Then be sure take the new follower on as your disciple teaching them to imitate what you are doing as you imitate the example Jesus lived.
Based on this command from Jesus, I would break out my understanding of evangelism into two parts…
1. “go and make disciples of all nations”
- as you live your life, both online and offline, be inviting people into relationship with Jesus at every opportunity
2. “teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you”
- Assist them as they begin to grow in that new relationship with Jesus
PASTOR FERDINAND IMMANUEL says:
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 6:22am
I love your teaching, GOD will continue to increase you and your ministry in JESUS name AMEN. Please can I get some teachings on JESUS IN THE MINISTRY OF EVANGELISM? If I can, I will be very graetful because it will help us in our school of EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP. THANKS
Rodney says:
Monday, September 6, 2010 at 4:54pm
I don’t know what else to do watch wile humanity just blindly go to their doom I can’t watch I have to try its my job as a believer and lover of life and Yalwhe my father and the on that died for all of us.. there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet and there is NO J were did they pull that out of, Pilot did change the name because of fear. whats are excuse he said seek him he knew they would follow Satan big plot try to fool God but we were the ones fooled still are, just remember what he said I am the whe witch means path I looked it up in a book of names . he also said my name is in the Fathers name I don’t get that with jesus. here is the really bad news we were believing in a lie or false god and thats Gods big no no falseness, Satan is brilliant very wise he new how hard it going to be to change the name, He new there was this thing called Gods boundary’s that he all ready set up and not even he can go against it just like when he died on the cross he had all of are sin on him he was not going to heaven like that he had to go to hell and that were he has bin 2000 years I knoe what the bible says thats not Gods words its man trying to guess what the word really said but they have come up short see there is part of life that God wrote in the beginning. thou shall not have any false Gods before me.. Jesus is a false name that makes him a false god in turn here comes cause and effect do you get what i am saying please look for your self seek him and you find every thing we do NOT have a lot of time thing are starting to fall apart I ll pray for all of you that god open your heart and mind good luck and bless you.,. Rod