This book looks at evangelism differently than many other books. It goes to the root of evangelism, to see how "Jesus shared God's good news." Beginning with Jesus' identification with sinners, the author moves through Jesus' use of the Word, His advertising, His sense of urgency, and then Jesus' prayer and worship life.
The chapter on Jesus' use of the Word is compelling. The author ex plains how the Word was important to Christ in every area of His life. No one could proclaim God's Word unless that Word had taken hold of the individual. But how did Jesus receive power to witness? According to Klassen, through His prayer life and worship habits. When throwing out the line to dock the boat, the sailor does not pull the dock to the boat, but the boat to the dock. So it is in prayer, argues Klassen. Prayer brings us to the heart of God. When we are near to the heart of God we learn His priorities and make them our own.
The author sees worship as the most important element underlying one's ability to witness. "A true evangelist is first of all a worshiper." Worship takes place corporately and individually, and will lead the worshiper to reach out to others. This book is an essential tool to any preacher seeking to lead a congregation into authentic witnessing.
