Things that hold us back from DOING evangelism

B – Bad experiences/Bad examples

A – Apathy

Dictionary definition: “a lack of feeling or sympathy for other persons…and may imply either great adsorption in one’s own affairs, or mere callousness. A lack of emotional response or an unwillingness to become personally involved”

R – Our unbelief

Mark 16:14 “Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.”
Matthew 13:58 “And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith” NIV
Hebrews 3:12 “See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.”
Luke 16:31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

F – Fear of man

John 12:42-43 “Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from God.”
Deuteronomy 1:17 “Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.”
Proverbs 29:25 “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.”
Isaiah 51:12 “I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass,
John 7:13 “But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.”