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The metaphor of fishing examined

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

A. Choosing an approach: chart: Grub or Gospel

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"

Jesus way of attracting them:

learning more about Jesus, God

Bible study

B. Programs: What we specifically offer to them

They send away for Bible study materials like tracts, outlines & cassette tapes

Attending the assembly

Any regular service

Special one day evangelistic gospel meeting: chart

Evangelistic Small-group home Bible studies:

One-one-one Bible studies: study sequence/film strips

Bible Call program

Bible correspondence course program

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

A. Printed or magnetic media:

Medium:

handbills and fliers

newspapers

posters

waiting room display

Cassette tapes

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

Radio and TV

Telecomputer

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

by phone

To another person

To a telephone answering machine

by mail

personally

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

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

follow-up Critical key

must make a personal contact: illustration: She married the mail man

B. follow-up is work:

Relative time for maturity

.

contacting

cultivating

convicting

grounding

training

newspaper mail drop posters

1 month + money or manpower

2 years

2 months

1 year

1 year

telecomputer

1 day

2 years

2 months

1 year

1 year

V. Personal Approach

A. Methods:

Door to door

Personal Random Telephoning

Fairs

B. Personal inviting:

Those we know: chart: circle of 200

Work: Acts 18:1-3

Family: Jn 1:40-46

Friends: Jn 4:28-30; 39-42

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

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

Chart: Taking advantages of personal contacts

Col 4:5-6 make the most of opportunity

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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