1. objection!

2. Our Roadmap Session 1: Why Become a Contagious Christian
Lost people matter to God; they matter to u__________
R________________ evangelism
Session 2: Being Yourself
Evangelism Styles
Positives (and cautions) of your styles
Session 3: Building Relationships
Friends/Family, New Friends
Three Approaches to starting spiritual conversations 2

3. Roadmap Session 4: What’s Your Story? BC, MC, WC
Session 5: What’s God’s Story?
God, Us, Christ, You
“Do vs. D_________”, “The Bridge
Session 6: Crossing the Line
Session 7: Putting It Together
Session 8: Objection!

4. Preview Identify common objections to the Christian faith
Practice responding to objections
List points to remember about approach and attitude when talking to others about Christ

5. Prayer, Community Building
Group Leader: The person in your small group whose birthday is farthest from today (6 months away). Lead your group through the following:
Everyone acquainted in your group?
2. What is your biggest fear about death? 5

6. Video Vignette: Kevin & Friends
Listen to the questions that Ryan asks, and the answers that Kevin gives.
What did you think of the way Kevin answered Ryan’s questions?

7. Individual Activity
Read the following five objections that you just heard in the vignette (see next slides)
Write a response that you could use.

8. Objection One
“Why can’t you just believe what you want to believe, and let me believe what I want to believe? As long as we both really believe in something, what’s the difference?”
Your response: ___________________

9. Objection Two:
“As long as I believe in God, does it really matter what religion I follow?”
Your response: ____________________

10. Objection Three:
“How can you say that Christianity is right and all other religions are wrong? Isn’t that narrow-minded?”
Your response: ______________________

11. Objection Four:
“How do you know that what you believe is true, and that Jesus really is who you think he is?”
Your response: ____________________

12. Objection Five:
“You keep using the Bible to answer my questions. How do you know the Bible is true?”
Your response: ___________________

13. Small Group (or Partner) Activity
Someone volunteer to be the objection-raiser
Ask the believer one of the five previous objection/questions
Someone volunteer to be the gospel-speaker
Respond to the objection raised
Someone else give it a try…

14. Video Vignette: Lindsey and Sarah
What did you think of the way Lindsey answered Sarah’s questions?

15. Individual Activity
Read the following five objections that you just heard in the vignette (see next slides)
Write a response that you could use.

16. Objection One:
“If I became a Christian, wouldn’t that mean I’d have to stop having fun?”
Your response: ____________________

17. Objection Two:
“Why would I want to be a Christian with all of those rules I’d have to follow?”
Your response: ______________________

18. Objection Three:
“Why should I become a Christian when the Christians I know don’t act any differently than I do now?”
Your response: ___________________

19. Objection Four:
“If God can do anything he wants, why doesn’t he get rid of all the evil in the world?”
Your response: ____________________

20. Objection Five:
“If God is so loving and kind, why does he let innocent people suffer and die?”
Your response: _____________________

21. Small Group (or Partner) Activity
Someone volunteer to be the objection-raiser
Ask the believer one of the five previous objection/questions
Someone volunteer to be the gospel-speaker
Respond to the objection raised
Someone else give it a try…

22. Activity Follow-up How comfortable were you answering these questions?
How well do you think you could deal with people who have objections to Christianity?

23. For help: The Case for Faith, Lee Strobel
The Case for a Creator, Lee Strobel
Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door, Josh McDowell
Give Me An Answer, Cliffe Knechtle
Reason to Believe, R. C. Sproul
Know What you Believe, Paul Little
Know Why You Believe, Paul Little
The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis
When God Doesn’t Make Sense, James Dobson

24. Points to Remember Approach: Questions are not bad
Look out for SMOKE SCREENS
Answer the question, but then get back to the central message of the gospel
Use the Bible when appropriate
Ask QUESTIONS before you give answers

25. Points to Remember Attitude: We need to BE GENTLE
Show the person RESPECT
Be HUMBLE

26. Wrap-Up Identified common objections to the Christian faith
Practiced responding to objections
Listed points to remember about approach and attitude when talking to others about Christ

27. Course Summary Learned that lost people matter to God
Identified unique evangelism styles
Practiced starting spiritual conversations
Practiced telling your story
Shared God’s story
Practiced crossing the line
Responded to objections

28. Closing Challenge & Prayer28