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Sharing Your Faith
“Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize
them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to
do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of
the world.” Matthew 28:19,20 (CEV)
As we reach out to people who are already religious, but who haven't yet
trusted in Jesus Christ, we must keep it simple!
They want to see first what Christian faith is all about - Issues and
answers. Going from seeker to
surrender is different for everyone. Read
Romans 10:11-21 people
looking for spiritual answers How Can We Share
Our Faith? a) We must care about
seekers Romans
9:1-3 just as Paul cared about his
lost countrymen *
our love (care) must be genuine, without a hidden agenda *
our friendship must not be conditional *
attend community events, -particularly those of interest to them b)
We must pray for
seekers
Romans 10:1, 9,10 pray for
their salvation from sin c)
Affirm what is
positive in their lives Romans
10:2 they have a desire to learn of
your faith *
do not focus on “do’s” and “don'ts”-
that’s focusing on the negative *
remember they have a desire to do
something, but without knowledge d) Speak the simple
message of God’s love and grace Rom.
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we tend to think of “preaching” as something negative *
to preach is simply to announce something publicly
Rom.
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we are official representatives of the Heavenly father! *
remember, we are ambassadors of Jesus Christ
(Matt. 28:19,20)
“Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I
am sending you.” John Do your friends see you as a sight for sore eyes? We must trust in the power of the message. Faith is generated by the powerful message itself! That message is the GOOD NEWS of Jesus. We must be willing as Paul was, to share it with those seekers who are our friends
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