Identifying The Gospel Message (Week Two) By: Alfred Toole

Homework Review Pray: daily for 3 nonbelievers within your sphere of influence. Read: Colossians Do: something compelled by the love of Christ. Respond: the love of Christ compels me (2 Corinthians ).

Homework Review How does praying for your 3 affect you? What kind of interaction did you have with your 3 this week? What stood out from reading Colossians 4 every day?

5 Parts to Communication Sender Message Medium Noise Receiver

5 Parts to Communication Message

Used to Dim Lights

The Bright Light Acts Acts 3.6, Acts , Acts Acts

Retell (Your Passage)

1 Question (Based on the text) Why is Peter a bright light?

The Bright Light Acts Acts 3.6, Acts , Acts Acts

Belief Affects Action.

Which one has crossed your mind? I’ll become the object of ridicule or scorn. I’ll be seen as a Religious Nut. I’ll be a bad witness. I won’t make sense. I don’t know how to start. I’ll say the wrong thing. I don’t know enough. It’s all up to me. I don’t know any lost people. I don’t have time.

Give what you have.

1 Peter 3.15

2 Timothy 4.2-5

Trust the Spirit.

Matthew

Luke

What Gospel Message Would You Give? A) You get a phone call from a non Christian who just had a major fight with their spouse / significant other, the person knows he or she needs to be a better person. They ask you for help.

What Gospel Message Would You Give? B) A non Christian friend of yours drops by after losing his or her job for having repeated problems of angry outbursts on the job. They want to get their anger under control and ask you how you stay cool.

What Gospel Message Would You Give? C) You’re at the park with your non Christian friend. Their child is out of control and the stress of parenting is too much. They turn to you for advice.

What Gospel Message Would You Give? D) You run into a non Christian friend in the Walmart parking lot. Your friend tells you that his or her mom is dying from cancer. They start bawling in front of you.

The way to build a strong church is to find the hurt in a community and heal it. -Donald McGavran

Total Evangelism First, we must find methods that effectively identify those who are likely to be receptive to the gospel and then influence them in such a way as to produce lasting conversions. Second, we must have the kind of organization that gets the members involved in the work of the local congregation. And third, we must have the kind of counseling and teaching that helps Christians grow spiritually so that they will be able to solve the problems they face and learn to live the more abundant life. –Flavil Yeakley

Total Evangelism …[W]e must have the kind of counseling and teaching that helps Christians grow spiritually so that they will be able to solve the problems they face and learn to live the more abundant life. –Flavil Yeakley

One of the problems today is that there is too much world in the church and not enough church in the world. -Flavil Yeakley

The Two Parties US God

The Problem US God Holy Ex Pet Heb Sinful Rom 3.23, 5.12 Eph John 1.10 Rom 6.23 The wages of sin is death…

The Separation (Isaiah ) We are Sinful God is Holy Holy Ex Pet Heb Rev Sinful Rom 3.23, 5.12 Eph John 1.10 Rom 6.23 The wages of sin is death…

The Bridge (Colossians ) Resurrection 2 Cor 5.17 Rom Death Heb Pet 3.18 Heb …enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus… Jesus Christ

The Apostle Paul Acts Acts Acts

2 Questions (Based on the text) What did Paul believe? What did Paul do?

The Apostle Paul Acts Acts Acts

Why is Paul a bright light? (Based on the text)

Paul’s Gospel (Message) 2 Timothy Paul God

Paul’s Gospel (Message) Paul God

Paul’s Gospel (Message) Paul God Jesus Christ

The DBR (1 Corinthians , ) Rom 6.3, Tim 2.11 Gal 2.20 Heb Pet John 1.7 Rom 6.4 Colossians 2.12 Rom 6.5, 8-11 Colossians Cor 5.17 John 3.5-7

What’s your gospel? (Romans , 2 Timothy )

Jeremiah

Pray: daily for 3 nonbelievers within your sphere of influence. Read: Luke , Do: write, text, or call your 3 people and let them know you have been praying for them. Ask them for a specific prayer request. Respond: prayer changes things. Homework

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