Oct 5, 2020
What You'll Hear:
- We think we're no going to share our faith out of fear, but that's a symptom, the real problem is they are not learning how to sharee their faith and no-one is teaching it
- 83% of people who have come to Christ have done so through direct involvement with a friend or neighbor, not a church or pastor
- Most Christians are not sharing their faith
- What makes you successful in evangelism is not how many you lead to Christ, but being ready
- Before even beginning, you need to pray - it's not us who wins others to Christ, our job is just to be ready, the Holy Spirit leads others to Christ
- Step 1 is to share your testimony, it's the first opportunity for them to see God in you
- Step 2 is the trust statement, you ask the individual what they believe or don't believe is required to go to heaven, you need to know this before you go any further
- Step 3 is to share the Gospel, have a template, let God's word do the talking, scripture never returns back void
- Step 4 is to draw the net, ask questions to make sure they understood what you just shared
- Step 5 is to close the deal, ask "If you believe what I just said, would you like to put your faith in Christ?"
- Step 6 is the assurance of salvation, ask questions to make sure they understand what they just did
- Asking someone to church is better than nothing at all, but anyone can be successful and competent in sharing their faith
- In order to be a disciple of Christ, you have to be a follower of Christ, the first step is evangelism and the second part is discipleship
- We don't have to worry about discipleship over evangelism, God knows what they need for discipleship
- The greatest way to love somebody is to make sure they know their relationship with God is assured
- To go from small talk to a spiritual conversation, first ask them a lot of questions, then ask them if they'd like to hear how your life changed for the better
- Go to www.faithwithoutfearbook.com, there are 4 resources included with the book, can also go www.MenUnplugged.net