Helping people "experience God" is the work of the effective evangelist. Here are factors we may consider:

We can create a sense of "nowness." Helping people move from the past and other preoccupations into the moment that allows the Spirit to touch them.

We can suggest the possibility of God's nearness. For example, Gen. 28 tells Jacob who declared, "Surely the presence of the Lord was in the place and I knew it not." We can ask: Could God be near in this moment? We know by faith He is. Can we let our senses be open to what our belief declares to be true?

As leaders in worship our spirits must first be touched by His Spirit. God's power and presence positively affects our heart and countenance. We are more apt to introduce someone to the Person we already know.

--Dr. Lyle Pointer, pastor and Professor of Evangelism at Nazarene Theological Seminary, will answer your questions about personal and local church evangelism. Questions and answers will be posted on the website and One-on-One. Send your questions to evangelism@nazarene.org.

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