EVANGELISTS

1.     Meaning and use of the term

a.     Thayer – bringer of good tidings

b.     Ephesians 4:11

c.     Acts 21:8 – Philip

d.     2 Timothy 4:5

2.     Misconceptions

a.     Must have a college degree

                                                    i.     Acts 4:13

b.     Spend time pleasing the members

c.     Must be the “pastor” of the church

3.     Qualifications of Evangelists

a.     Keep yourself pure

                                                    i.     1 Timothy 5:22

                                                   ii.     Acts 20:26-27

b.     Gentle – Apt to teach – Patient – 2 Timothy 2:24

c.     Diligent – 1 Timothy 2:15

d.     Pay attention to:

                                                    i.     Reading

                                                   ii.     Exhortation

                                                 iii.     Doctrine

                                                 iv.     1 Timothy 4:15

e.     Be an example

                                                    i.     1 Timothy 4:12

                                                   ii.     Titus 2:1

                                                 iii.     2 Timothy 4:2