Share Jesus Without Fear Brief Overview

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Share Jesus Without Fear Brief Overview

• William Fay Ralph Hodge

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• Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

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Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

• Have you ever had an opportunity
• to share your faith but didnt?
• The sin of silence is a deadly sin
• Peter denied Jesus three times.
• We deny Him by our silence.

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The Sin of Silence
Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

• Matthew 1033 But whosoever shall deny me before
  men, him will I also deny before my Father which
  is in heaven.

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Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

• Why do we commit the sin of silence?
• What are some reasons you are afraid
• to share your faith?

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Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

• 1. Fear of rejection.
• 2. I dont know enough.
• 3. What if people get offended?
• 4. Im uncomfortable sharing at work.
• 5. Im afraid my life isnt what it ought to be.
• 6. What if I am ridiculed and persecuted
• for sharing?
• 7. Im not good at evangelism.

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Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

• Success in witnessing is living the Christian
• life daily, sharing the gospel, and trusting
• God for the results. Success is watching the Holy
  Ghost bring someone to Salvation.

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Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

• Acts 18 But ye shall receive power, after that
  the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be
  witnesses.
• Philemon 16 That the communication of thy faith
  may become effectual by the acknowledging of
  every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

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Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

• Two types of People in here today
• Someone who talks about winning the lost
• Someone who talks to the lost to win them
• Who ARE You!
• Relationship Jesus is my lord and savior
• Religious the one who died for the sins of the
  world

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• People love to express their opinions,
• and many are hungry to talk about
• their spiritual questions.
• Why do you think this is true?

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• Three simple steps for sharing Jesus
• without fear
• 1. Five questions to determine where God
• is working
• 2. Seven to Eleven verses to let the Bible speak
• 3. Five questions to lead to the point
• of decision

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• Five questions to determine where God is working
• Do you have any kind of spiritual belief?
• To you, who is Jesus?
• Do you believe there is a heaven and a hell?
• If you died right now, where would you go?
• If what you believe were not true, would you
  want to know it?

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• After asking the Five questions you can determine
  where God is working
• Can I share some scripture with you ?
• The person gives you permission to share the
  scripture

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• The lost person does the reading aloud. The
  lost person does the talking. The Holy Spirit
  does the convincing. Gods Word does the
  convicting.

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• Principles for using the Bible
• 1. Hearing.
• Faith comes by hearing
• (Rom. 1017)
• Read the verse aloud.

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• Principles for using the Bible
• 2. Question.
• What does this say to you?

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• Dont use your study, church desk bible that is
  all marked up, use a special small bible
  specifically for the purpose of sharing Jesus
  without Fear.

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• Dont use this one !

• But use this one!

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Highlight the passage you want them to read and
put the scripture and page of the next
scripture at the bottom of the page. So all you
have to do is remember one scripture!!!
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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• Let the Bible speak 1. Romans 3232. Romans
  6233. John 334. John 1465. Romans
  109-116. 2 Corinthians 5157. Revelation 320

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

• Remember The lost person does the reading
  aloud. The lost person does the talking and
  responding. The
  Holy Spirit does the convincing. Gods Word
  does the convicting.

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Responding to the Challenge to Share Jesus

• Be prepared to respond with an um hum and Ok !!

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Responding to the Challenge to Share Jesus

• Let the Bible speak 1. Romans 3232. Romans
  6233. John 334. John 1465. Romans
  109-116. 2 Corinthians 5157. Revelation 320

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Responding to the Challenge to Share Jesus

• Let the Bible speak
• Romans 323 The issue of sin
• Romans 623 The penalty of sin
• John 33 How to enter a relationship with
  Christ

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Responding to the Challenge to Share Jesus

• Let the Bible speak
• John 146 The narrowness of the
  gospel
• Romans 109-11 Anyone can be saved
• 2 Corinthians 515 We must turn from/turn to
• (surrender)
• Revelation 320 A choice to accept or
  reject

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Responding to the Challenge to Share Jesus

• Trust in the power of the Holy Spirit and Gods
  Word !!

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Responding to the Challenge to Share Jesus

• Five questions that lead to a point of decision
• Are you a sinner?
• Do you want forgiveness for your sins?
• Do you believe Jesus died on the cross for you
  and rose again?
• Are you willing to surrender your life to Christ?
• Are you ready to surrender your life to Christ?
  (Be silent and pray.)

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Responding to the Challenge to Share Jesus

• Acts 237-8 Now when they heard this, they were
  pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and
  to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
  what shall we do
• 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
  baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
  Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
  receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• 2 Corinthians 517-18 17 Therefore if any man be
  in Christ, he is a new creature old things are
  passed away behold, all things are become new.
  (When Jesus Christ comes into our lives we are
  new creatures all old things we have done are
  forgiven and forgotten.)

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Being Obedient to Share Jesus

• Think of one person you know who
• you feel is the least likely to become
• a Christian.

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Let Practice !!

• Role play, partner up with another person and
  role play, practice going through the complete
  process.

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Let Practice !!

• Find a complete stranger in the audience and
  practice. One of you will be the person
  witnessing and the other one is the lost person.
• I need 2-3 volunteers to come up and demonstrate
  

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My Personal Commitment with God to Share Jesus

• I will no longer be a silent Christian.
• I will continually look for those in whom You are
  working and for ways I can share Jesus with them.

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My Personal Commitment with God to Share Jesus

• Because I understand that Christs resurrection
  power lives in me and that I lack nothing to
  keep my Lords Great Commission, I will obey that
  command to go and make disciples.

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My Personal Commitment with God to Share Jesus

• I will live my life in a way that actively
  demonstrates Philemon 16, allowing You to
  fulfill Your promises in my life.

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Motivation for sharing

• Love of God, love of people
• Having an urgency to save souls
• Ability is superseded by obedience
• Sharing your faith, Spirit does the work
• Move from a deadness or inactivity in local
  ministry

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A Continuing Plan

• Follow up assign one person to the new convert
  for at least a year
• Plug them into a local assembly
• Call, spend time, encourage, worship with them
• Greet them at the door, Sit with them in the
  service
• Follow up weekly

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God Bless You and happy soul winningAny
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God Bless You and happy soul winningAny
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