Fishing For Men Mt 13:44

I. Bait: (what we offer or how we attract them)

A. Choosing an approach: chart: Grub or Gospel

1. Attracting with bread: Jn 6

• social events for the whole family
• dinner theaters
• friendship as an end
• Major fast food chain: "food friends and fun"

1. Jesus way of attracting them:

• learning more about Jesus, God
• Bible study

B. Programs: What we specifically offer to them

1. They send away for Bible study materials like tracts, outlines & cassette tapes
2. Attending the assembly

• Any regular service
• Special one day evangelistic gospel meeting: chart

1. Evangelistic Small-group home Bible studies:
2. One-one-one Bible studies: study sequence/film strips
3. Bible Call program
4. Bible correspondence course program

II. Fishing Line: (Getting The Bait To The Bass)

A. Printed or magnetic media:

1. Medium:

• handbills and fliers
• newspapers
• posters
• waiting room display
• Cassette tapes

1. Distribution:

• direct mail
• personally delivered to houses
• personally delivered on car windshields: (Sat. morning blitz of five malls twice)
• newspapers: either advertising or inserting flier inside

B. Electronic media

1. Radio and TV
2. Telecomputer
3. The Interactive Bible

III. Setting The Hook (how they signal their interest)

A. Basic theory behind this process:

• To get a name address and phone number

B. How they contact us

1. by phone

• To another person
• To a telephone answering machine

1. by mail
2. personally

IV. Sorting Out The Good Fish From The Bad: Mt 13

A. names and phone numbers of 100 people what do you do?

1. follow-up Critical key
2. must make a personal contact: illustration: She married the mail man

B. follow-up is work:

V. Personal Approach

A. Methods:

1. Door to door
2. Personal Random Telephoning
3. Fairs

B. Personal inviting:

1. Those we know: chart: circle of 200

• Work: Acts 18:1-3
• Family: Jn 1:40-46
• Friends: Jn 4:28-30; 39-42

1. Those Bump Into Along The Way: Chart: Lifestyle

• Meeting In The Market: Jn 4:3-4
• Transportation: Acts 27:1-2; 21-24
• Salesmen: Acts 3:3-8

1. Creating Opportunity:

• Lydia: Acts 16:13-15
• Parable Of Dinner: Lk 14:16-24

C. 50 attempts to establish dialogue will result in one prospect who holds promise

1. Chart: Taking advantages of personal contacts
2. Col 4:5-6 make the most of opportunity
3. Lk 14:16-24 compel them to come in

Conclusion

Ask yourself this question:

If the person who invited you had the same attitude about inviting others as you now have, would you be a Christian today? If they were as active in soul-winning then as you are now would you be here?

Steve Rudd

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