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The average person has an „oikos? of 8 to 15 people with whom they have
deep bonds of connection, and therefore people over whom they have the
capacity for influence.
Challenge Point:
List five people in your oikos (see above for the types of relationships), who
are not believers.
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Begin to pray for them regularly.

Thursday
John 3 v 16 – 17
In this „oikos? evangelism we see God saving one person, and then reaching
that person?s entire „oikos? through them. God?s plan is not just to save
individuals, but to then save that person?s entire „oikos?. For example,
throughout the New Testament, when God?s Spirit changed a life, a worldchanger was born. (Refer to yesterday?s Bible readings).
Oikos? is not an evangelism program. It is essentially a worldview, a
paradigm through which a Christ-follower evaluates life, its purpose and
events. Not only is the „oikos? formula not new to the Church, it?s not new
to yours. The overwhelming majority of the people in any local church came
to Christ through an „oikos? relationship. If you were to ask the average
Christian in the average church how it is that they came to faith, they
would refer to someone in their „oikos? who introduced them to faith.
In oikos evangelism
• Your life is under observation by those who don?t believe.
• Your life is the attractor and evidence for the truth of the faith. People
should get a very good view of how Christianity works in a life.