Jerry Root - The Sacrament of Evangelism
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A recent statistic suggests that 15% of the churches in America are growing but only 2.2% are growing evangelistically.
Much of the church in America has lost its evangelistic zeal and forgotten how to re-ignite it; this book is an attempt to light the fuse of the powder keg so that the church, long-distracted by so many things, might return to its primary mission in the world.
We do not take Christ to anyone; He is already there. We go to make explicit what we see Him doing implicitly. It is not a question of whether God is at work in His world . . . Our hope is to see more of Gods people at work with Him! Learn about why we share our faith, Christs role in our evangelism, the deep longings in all our hearts, and how to effectively live a sacramentally evangelistic lifestyle.
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The Sacrament of Evangelism
Biblical, passionate, and practicalheres a clarion call for Christians to introduce others to the God who is already present. Jerry and Stan offer a much-needed antidote to the fear many Christians feel about that dreaded word evangelism.
Lee Strobel, author, The Case for the Real Jesus
Having taught evangelism around the world I have discovered that the fears are remarkably the same: What if I offend? What if Im rejected? What if they ask me a question I cant answer? However, over time I realized that the deeper, unspoken fear was the assumption that evangelism is ultimately all about us and our skills. We suck up our courage and just hope that God will back us up! But weve got it backwards. God always goes before us because He is already there. We follow Him into the world, He doesnt follow us. Evangelism is cooperating with what God is already doing! That insight is not only liberating but it is laid out beautifully in this timely book by Root and Guthrie. They understand that evangelism means practicing Gods presence as we engage in compassionate, authentic relationship with seekers and skeptics. The stories are inspiring and the discussion questions make this a perfect tool for small groups. I highly recommend it!
Rebecca Manley Pippert
Bestselling author, Out of the Salt Shaker; Hope Has Its Reasons
What a brilliant book to help us shift our paradigm of evangelism from dry obligation to a vitality of worship and a refreshing experience of God. In a world fearful to share truth Root and Guthrie give us key ingredients for evangelism that have not been fully examined for centuries. The authors have a gift for helping us understand bedrock biblical principles as well as exposing us to tried and tested (that is so obvious why-didnt-I-think-of-that) practical methodology. I love that the book introduces us to a wide variety of interesting people from football players, college students and restaurateurs, to Calvin, Chesterton, Moody, Rousseau, and of course C. S. Lewis. In sports ministry we say, Always training, never playing makes athletes stale. The Sacrament of Evangelism will help get you into the game, revitalize your faith, and put some muscle on the dry bones of evangelism. I think I better ask my neighbor out to lunch, right now!
Dr. Steve Connor
Director/ Facilitator
Sports Outreach International
International Sports CoalitionNorth America
Need confidence in sharing your faith? Let this book encourage you: you are not alone. God was there before you; Hell be there with you. Reach out boldlythis is Gods deal. He is at work, and he wants you to join Him in the all-important sacrament of evangelism.
Mark Mittelberg
Author of The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask and The Reason Why, and coauthor (with Bill Hybels) of Becoming a Contagious Christian
THE 
OF
EVANGELISM
JERRY ROOT & STAN GUTHRIE
M OODY P UBLISHERS
C HICAGO
2011 by
J ERRY R OOT AND S TAN G UTHRIE
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright 2000, 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Root, Jerry.
The sacrament of evangelism / Jerry Root and Stan Guthrie.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8024-2288-0
1. Witness bearing (Christianity) 2. Evangelistic work. 3. MissionsTheory.
I. Guthrie, Stan. II. Title.
BV4520.R647 2011
248.5dc22
2010039712
Edited by Pam Pugh
Interior design: Ragont Design
Cover design: Kathryn Joachim
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Jerry:
To my children: Jeremy, Alicia, Grady, and Jeff, who have lived the practices of this book and have seen friends come to Christ who have led others to Christ also; and to their spouses: Michelle, Zach, Leanne, and Jori that they might produce generations to reach the world for Jesus.
Stan:
To the One who has graciously allowed me to sense His presence in increasing measure amid the ups and downs of life: May I enjoy even more of Your company on the pathway while, by Your grace, introducing You to others on the way.
C hristians who are seriously committed to our Lord Jesus Christs command to make disciples do not need to read one more how-to on the topic. But Jerry Root and Stan Guthrie have not written another one of that genre. On the contrary, they have produced a refreshing and important book.
The Sacrament of Evangelism is a prophetic call for Christians to wake up and recognize that evangelism is a sacrament, not a craft. They define sacrament as a place where God is present; and the sacrament of evangelism is celebrated because God is present with the witness and the person being witnessed toand the Lord brings new life when He is met there in faith.
In Acts 16:14 we learn of a woman in Philippi named Lydia. We read that the Lord opened her heart so she could hear the good news about Jesus Christ that was spoken by the apostle Paul. The sacrament of evangelism, then, takes place when we work with God, who has prepared a harvest. It is not about us taking Christ to people. Rather, it is helping folks become aware of our God who is here now and that He wants to transform our souls and lives.
Because all people are created in Gods image, they long for fellowship with Him in the way Adam and Eve experienced His presence before the fall. Because God made us to have intimacy with Him, He wants to meet us and transform us into who we were created to be.
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