proclaim: (verb) – to declare publicly; announce
When we talk about the power of proclamation evangelism, not only does the power come from God’s Word, but we do it because the Bible says so. It says in Romans 10:17, “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.”
That’s how people come to know Christ. That’s how they come to know faith in Jesus. How? Through telling people [about Him].
People say, “What’s the best method of evangelism?” The best evangelism is when you open your mouth. You’ve got to tell people about Jesus. They cannot come to know Christ unless they are told about Christ.
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” —Romans 10:17, NKJV
You living a good life, lifestyle evangelism, will not get anybody into heaven. You will never live a good enough life to save anybody. You have to tell them about Jesus.
Living a good life for your neighbor to see is wonderful, but it will not lead them to Christ. It may help. When you talk about Jesus, it may help confirm some of those things because they see that consistency in your life, but it will not lead them to Christ. They will not know about Jesus.
They just see you live a good life and they may say, “There’s something different about them,” but they’ll never know what unless you tell them. You have to open [your mouth]—proclaim—the name of Jesus.
William Franklin Graham IV (Will) is the third generation of Grahams to proclaim the Gospel under the banner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. The grandson of Billy Graham and the oldest son of Franklin Graham, Will has shared the hope of Jesus with more than one million people across six continents since beginning his evangelistic ministry in 2006.
