*DAILY DEW 16/DECEMBER/2022* *Practical Hints For Evangelism & Missions* (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."* (2 Timothy 4:2 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Making a conscious effort is required if we must not slide into a state of disinterest in missions and evangelism. As much as we know and agree that missions and evangelism is a necessity, this knowledge of itself will not keep you practicing missions and evangelism! What then will? It is your conscious decision to stay interested and stay active in missions and evangelism that will make the difference. It is this staying interested and practicing missions and evangelism that we shall explore in this series of this devotional reflections. Here are some fundamental truths or facts to keep you motivated and mobilized or equipped about missions and evangelism. _1. Evangelism is never wasted_ You either reap a harvest (Mat 9:37) or You sow a seed that will later be harvested ( Act 7:58). Your going out to practice evangelism/missions will either get you winning souls, or sowing seeds that someone else will later harvest! Just because you preached and nothing happened immediately afterwards does not mean your message didn't achieve anything! So get preaching! Let's take it a step further. Shall we? You build yourself up in the faith in the process. (Eze 3:21; Prov 11:30). It is a spiritual exercise with eternal rewards especially when we are consistent (Hen 4:12; Eph 6:15). You confirm the word of God as His witness (Mat 10:14-15). Hence,the mere act of going out to witness Christ is an automatic plus on your part, whether or not the person preached to repents/believes. What are you waiting for? _2. Understand what the Gospel is not or what evangelism is not._ You need to grasp the simplicity of the Gospel. You need to know exactly what the Gospel is. And what it is not. Same with evangelism or missions. You must know what does not constitute evangelism and what missions is not. The preaching of the Gospel is not necessarily talking about everything else, and making an altar call at the end (without explaining the atoning and substitutionary death of Jesus, his blood shed for the remission of sins, and his resurrection as sure proof of eternal life promised to those who believe). It is not giving fliers alone without preaching (unless that is all the hearer agreed to receive from you and the flyer or rather tract must actually be talking about the need for salvation). And it is not talking just to condemn sinners without showing how to come out of sin. It is definitely not arguments and insults or heated exchange of words like school children banter! _MEDITATION:_ *""Someone asked Will the heathen who have never heard the Gospel be saved? It is more a question with me whether we — who have the Gospel and fail to give it to those who have not — can be saved."* — Charles Spurgeon *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_DECEMBER* ❤ Links To Visit: *Register4HTP2022:* https://bit.ly/HTP2022_ACTIVATED *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.