Jesus: The Contagious Evangelist
Intro: Define terms Mission & Evangelism
Jesus
welded these two together and brought outreach to unbelievers
with a contagion that was awesome.
Insights into Jesus’ contagion:
1.
Jesus Knew His Identity (Lk
You
are my son - relationship
Whom
I love - loved
With
you I am well pleased - approval/assurance
See
also (Jn 4:1-26; 5:16-18; 6:35-40,
7:37-39; 8:42, 49, 54-56, 58; 14:6, 10-11, 23-24; 18:33-37)
2.
Jesus Knew God’s Anointing (Matt
At
His baptism Jesus was filled with
the Holy Spirit.
The
Holy Spirit led/thrust Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil (Matt. 4:1).
“If you are the Son of God…” Tries to throw doubt on Jesus’ identity
Attempts to throw doubt on Jesus’ assurance
After
the temptations Jesus returned in the power
of the Holy Spirit (Lk
3.
Jesus Knew The Purpose Of The Anointing
The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has
anointed me to:
… preach good news …
proclaim freedom … bring recovery of sight …
release
the oppressed … proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour (Lk 4:18ff).
The
miracles, signs and wonders Jesus performed, contributed immensely to making
his evangelism contagious.
That
evening after sunset … The whole town gathered at the door … (Mark
So many gathered that there was no room left … (Mark 2:2).
A
large crowd gathered round him while he was by the lake …
(Mark 5:22, 24, 30, 31)
4.
Jesus Knew People (Jn
Jesus
saw people as lost … (Lk 15)
The
lost sheep
The
lost coin
The
lost son