METHODS OF PREACHING
1. ONE-MINUTE GOSPEL:
This is a quick method of preaching the gospel, you can use this method to win 50 souls in less than 30 minutes, I learned this method from my spiritual father, and it goes thus:
You: Good evening, Beloved.
Beneficiary: Good evening.
You: Can you please give me 2 minutes out of your time?
Beneficiary: For what purpose?
You: I just want to preach to you about Jesus.
Beneficiary: Go ahead.
You: Have you given your life to Jesus? If Yes:
Beneficiary: Yes.
You: When?
Beneficiary: So, so and so date…
You: Encourage them to be steadfast and pray for them.
If No:
You: Say after me; Lord Jesus, I believe that you died and rose for me on the cross of cavalry so that I can have life, I accept you into my life, come in today, come in to stay, in Jesus’ name I’ve prayed.
Beneficiary: Amen.
The wisdom behind this method is found in the book of Corinthians;
1. Corinthians 12:3;
[3] Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can SAY that JESUS IS LORD but by the HOLY GHOST.
And the prayer starts by telling them to say LORD JESUS, that is, it is the Holy Spirit that made them say so and of course, this doesn’t mean that everyone will agree to say it with you, I’ve met some people that won’t repeat it after me but it is the convincing power of the Holy Spirit that makes some people open their mouth and say it with you.
2. ROMANS’ ROAD:
This is preaching the gospel with just 5 verses of the book of Romans which are 3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:9 & 10:13.
Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 5:8 – But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we still sinners Christ died for us.
Romans 10:9 – If you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:13 – For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
This method is simple, just memorize the 5 verses and quote it or read it to your beneficiaries while preaching to them and they will be saved after confessing with you.
3. PRAY AND SAY:
This method of reaching out is quite simple as well, you are to approach your beneficiaries by telling them you want to pray with them, and no one will reject that offer, take for instance:
You: Good day, Beloved.
Beneficiary: Hi.
You: My name is Charles, and I’m a man of God. I have a leading to go out and pray with people, if you won’t mind, can I pray with you?
Beneficiary: Go ahead.
You: Thanks, can I know your name? And are you born again?
Beneficiary: I’m Cephas and I’m born again.
You: When?
Beneficiary: I don’t know, (if he doesn’t know, continue with the process and ensure that he notes that date as his spiritual birthday as he knows his biological birthdate.)
You: Let’s pray; thank you Jesus for the life of Brother Cephas, thank you for you died and rose because of Him, I brought him to the place of the cross today and I decree that you are saved in Jesus’ name, (you can add other prayers as it may concern the information you got from him be it academic, career, etc.)
Beneficiary: Amen
You: You can then tell him more about Jesus.
4. BILLY GRAHAM METHOD:
This is a simple 4 steps of preaching the gospel that is most likely used by Billy Graham, the steps go thus:
Step 1: God’s plan – Peace and life, (God loves you and wants you to experience His peace and life. The Bible says “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16.)
Step 2; Our Problem – Separation, (Being at peace with God is not automatic. God gave us free will to choose and we chose to disobey him. This is what separates us from God.
Step 3; God’s Remedy – The Cross: Jesus Died on the cross and rose again. Paying the penalty for our sins, Jesus bridged the gap between us and God.
Step 4; Our Response – Receive Christ: We must trust and receive Christ as our Lord and Savior, (John 1:12.)
5. COUNTING FIVE (5) AND WIN A SOUL METHOD:
This is following a simple 5 components of the gospel and the advantage attached to each to preach the gospel, the 5 components are :
A. Jesus’ birth
B. Jesus’ life
C. Jesus’ death
D. Jesus’ resurrection
E. Jesus’ ascension
6. WALKING THROUGH THE BIBLE METHOD:
The first five (5) methods could be used when there is no luxury of time but the methods I will be stating now can be used when there is enough time to preach the gospel.
Walking through the bible method is all about starting your message from the Genesis of the bible till Revelation by summary, your message must point at the following points:
A. God’s intention for creation
B. The fall of Adam and Eve
C. God’s Love and Purpose for mankind
D. The justice nature of God: Payment for Sin and His mercy dimension
E. Why our good works cannot save us
F. God coming to earth as a man, Jesus Christ forms salvation sake
G. The benefit of Jesus’ Life on Earth
H. The importance of Jesus’ Death
I. Aftermath of Jesus’ Resurrection
J. The free gift of life and how to receive
7. COME AND SEE METHOD:
This is sharing the gospel through a major testimony of your life to people, take for instance: you do fall sick before and now you’re free from it, you are poor before but through the gospel, you are now rich, etc. You must note that your testimony here is not the gospel, it is just a vehicle that transports your gospel.
Whenever you want to use this method, you must have it in mind that you are to expose to your beneficiary how helpless you were before, how you receive the gospel, and how its power transforms you and the new life you are living right now.
8. QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD:
This is a method of preaching the gospel to an unbelieving friend just by asking questions, questions like:
A. Do you think there is a heaven or a hell?
B. If you die tonight, where would you go?
C. Do you care to know a way to live a better life on earth?
D. Have you heard about Jesus before?
F. Are you born again?
G. Do you know the benefits of being born again?
H. Can I pray with you?
All these questions are gospel questions, once they are answered, they will give you a compass for the message you will preach.
9. ONE VERSE OF THE BIBLE METHOD:
This is preaching the gospel from a verse of the Bible, I use this method a lot when I preach at morning cry. In this method, you give your preaching a topic, it will look like a sermon, take for instance, John 10:10 talks about abundant life, then you start your preaching by telling your beneficiary that the topic of your message is “abundant life,” you can pick “eternal life” from John 3:16. Just pick a verse of the bible and build on it and make sure the gospel is preached.
10. NEED BASE:
This is a method whereby the gospel is being preached through the need of your beneficiary.
Acts 3:2,5-6
[2] And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
[5] And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
[6] Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
The man at the beautiful gate needed money from Peter and John but they saw that his need is far more beyond money, they healed him and used that avenue to win him and many others to the light of the gospel.