Evangelism: A Firm Foundation for Effective Evangelistic Meetings

by G. Campbell Morgan

Outside of personally living for and loving the Lord, there is arguably no greater work Christians can undertake than preaching the good news of Jesus Christ to the lost. It may be that you do not yet have that burden on your heart, or perhaps eternity itself is not yet a reality to you. Or, perhaps you have that burden, but feel like there are no open doors for ministry available to you. Your church may be cold and currently making no great impact in your community.


No matter your current circumstance, only believe that the same One who commissions His people for His work also has sufficient resources to enable the work to move forward. Only believe that as you dig into the Scriptures, perhaps with the help of this book, which serves as a biblical guide, that the One who cares most for this work can also put that same burden and love into the hearts of you and your church.


While this book was originally written more than one hundred years ago, it appears that it was written for such a time as this. The author first challenges the reader regarding the need. Then he addresses the church and how to engage your available help. Specifics from inviting your community to your evangelistic events, to how to conduct successful evangelism meetings, are all covered in this invaluable volume. Learn what evangelism is, what it should look like, and how to obtain the power to perform it, using this updated edition of a timeless classic to spur you forward.

Genres: Evangelism

141 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 20, 2014

About the author

Reverend Doctor George Campbell Morgan D.D. was a British evangelist, preacher and a leading Bible scholar. A contemporary of Rodney "Gipsy" Smith, Morgan preached his first sermon at age 13. He was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London from 1904 to 1919, and from 1933 to 1943, pausing briefly between to work at Biola in Los Angeles, which he eventually handed over to Martyn Lloyd Jones.

Morgan was a prolific author, writing over 60 works in his lifetime, not counting the publishing of some of his sermons as booklets and pamphlets. In addition to composing extensive biblical commentaries, and writing on myriad topics related to the Christian life and ministry, his essay entitled "The Purposes of the Incarnation" is included in a famous and historic collection called The Fundamentals—a set of 90 essays edited by the famous R. A. Torrey, who himself was successor to D. L. Moody both as an evangelist and pastor—which is widely considered to be the foundation of the modern Christian Fundamentalist movement.

Reviews

[BJ Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short, quick read that was in some places very, very good. And at other points, it was very, very dated. You can't really blame GCM for that. On a book of this type, that will always be the case. For a book on Evangelism to be relevant, there has to be a balance of theory and practice. While the theory will never change, the practice must or the book was never very relevant to begin with.

A couple of my highlights...

"People will not be saved by understanding the atonement. They will not be saved by explaining the mystery of the resurrection. They will not be saved by explaining the mystery of how the Spirit comes. They will be saved by yielding to the Lord Jesus Christ."

"We and God have business with each other, and in opening ourselves to His influence, our deepest destiny is fulfilled."

[Kent Kessler · Rating 5 out of 5]

TOC: The Evangel | The Church Evangelistic | The Evangelist | The Evangelistic Service | The Present Opportunity | G. Campbell Morgan states (regarding the Evangel or The Gospel Message): 1. The Lordship of Christ --God has made him both Lord and Christ. Peter began, “Jesus is Lord;” 2. The Cross of Christ--where Christ shed his blood because of sin; 3. The Resurrection of Christ--to give us power to life Life in our present position; 4. The Indwelling of Christ -- a man who gives himself over to the value of Christ’s dying, the virtue of His living, will pour into him the victory of His indwelling. You will not be saved by knowing anything; you will only be saved by yielding to the Lord Jesus. In that moment of yielding, everything you need comes right on in.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 5 out of 5]

a classic about evangelism, a quick read about how we conduct an evangelism and closed with the identification of the age's spirit. though this book already written hundred year ago, the content was still relevant in this age.

[Cory Briggs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok

The book talks about evangelical meetings in the past. I have the greatest respect for Morgan, but the book came across as like warm.