I like to evangelize, it just fills me up, however this doesn't mean I know how to do it... Sometimes I feel very insecure when I evangelize, maybe because I don't know how to, or maybe because I don't feel worthy.  How can I evangelize (what steps do you recommend me to follow?) in a different way then just going up to someone and telling them "If you receive Christ you go to heaven if not you go to Hell"? How can I approach them? What can I start saying?

Dear Giovanni,

I need to make two huge points here. The first point I'll go over very quickly, so I can move on to the next one.

The first point is: God made people different. You are different than other people who are trying to evangelize, and one person you are trying to evangelize is different than the next person you'd like to evangelize to.

You have to figure out two major things.
1. What gifts, talents and resources (Callings) did God give you.
2. What does the person you are trying to witness to respond to.

So that's pretty easy, there is no template of evangelism because you are good at some types of speaking or relationships, and totally suck at others. On the other side, some people respond to logic, some to emotion, some to a soft tone, and so on. Then sometimes it's just not the right time to bring something up.

So bottom line, you need...

Wisdom. Which answers, "What is the best way for you as an individual to speak to another individual?"

But now let me get to my main point about evangelism...

They best way to evangelize is - to live your beliefs. It's kinda useless to convince people that Christ and Christianity are the answer if you yourself are a big fat unhappy jerk.

People out there have questions about life. If your life is a spiritual mess, it shows you don't have the answers. Or you do have the answer, but you don't even believe in them enough to live them. So why should they?

The best evidence for Christianity is Christians who actually live it.

However, there is a a bit of a paradox we need to solve. Christianity admits we are sinners and we totally suck and we are never perfect - so there are no perfect examples of Christianity lived to it's fullest. But, that is one of the major things you have to communicate with others. You are not perfect and that is why you need Christ.

The difference is between the two people who say they believe in a special diet. One person knows he's fat and tries to stick to the diet. He has already admitted he is fat and needs to lose weight. His answer is this special diet. He loses weight, but is still chubby. But just because he fails often and eat a doughnut, doesn't mean the special diet isn't the answer. It just means he is human and makes mistakes.

The other person is also fat, but never follows the same diet. How will he ever convince someone that the diet works?

That's the difference with Christians and evangelism. How can you convince someone that Christ is the answer if you yourself don't live by Christ?

But if you are humble and admit you are sinful, you are admitting you need an answer. And if you show that Christ is your answer and you are changing and growing as a person then they will see that Christ is their answer as well. That's the best evangelism anyone could do.

Conclusion (How Do I Evangelize?):
1.  Use and Ask for Wisdom (James 1:5) - What is the best way for you as an individual to speak to another individual?

2.  Live your faith (James 2:14-17)

  James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? [15] Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. [16] If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? [17] In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.