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How to Display Wisdom in Evangelism

1.  Be careful when witnessing to the opposite sex. Generally speaking women should seek out women and men to men.  If you do witness to the opposite sex, bring your spouse into the conversation frequently.  Singles also beware.  I have seen friendship evangelism turn into marriage evangelism, which goes against the scripture, “Do not be unequally yoked.”

2.  If you are drawn to a particular sin, don’t go near that sin in order to witness.  Moths should stay away from flames.

3.  Don’t argue with people.  Your job is not to convince them with arguments, but to witness to them with love.  It’s God’s love that reaches people.  There will always be some who refuse the truth; they even refused the truth from Jesus Himself, but He never argued with them.

4. If someone starts arguing with you, keep your pitch soft and volume down.  A soft answer turns away wrath. 

5.  Don’t get angry with sinners, but be patient and longsuffering.  Frustration can sometimes lead to anger.  Always leave them with love.  They might not remember what you said to them, but they will always remember the love that you showed them.

6.  Don’t insult people’s beliefs or be judgmental.  If you do, they will not be receptive to you. 

7.  Abide by the law and educate yourself on what the law is. If you have any legal questions regarding your right to witness and share your faith, contact the American Center for Law and Justice at 757-226-2489 or their website www.aclj.org.

8.  Be careful not to get into works or legalism.  Watch your motives.  Do it because it is the will of God and out of your love for Jesus, not to earn another notch on your spiritual belt.  Be careful not to be performance oriented.

9.  Do not put someone’s denomination or religious affiliation down in order to reach them for Christ.  You will make an enemy not a Christian. Religion to a religious person is like a dog to his bone.  Sometimes the nastier the bone, the more the dog will hang on to it and fight you for it. The best way to get a bone away from a dog is to hold up a nice, big, juicy steak.  He’ll drop the bone in a heartbeat. Jesus said, “If I lifted up I will draw all men unto me.” So concentrate on filling people full of the love of God and the Gospel of truth. 

Jesse Duplantis once said, “I’ve heard another minister friend say, if I had a chance to preach in that frozen church I would bring a torch.  I would know down every statue and tell them they are all going to hell.”  He told him, “That’s your problem.  You want to destroy people.  The best way to preach to a cold church or a cold person is put the fire on simmer.  Don’t come in with a blazing torch.  You’ll melt them to pieces and they will think you are nuts.  Put the fire on warm and let them thaw out a little before you cook!  Before you know it you will be able to put the fire on high.  I call it crock pot theology.”

10.  Use wisdom in witnessing to young children (especially a man).  In today’s society your intention to share Christ with a young child could be misinterpreted.

11.  Never pressure someone to receive the Lord.  Satan pressures, but God stands there with open arms waiting for people to yield to Him.

12.  Don’t witness on your employers time.  It is stealing and a bad witness.

13. Be genuine and real in all that you are.  People want real.  Everybody can spot a phony.

14.  Do not get discouraged.  If you are going to do anything for the Kingdom of God, be ready for unexpected discouragement. Count conversations instead of conversions.