Ways to Evangelize: Building Bridges, Using Pamphlets, and Personal Testimony
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· 1 viewSharing the Gospel with others is not as cookie cutter as some would think. There are differing ways to share, one just needs to find their way.
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Introduction
Planning for a trip can be fun and it can be anxious. So, let’s plan a road trip.
Instruction:
Divide up into groups of 3 or 4
Decide where you are going to go
Decide the route take
Decide how you are going to get there
Decide how you need to plan to get there
Decide how much it will cost to get there
Decide when you are going to get there
Explanation:
Sharing the Gospel is like planning a road trip. You have to know where you are going, how to get there, the route to take, the time it takes, etc. However, all that planning makes no difference if you do not do one thing.
(Q) What is that one thing you must do?
(A) You have start. You can do all the planning and preparation in the world, but if you never start on that road trip, nothing will happen.
It is the same way with sharing the Gospel. We can plan, plan, plan, but if we don’t put plans into action, we fail and the keys to the kingdom go nowhere.
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”
This week is about application. It’s about taking the truths that we know and find in the Scriptures and finding ways to apply them to our life and share them with others.
Using a Cookie Cutter, show how sharing the Gospel is not as cookie cutter as some might think. There are several options to sharing the Gospel. Find which way works for you and share the Gospel.
This week, we’ll be sharing the Gospel
Opening Passage: Matthew 5:13; 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.
19 For though I am free from all people, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may gain more. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the Law, I became as one under the Law, though not being under the Law myself, so that I might gain those who are under the Law; 21 to those who are without the Law, I became as one without the Law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, so that I might gain those who are without the Law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak; I have become all things to all people, so that I may by all means save some. 23 I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.
I have found that sharing the Gospel isn’t as hard as just getting started is. The point of this lesson is to show differing ways to start a Gospel conversation, but first we discuss the process of beginning the gospel conversation.
Three-step process in initiating the Gospel conversation
Step one is to explore: get the know the person you are talking to
Observe (Study to see what can find out about the person)
Ask questions
Step two is to stimulate: Find a way to direct the conversation spiritually
6 Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Step three is to share: Share the Gospel once you have explored and found a way to stimulate the conversation into a spiritual direction
Three ways to spiritually stimulate a conversation to begin sharing the Gospel
Building a bridge to the Gospel
A bridge to the gospel is a statement or question that helps us move naturally from general conversation to talking specifically about spiritual things (Beougher, 187.)
Personal Example of building a bridge...
Half-time at a Football Game
Examples of building bridges
Church bridge
Personal Experience Bridge
Intellectual bridge
Personal Opinion bridge
Current-issues bridge
Prayer bridge
Relationship bridge
Tattoo bridge
Using Gospel pamphlets (Not all are created equal)
9 Different Advantages to using a gospel pamphlet
Presents the gospel in a clear way
Gives the evangelist confidence during times of nervousness
Guides the conversation
Helps the evangelist stay on subject
Presents the claims of Christ clearly
Bibles verses are printed out
Visible helps are given
Gives suggestions for Christian Growth
Easily taught to other Christians
Something to leave with the contact information which allows for follow-up
Warnings about using gospel pamphlets
You cannot share a pamphlet you do not have
Never use or give a pamphlet you have not read
Be enthusiastic about the contents of the pamphlet
Ask for permission to share the contents of the pamphlet
Sharing your personal testimony (You cannot share what you do not have)
Value of sharing your personal testimony
There is a high degree of human interest
Easy to share
Helps others share their life with you
There is a biblical basis for this
Paul’s life before becoming a Christian (Acts 22:3-5; 26:4-11)
3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today. 4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons, 5 as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. From them I also received letters to the brothers, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem as prisoners to be punished.
Paul becomes a Christian (Acts 22:7-16; 26:12-18)
7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8 And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’ 9 And those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me. 10 And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything that has been appointed for you to do.’ 11 But since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I came into Damascus being led by the hand by those who were with me. 12 “Now a certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 13 came to me, and standing nearby he said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up at him. 14 And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear a message from His mouth. 15 For you will be a witness for Him to all people of what you have seen and heard. 16 Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’
Paul’s life after becoming a Christian (Acts 9:19-22; 22:21; 26:19-20)
19 “For that reason, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but continually proclaimed to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and then all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they are to repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.
Value of a testimony of those that get saved at a young age
Realize you have a testimony
Focus (Home, people, early Christian experience)
What to do when sharing your personal testimony
Begin your testimony with an attention-getting sentence
End your testimony with a response question
Adjust your testimony so others can identify with you (weaknesses, needs, honesty)
Use Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 4:12)
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.
12 For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Present Christ, not yourself
Stress the personal relationship you have with Christ
What not to do when sharing your personal testimony
Do not be too wordy
Do not overemphasize your past
Do not mention denominations, churches, or people in a derogatory manner
Avoid giving the impression that the Christian life is a bed of roses, and you are perfect
Don’t preach, share the gospel
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