The First Slice
Chocolate has at its very heart three basic ingredients. These are Cocoa beans, Cocoa Butter and Sugar. Mixed together you get Chocolate…Yum. Successful Evangelism is similar with core elements of Plans, Vehicles and Tools.
PLANS give us Clear Direction, consist of Desires and Goals and are derived from our Church through Prayer and Obedience to God. VEHICLES give our Plans a Means of Expression, consist of Appropriate Shopfronts and are derived from Outside the Church relevant to our Target Group. TOOLS give Needed Resources, consist of targeted aids and come both from the Church and those outside.
Phew! Please don’t panic if these concepts seem a little hazy now as I’ll be explaing them further a little later on. I’ll be giving lots of examples. At the end I’ll give a specific example of bringing it all together in “Let’s finally produce this Heavenly Substance”.
For now think of it like this:
“Through my Plan I am aware where I’m going, through my Vehicle I know my expression and through my Tools I will be equipped.”
As I read God’s Word I see the masterful use of Plans, Vehicles and Tools that draw me closer to Jesus. Through God’s Holy Spirit, I want the same with others.
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Next week I’ll be talking about Cocoa Plans and the absolute need for them in your evangelism.
May God bless you in all your endeavours for Him
Captain Andrew CARTER