CAMPAIGN REPORT

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: Tonya Meister; Cindy McNay; Norma Coots; Nancy McWilliams; Glen and Cora Cooper; Greg and Vickie Collins; and Rick and Marilyn Ferguson and Casey Mitchell! All eleven of these wonderful folks obeyed the Gospel in the last two weeks!
The door knocking campaign and Gospel meeting is now history, but the effects of it will be felt for months or years to come. Here are the totals:
We knocked 1548 doors, found 488 at home, conducted 25 Bible studies, set up an additional 42 studies, we have 59 call backs, we helped 9 with benevolence, had 6 baptized and set up 27 correspondence courses!
On Monday May 25 we had four follow up studies and baptized all four! Then on Wednesday evening after Bible study Casey Mitchell was baptized!
A successful week like this would have been a challenge for even a large congregation. But the members here came together, worked hard and made it a great success.
Thanks to Lorene and Jean for the food and to all who helped heat it and serve it. Thanks to all who emptied trash cans, swept and mopped floors, let people stay in your homes or provided
transportation.
Every single task from the smallest to the largest was part of the success of this effort. If all you did was to clean up after dinner, you are as responsible for the salvation of these 11 precious souls as if you had taught them yourself!


THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP!
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Friendship Evangelism
Friendship Evangelism is an effective way to win souls. It begins with our personal strength in Christ. It begins with our having a deep and viable relationship with the living God. I've been with many church members as they shared the Gospel with others. There is far more to sharing Jesus than a prepared speech and a few pat answers. When we are happy and fulfilled in our own walk with God we don’t have any problem "showing and telling" others about Jesus! We share Christ because we want to, not because we have to.
If your life is full and rich, it's just natural to tell others about what's so great about your life. But if it isn't, well, there's not much you can say. So, start by enjoying your relationship with God. That places you in a position of strength.
Friendship Evangelism means "caring" for people. The best evangelism takes place in a context of mutual trust and respect. It takes place between friends.
1. Christians need to care about the people they hope to reach.
2. Christians need to accept the people they hope to reach.
3. Christians need to love the people they hope to reach.
4. Christians need to establish meaningful relationships with
the people they hope to reach.
5. Christians need to stay close to the people they reach.
6. Christians need to help the people they reach get through
the tough times.
Why do people love Jesus so much? Because He loved them so much!
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
"...God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
The best evangelism comes when you really love and care about someone. Demonstrate your love for others. Show them, don't just tell them.
How do you do that? Lots of ways:
1. Think about them. Pray for them. Ask God to provide
openings for you to show His love for them.
2. Talk with them. Listen to them. Be their friend. Show you
care. Spend quality time with them. Concentrate on what's
important to them.
3. Go out of your way to do good things for them. Be the best
friend they have ever had. Let God's love pour through you
to them.
4. Share God's truths with them. Keep in mind that we are
God's "ambassadors, as though God were making his
appeal through us." This means you need to know what the
Bible teaches. A good ambassador prepares well and
understands the terms of the "appeal" fully.
5. Show them the way to Christ.
6. Share with them how you obeyed the gospel.
7. Show them how they can do it.
8. Once they obey, stay close to them, like you would a
newborn baby. A new Christian needs lots of guidance.
Continue to be their friend. Remember what it was like
when you were a new believer. Do for them the good
things someone did for you or what you "wish" someone
had done for you.
a. Help them become grounded in God's Word.
b. Show them the kind of life God has for His children.
Demonstrate it. Explain it.
1. Tell them about their new enemy, Satan. Help them
understand what he will try to do to them and how
he'll do it.
2. Pray for them day and night. Never give up.
Being a friend is something we can all do. Friendship Evangelism is something we can all do. You and I can make the difference in the lives of a lot of people during our lifetime. If every believer would be a friend to someone and gently lead them to a knowledge of Christ ... what a world we would see!