Key to Effective Evangelism

Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Truth: People can only come to Christ if God has chosen them.

Thrust: We must always thank the Lord for every person who comes to Christ through our ministry.

Thesis: Since people can only come to Christ if God has chosen them, we must always thank the Lord for every person who comes to Christ through our ministry.

Turning Point: What I do is nothing unless God does something.

Theme: Saving People

Topic: What to remember when reaching out to others

Title: Key to Effective Evangelism

Tagline: Rely on Him.

Thoughts:

1. There is no end to all the strategies and methods that people can come up with.
2. There’s nothing wrong with a strategy or a method.
3. Strategies and methods are what we do to accomplish goals.
4. We need strategies and methods even when it comes to winning people to Christ.
5. But strategies and methods are nothing unless God does something in people’s hearts.
6. I cannot thank God for strategies and methods, good as they are. I can only thank God for every person who comes to Christ through my ministry.
7. The key to effective evangelism is to understand this important truth: What I do is nothing unless God does something.
8. This is Paul’s important realization in 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10.
9. Since people can only come to Christ if God has chosen them, we must always thank the Lord for every person who comes to Christ through our ministry. It’s all by God’s grace.
10. Remember, what you and I do is nothing unless God does something. Rely on Him.