Always Always Knowing What Knowing What
to Say:to Say:Tactics in Tactics in
EvangelismEvangelism
Always Always Knowing What Knowing What
to Say:to Say:Tactics in Tactics in
EvangelismEvangelism2 Cor. 5:18-20
• Knowledge: Read the word daily; practice remembering key Bible texts
• An Artful Method: a game plan in conversations in order to “redeem the time”
• Character That Commends the Message: Are we what an outsider would want to become?
Good Ambassadors Have...
• Knowledge: Read the word daily; practice remembering key Bible texts
• An Artful Method: a game plan in conversations in order to “redeem the time”
• Character That Commends the Message: we are what an outsider would want to become
Good Ambassadors Have...
• Jesus asked questions• To discover/reveal their beliefs & motives
• To put Himself in a better position to teach
• Without stating His own position
• Jesus reversed the burden of proof
• He continued to ask questions & exposed a flaw in their lives: rebelliousness
• Jesus never answered their question
Matt. 21:23-27
• Use carefully selected questions to productively advance the conversation
• Tactics are not “tricks” meant to belittle or humiliate; look for an honest heart
• Columbo tactic can be used to...• Lead a conversation to spiritual things
• Answer confrontational, challenging questions
The Columbo Tactic
• Rule of thumb: whoever makes an assertion must back it up with proof
• Step one: Gain information & stay out of the hot seat. Ask, “what do you mean by that?”• “There is no God.”
• “Jesus’ humanity was taken out of the Bible.”
• “All religions are basically the same.”
• “You shouldn’t force your views on people.”
• “The Bible was just written by men.”
The Columbo Tactic
• Step Two: Reverse the burden of proof -- “How did you come to that conclusion?”• “I believe the universe began with a big
bang.”
• “Fossils prove evolution.”
The Columbo Tactic
• Step Three: Exploit a weakness or flaw in their reasoning -- “Have you considered...”• “The natural occurrence of life coming from
non-life.”
• “If the Bible were written by men, how do we account for fulfilled prophecies?”
• “If partial birth abortion is morally acceptable, how do we condemn infanticide?”
• “If Jesus’ claims are wrong, how can we call Him a ‘good’ man?”
The Columbo Tactic
• Ask questions to gain information: What do you mean by that?
• Reverse the burden of proof: How did you come to that conclusion?
• Exploit a weakness or flaw: Maybe you can clear something up for me...Have you considered...?
Summed Up...
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