经文:务要传道;无论得时不得时,都要预备好,用全般的恒忍和教训,叫人知罪自责……(提后四2,另译)
如何传福音
(一)祷告——“祈求完了,……放胆讲说神的话。”(徒四31)要传福音有功效,就必须是一个祷告的人。
(二)被圣灵充溢——“他们就都被圣灵充溢,放胆讲说神的话。”(徒四31)传福音必须有圣灵的充溢,成全我们的祷告。
(三)随从圣灵——“那灵对腓利说,你上前去,贴近那车走。腓利就跑上前去。”(徒八29-30)要传福音,能流露主的生命,结出生命的果子,就必须随从圣灵的带领。
(四)不管得时不得时——“务要传道;无论得时不得时。”(提后四2)要传福音有结果,就不能受时间的限制。
(五)爱人,为人花费,且花上自己——“我极其喜欢为你们花费,并完全花上自己。难道我越发爱你们,就越发少得你们的爱么?”(林后十二15)爱人,为人花费,且花上自己,也是传福音的妙法、上乘之路。
(六)讲神的话——“放胆讲说神的话。”(徒四31)不说自己的话,而讲神的话,是传福音成功的一大秘诀。在这点上,最值得介绍的福音小册,是台湾福音书房出版的“人生的奥秘。”
(七)挨家访问,寻找平安之子——“庄稼固多,工人却少;所以要祈求庄稼的主,催赶工人收割祂的庄稼。你们去罢;……无论进那一家,先要说,愿这一家平安。那里若有平安之子,你们的平安就必临到那家。”(路十2-6)能将福音传得普遍,且收效最为丰硕,绝佳的路乃是去挨家挨户叩门访问,寻找平安之子,带他们相信、受浸、得救。
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How to Preach the Gospel – 2 Tim. 4:2
- Praying – “When they had prayed… and began to speak the world of God with boldness” (Acts 4:31). Effective gospel preaching begins with prayer. A person who prays is empowered to share the gospel effectively.
- Be Filled with the Holy Spirit – “They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the world of God with boldness” (Acts 4:31). The infilling of the Holy Spirit strengthens our prayers and enables us to preach the gospel powerfully.
- Follow the Leading of the Holy Spirit – “The Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go up and join this chariot.’ Philip ran up…” (Acts 8:29-30). To express the life of the Lord and bear fruit for the gospel, we must follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
- Preach in Season and Out of Season – “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season” (2 Tim. 4:2). Successful gospel preaching requires persistence, regardless of whether the timing seems favorable or not.
- Love People and Be Willing to Spend and to Be Spent – “I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?” (2 Cor. 12:15). Loving others, being willing to spend time and resources on them, and even giving oneself is a superior and effective way to share the gospel.
- Speak God’s Word – “They spoke the word of God with boldness” (Acts 4:31). The secret to successful gospel preaching is to speak God’s word, not personal opinions. A recommended resource for this is the booklet The Mystery of Human Life, published by the Taiwan Gospel Book Room.
- Go Door-to-Door to Seek Man of Peace – “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go… Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ And if a man of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him” (Luke 10:2-6).One of the most effective ways to widely spread the gospel and bear abundant fruit is to go door-to-door, seeking man of peace, and leading them to believe, be baptized and receive salvation.