Epaggelia

 This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come ~ Mt. 24:14

Evangelism is defined by dictionaries as “the activity of persuading people to become Christians, often by traveling around and telling people about your beliefs”. But this is not evangelism as defined by Jesus in the above verse in Matthew 24:14. It is not about our beliefs as a Christian, it is about the Kingdom of Christ.

The apostle Paul defined it as “do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry”, it involves labor as a service that involves your own personal efforts, talents and/or skills. See 2nd Timothy 4:3-5. In other words, the good news of the Kingdom can be shared by our own personal actions in public, just as effectively as it can by words. 

The message of the Kingdom can be stolen by “the evil one” and never take root in a person’s heart, if our heart is too hard, Matthew 13:19. This message has 3 virtues in this single verse.

1- K_____________ .       2 – G_______________ .    3 – S___________________ .

In John 18:36-38. Jesus forcefully let Pilate know that His Kingdom was not worldly to fight a physical fight, but his Kingdom’s purpose and message was in this world with a spiritual truth that some people will listen to. His voice is part of His Kingdom, so when we speak about the good news of his Kingdom, it should only be about whatever Jesus says, because only Jesus has authority to define the Kingdom’s message. To Pilate, Jesus was clearly claiming to be King, and for that, Pilate let the Jews sentence him to death. Do you as a Christian, understand the spiritual nature of the Kingdom, please read Luke 17:20-21.

 “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, 

‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the ___________

 of _______.” 

When the apostle Peter describes us in 1st Peter 2:9-10, he defines the purpose of our existence as PROCLAIMERS. What exactly are we supposed to be proclaiming?

 “the excellencies of _______ who called you out of darkness into his marvelous ______ 

Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received

 mercy, but now you have received __________.