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by Cindy Hunnicutt
J
ESUS? . . . NEVER HEARD OF HIM.”
Think about it—-you could be
the one to make the introduction!
Relational evangelism. Lifestyle,
friendship evangelism. Whatever the ter- Relational
minology, evangelism is most effective
within the context of a relationship with
a family member or friend.
A Family’s Salvation EVANGELISM
My sister and her husband were on
the brink of divorce. Years of growing ly all of that week discipling and encour- get there; that’s where you and I come in.
apart and excluding Jesus from their lives aging them. Today, nearly 20 years and Our responsibility is to introduce them to
had taken their toll. They live 15 hours three children later, they are strong lead- our Savior and best friend, Jesus.
from us, so we knew nothing of the diffi- ers in their church and are raising their
culty in their marriage. One day, out of children to know and love Jesus.
Despised People Groups
the blue, my brother-in-law called me in What is significant to me about this The only person in the Bible specifi-
tears. Over the next hour, he poured out story is that when crisis struck, the first cally called an evangelist was Philip. His
a long, tragic story of estrangement and person my unsaved brother-in-law story provides great insight for bringing
fear of losing his wife. reached out to was a born-again Christ- others to Jesus through relationships and
The end of the story is happy. My sis- ian. I believe the world of unsaved people lifestyle. In Acts 8 we see that Philip’s
ter and brother-in-law flew to our city instinctively knows that answers to life’s fervor to reach the lost was birthed in
and stayed with us for a week. We led questions lie in a relationship with God. the midst of crisis. The martyrdom of
each of them to the Lord and spent near- The problem is they don’t know how to Stephen seemed to fan the evangelistic
“I believe God has an assignment for you and me every day. When we
introduce someone to the Lord, we will experience the greatest of joys.”
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