Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.
by Teddy C. Badilles
II. THE METHODS OF PLANTING, STRENGTHENING, AND ESTABLISHING OF MISSIONS INTO NEW TESTAMENT BAPTIST CHURCHES THROUGH:
1. Evangelism in the "highways and hedges" (Luke 14:21-23; Luke 15:45).
2. Open air services in parks and on the street in crowded villages, towns, and cities (Mark 16:15,16).
3. Evangelism daily in the home from Monday thru Friday (Acts 5:42; Acts 16:32-35).
4. A 20-day long nightly affair evangelistic preaching service carried on from Monday thru Friday.
5. Literature Evangelism. Tracts. One of the effective tools in reaching the lost for Christ is found in the publication and circulation of tracts. They are valuable for soul winning, soul building, indoctrination, and for teaching the truths of God's Word. We missionary-evangelists should keep a supply of well-selected tracts on hand all the time. They can be mailed out, handed out in making visits, given to passers-by on the streets, and distributed at church doors as congregations gather and disperse.
6. Preaching the gospel on radio and television.
III. DRAWING THE NET (Luke 5:4,5; II Corinthians 5:11,14,20; Revelation 22:17).
1. It has been said that in the matter of Drawing the Net probably lies the chief difference between a successful missionary and an unsuccessful one. Therefore the most earnest study humanly possible on the matter of net-drawing should be made by every preacher of the Word of God.
2. As the salesman studies how to persuade his prospective customer to sign on the dotted line, as the lawyer studies how to secure a verdict for his client, as the fisherman studies how to hand his fish after he has strike, even so must the missionary study how to secure an adequate response to the gospel message.
3. Without it the message is incomplete and its effect unknown (Exodus 32:26; Joshua 24;15; Matthew 4:19; Matthew 11:28-30; John 1:12,13; Acts 2:38-42; Acts 16:30,31; Romans 10:9-13; Luke 13:3-5; Acts 17:30,31).
4. The invitation to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and to follow Him in baptism, and to become a member of the Lord's church, and to dedicate their lives in faithful service to God is the logical climax of the evangelistic sermon.
5. The gospel deserves a response. Christ's call to men expects an answer. What a pity it is to let anyone leave the meeting uncommitted who would have made a decision if the proper invitation had been given!
6. When the gospel is preached faithfully and an urgent invitation given, the blood of the lost is no longer upon the missionary and the church (Ezekiel 3:18,19; Matthew 28:19,20; Mark 16:15,16; John 20:21; Acts 1:8; Acts 11:19-26; Acts 13:1-4; Acts 14:23-28).