This is a five-page document. It has a lot of helpful information. Please take the time to read it. It offers a different approach about how to share the Gospel and works alongside other time-honored methods. There is also the downloadable "instruction sheet" to help you. Do not hesitate to refer to it at any time. Krazostone evangelism is 100% "open book."
For most Christians, evangelism is difficult. Their efforts often prove to be ineffective. After a series of failures and rejections, many become spiritually demoralized, and they do not know why.
The problem is basically threefold:
- Who is in charge?
- Natural fear and shyness, especially following a pattern of rejection in the past.
- How is success being defined?
Let's look at each problem separately. Problem #1 - Who is in charge?
When Jesus gave the "Great Commission" in Mt. 28:18-20, He gave it in the imperative mode which is a directive, not a suggestion! Christians have struggled valiantly to find the most effective approach to reach out gently and lovingly to a lost and dying world ever since. The result is a plethora of excellent tools to "help" Christians do the impossible. Concerning salvation, Jesus said in Mt. 19:26, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Krazostones do not replace the time-honored evangelistic approaches. However, they provide an alternative approach that will be helpful to those with little experience or who have perhaps had a negative encounter in the past and are reluctant to use more "traditional" methods. The krazostone offers an alternative "passive" form of evangelism by using the krazostone as a simple conversation piece. In Isaiah 55:11 concerning His Word, God himself promises that, "It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." In the krazostone approach, the Holy Spirit uses curiosity about a little stone engraved in Greek to open a door for you. The Holy Spirit does the work. He convicts of sin (Jn.16:8-9), teaches (Jn.14:26), guides into Truth (Jn. 16:13, 1 Co. 12:3) and makes the Gospel efficacious (1 Cor. 2:4-5, 1 Th. 1:5).
By placing the Holy Spirit in control, we find that Jesus' final command, the Great Commission and "our prime directive" in Mt 28:18-20, has become attainable. It can now be loosely paraphrased, "as you are going about your normal daily life, be willing and attentive for opportunities to share the Gospel, leading people into a saving faith in Jesus, to the point that they desire baptism and more teaching, as they are safely in the loving arms of our Savior."
Notice in Acts 8:26-40, Philip had no evangelism plan for the day. He was following the Holy Spirit with a heart ready to serve whenever called upon, and the Holy Spirit did the rest. God sovereignly led. Philip followed. This is a pattern we would do well to heed today.
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