Every Member An Evangelist

“Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt” (Exodus 3:10; NKJV).

Moses didn’t want to do it. He couldn’t imagine himself being God’s spokesman before Pharoah. But GOD “convinced” him to take the job. He would provide whatever was needed for the task at hand. Moses just needed to understand that Jehovah wasn’t requesting that he go back to save the children of Israel. He was commanding him to go. See Exodus 3:1 – 4:17.

Similarly, we need to understand that the Lord didn’t just ask that we help Him in saving others, he commands it. If you’ve been saved from your sins, it is expected that you will help the Savior find others to save. We come to Jesus. We go for Jesus. It is expected that you will be an evangelist. See Matthew 28:18-20.

The term “evangelist” is an anglicized form of the Greek euanglistes, from eu (“well”) and aggelos (“messenger”). It refers to one who proclaims the good message, a gospel herald. Often, the term is used in the New Testament in a restricted sense – equivalent to a gospel preacher, an evangelist (Acts 21:8; Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5). In this sense, a woman cannot serve as an evangelist. See 1 Corinthians 14:34 and 1 Timothy 2:11-15.

But in a general use of the term, any person, male or female, who brings the gospel to others through various means, is an evangelist. And every Christian should be involved, in some way, in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism. You can share Jesus with those you know. See John 4:27-42.

As we all work together to take the gospel to our family, friends and neighbors, GOD promises to bless our efforts! See 1 Corinthians 3:6-7.

Jason Cicero