Janio Cesar da Silva is a Brazilian evangelist who has been preaching the gospel in Brazil and around the world for over 25 years. Today we discuss what God is doing in Brazil.
Summary:
- Janio Cesar da Silva is a Brazilian evangelist who has been preaching the gospel in Brazil and around the world for over 25 years.
- He has written several books, including a bestseller in Brazil called “Understand God’s Revealed Self”.
- Janio has been involved with the Osborn Ministries, working closely with Dr. LaDonna Osborn, and has learned a lot about loving people from them.
- Janio believes that Brazil is experiencing a great spiritual revival, but the next step is to build a strong foundation of character and faith.
- Janio is active on social media, particularly on Instagram, where people can follow his ministry and see the miracles happening in his crusades.
Connect with Janio: https://www.instagram.com/janiocesar/reels/
Transcript:
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (00:00):
Welcome to the Evangelism Podcast. I’m Daniel King. I’m excited about telling people about Jesus. Today I am in Brazil with a great Brazilian evangelist, Janio da Silva.
Janio da Silva (00:13):
Yes.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (00:13):
Can you say it the proper way? Jano Da Silva. Alright. And we are at In Everyone conference with our friend Rubens Cunha. And we have been here challenging evangelist s in Brazil to reach people for Jesus. And so let’s begin at the beginning. Tell me a little bit about yourself and what God has been doing in your life.
Janio da Silva (00:38):
Wow, this is a pleasure for me to stay here to, he’s like a legend for me because I love so much him. So my name is Jean DeSilva. I left here in the country in Brazil for many years, but today I’m living there in the US also Oklahoma. He’s my neighbor there. And we have some conference here in Brazil and around the world, around 50 country. I’ve been preaching in Crusades conferences, big churches, and as outdoor my books, I need to go to some places, school, Bible schools. That is just a little bit about me.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (01:18):
And so here in Brazil, you’ve been teaching at the RMA schools?
Janio da Silva (01:23):
Yes.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (01:24):
There are many thousands of RMA students across
Janio da Silva (01:27):
Brazil. I think they have more than 12,000 enrolled today. Wow. Here in Brazil or in 130 campuses all over the
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (01:37):
Country. And tell me the names of some of the books that you’ve written.
Janio da Silva (01:40):
Yes. I have one book that is used by a lot of Bible schools here in Portuguese. The name is Understanding God’s character In English. We put a different name, like Understand God’s Reveal Self. This is one of the most famous here. They said it is a bestseller here in Brazil.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (02:04):
Wow. Now, last night we were sitting together eating some pizza and you began to share your testimony of how God called you and how you gave your life to Jesus. Can you tell me some about that?
Janio da Silva (02:17):
Yes. When I was 17 years old, I think I was in depression. I don’t know that. But I was asking help for my soul and someone lent me, gave one New Testament. When I start to read that I felt my sins and I call out Jesus to save my life and he saved. And I said, I need to share with everyone. And someone lent me a book called You Are God’s Best.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (02:48):
By Dr. Tio Osborne, the great evangelist, great missionary evangelist.
Janio da Silva (02:51):
When I read that, I said, I need to share with the people. I need to share this gospel around the world. And I start to go, no money with nothing. Go to the street, go to the plazas, go to the parks to preach Jesus and Jesus start to heal the people. And after that we start to do in a different way, in gymnasiums doing some crusades, we start Church, planet Church. And after that they called me to be a Bible college professor. So it has been like 25 years ago when I started.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (03:26):
And so right now you are serving with the Osborne Ministries. Tell me about that and what you have learned from being around Dr. LaDonna Osborne.
Janio da Silva (03:37):
Yes. God called me to preach as I was reading the book, ebe from Dr. Thi Osborne. And after a while when I was there in the US I have this connection. I have the privilege to stay with Dr. LaDonna in several countries. They’re in the US in the same church. I’m working with them at the same church and abroad also. And for me, it’s a privilege to stay with the people who most I know that is the people who love people. They love people, they love nation’s culture. It’s a very pleasure for me because it’s like I’m returning to that place that one day got called me to preach by one of them. And right now I’m side by side with the daughter of the great t Osborn. And she’s amazing. One of the best preachers that I heard. She’s a teacher, one of the best.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (04:35):
Yeah. And I think what you said about how the Osborne family is known for loving people
Janio da Silva (04:41):
Yes.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (04:42):
Is such a key to being successful in ministry because sometimes you think ministry is about being on the platform, seeing lots of results. But really ministry comes down to bringing the love of God to one person. And if you can’t demonstrate it through your own
Janio da Silva (05:00):
Life,
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (05:00):
Why are you preaching for Jesus? Like Jesus loves you, you should love others.
Janio da Silva (05:06):
When Dr. LaDonna asked me to stay with her, my English was terrible. Today is not 100%, but look at this. I was with her and she said, just tell something to me. I was saying to her, she said, no, no, no, no. You must say that word, another word to reach the people. You must say in this way. And he taught me how to speak English. This is love because was a foreigner. I was a guy from another place. She never knew about me. And right now, oh, I will help him even to preach in my own language. That is awesome. This is the love of God for something.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (05:46):
Wow. What are some other things that you’ve learned from being around the Osborn Ministries? Another
Janio da Silva (05:51):
Thing is they have never, you have nothing about one for bad news about them. They are people that you can trust. They are people that we can say, we will be like them without restrictions. It’s like a dream to stay with someone that will say, because sometimes we are with someone and said, oh, I want to have like that. But not that part with them, the character, the history, how they treat people. There’s, we have sometimes a king, a senator or someone very important and we have a beggar. She will treat them at the same love. With the same love because of that. For me, it’s very special. You can’t feel you are more than other people if you are walking with the family, Osborne family because they are very humble.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (06:57):
Now, we are here in Brazil right now, and I love the church in Brazil. The Church of Brazil is on fire for God. And I believe that God has great plans for the Church of Brazil. Tell me what you feel God is doing here in Brazil right now and what God wants to do in the next few years.
Janio da Silva (07:18):
I think Brazil, we have one of the greatest revival of the entire world. I know the US has the foundation of the gospel.
(07:29):
So you can see many people without the revival, but they are living a good life with Jesus. But here everything is very new because when I receive Jesus in my town, only 2% was Christian. Today half of the people are Christian like us, so it only in 27 years. So we have a burning fire revival here in Brazil. But I think the next step for Brazil is the foundation to have character, a good way of reli. I think it’s the next step because the foundation will keep you to stay on fire every time. I think it’s the foundation is the next step for Brazil. We need that.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (08:16):
Wow. Well, if someone wants to know more about your ministry or get connected to you, what is your Instagram if they want to find you? You can find me in two
Janio da Silva (08:26):
Different ways. On website is jc w.org jc w.org. But most of my information is they’re in my Instagram, just put their J-A-N-I-O, Cesar, C-E-S-A-R. And Deto on my Instagram you can see miracles where I’m preaching the big conferences and sometimes I’m preaching in English. I’m preaching in Spanish and in Portuguese. And you can’t just
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (08:58):
Follow. Well, let’s finish by praying for Brazil and why don’t you pray in Portuguese? Wow, that’s
Janio da Silva (09:07):
Easy for me
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (09:07):
Because I know you are three times as anointed in Portuguese.
Janio da Silva (09:12):
Yeah,
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (09:13):
Because it just flows. So Yeah. But your English is, when I first met you, you didn’t speak any English at all. Yes, I was. We spoke in Spanish and now you speak a good English and God has blessed you and you are preaching in English. And I believe God will give you more and more voice in the English speaking
Janio da Silva (09:32):
World. Amen. Jesus name.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (09:34):
But let’s pray in Portuguese. Let’s pray in Portuguese.
Janio da Silva (09:36):
Okay. It’s everything. Very good for your life, Jesus. Amen.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (10:16):
Amen. Well, thank you for being on the Evangelism podcast. Thank you for having me. I love you, and I look forward to seeing what we can do together in Jesus. God has brought us together now, and I believe that together we could do something really great for
Janio da Silva (10:30):
God in Jesus mein. You.
