Evangelism and Spiritual Warfare, Mentor's Guide, MG08

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of Sceva: you either have to have the calling and the goods, or the enemy will be able to know that you don’t and your end will result in defeat and personal humiliation. Acts 19.13-16 - Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.” [14] Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. [15] But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” [16] And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. The point of this story coincides with the questions below on the concepts to be discussed in this section. Concentrate on the critical role that godliness, maturity, and preparation in life have in the kind of evangelistic ministry we will be able to have as we follow God’s direction in evangelistic outreach. This segment deals with a potpourri of important ideas related to urban evangelism: prayer, personal soul winning, public preaching, and the oikos principle . You should strive to master as much as you can on these ideas in the outline in order that you will be able to help your students gain an understanding of the significance of each of these issues for urban evangelism. The limitation of the actual session prohibits any in-depth or full treatment of these worthy subjects. You will have to do no more than direct your students to understand the concepts generally, and then, based on the general overview, direct them to other Scriptures and resources that may help them fill out their curiosities with more knowledge of these critical issues.

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I believe that the concept of oikos is arguably one of the most important concepts in all of urban ministry, not just evangelism and spiritual warfare. This concept is critical not so much because is it something that the evangelist does as it is something which relationships provide . Relationship webs, circles, and networks anticipate the evangelist’s arrival in a community, and to believe that they exist and to minister straightforwardly aware of their presence and importance is of great benefit to those 7 Page 87 Outline Point IV