Try to imagine an unsaved person marooned on a tiny, uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. If we require an understanding of these truths before faith in Christ can be valid, we are obviously requiring more than the Gospel of John does. It is precisely the ability of Jesus to guarantee eternal life that makes Him the Christ in the Johannine sense of that term. The disciples of Jesus were saved without knowledge of the death and resurrection of their Master. The Deserted Island Scenario Let me begin with a strange scenario. Suffice it to say, however, that Jesus never fails anyone who trusts Him for everlasting salvation. One of the best ways to share your faith is to live a godly life. For our online church services during the coronavirus season, I volunteered to reach out to people who have contacted us to let us know that they want to trust in Christ, yet I dont really know how to do this. Romans 6:23b The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus paid the penalty for our sins when He died on the cross. Think of evangelism in light of life's journeys. Not at all. In your name, amen.. Are you ready for this? If we try to impose guilt or coerce a conversion, most people will reject our message. And apart from the cross, for most modern Americans, the offer of salvation by faith alone in Christ alone, just doesnt compute. Guide my life and help me to do your will. I hope you will be too someday.. "Jesus saith, unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." You might start with his holiness or his justice, because what we need to clarify here in this first treasure chest is that everything else is not going to make any sense if we dont have some sense of who God is and what hes like, and how sin, which were going to talk about in treasure chest #2, is against God not just against people. They begin to realize that only someone all-powerful and supernatural, i.e. Thats our duty. First Corinthians 10:31: Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God., All of us have failed to live for the glory of God. Dynamic 1: Children Understand Concrete Terms And Language Better Than They Understand Abstract Terms And Language. Leading Someone to the Lord evangelizing | carm.org A verse that reminds us of the magnitude of the newness can be found in 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 (MSG): "What we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. PDF How to Lead People to Christ, Part 2: Our Invitation to Respond BACKGROUND: There is no joy like the joy of leading someone to Christ! And the most obvious reason for doing so is that this is what Paul and the other Apostles did. Would he later come back to me and say, well you didnt know enough about me when you trusted me, so Im afraid I cant help you? Read more about diving into your walkwith God through prayer, Scripture and relationships. GES uses all contributions and proceeds from the sales of our resources to further the gospel of grace in the United States and abroad. (2) Additional verses in Romans that provide further insights for each one of these steps (along with ideas for sermons, Bible studies, and teaching tools) to help congregants remember the "Romans Road" can be found at http://www.gotquestions.org/Romans-road-salvation.html, http://theromanroad.org, and http://christianity.about.com/od/conversion/qt/romansroad.htm. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8). How to lead someone to Christ (Salvation) The promise of eternity is clear in scripture; we are made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-27). Sign up to receive Pastor Jacks inspirational emails, ministry news and special offers. A faithful witness is one who is credible on a particular subject because of their experience, which shows in their convictions. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.. They do this despite the fact that the Gospel of John makes no effort to present this doctrine. Acts 2:41-42 Those who had received the Word were committed to prayer. Before I give you my four treasure chests that you put in front of you on the table when youre talking or on the phone, the first thing I would say to a person a total stranger, say, that Ive just called to follow up with would be something like this: I am so excited, because you are about to enter into the hardest and happiest way of life that there is. Now, they might be puzzled by that statement, and it might issue in a little conversation, but I think it strikes a very crucial balance: hard and happy, hard and happy. If they say no, ask if they would mind if you said a brief pray for them. Know God. Through him alone we can know God personally and experience God's love (Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 15:36; John 14:6). A witness is also a spokesperson, someone who has something to say on the subject. Download & Print Teaching Notes and Free Bookmark Handouts The ABC's of Salvation explain the way of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ in three simple easy to remember steps. Even in the grace movement, we are sorely tempted to make the gospel more complicated than God makes it. *False Doctrines Refuted It's an act of love. On a very practical level, when I am dealing with an unsaved person, I find that if I simply tell him he only needs to believe in Christ, this usually doesnt make sense to him. Jesus said, In My Fathers house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. Box 1308, Denton, TX 76202. Martha said, Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world (11:27). Show those close to you that you carespend time with them, help meet their needs and offer to listen when they have problems. Salvation is not the result of assenting to a detailed creed. Everything starts with the greatness of God, the glory of God. If we say that it does, we are reading something into the text and not reading something out of it! More resources to help you share your faith: Gary Cobb, a BGEA staff member who helps train others to share their faith, shares five things to remember. So I find it not only useful, but indeed essential, to explain that the Lord Jesus Christ bought our way to heaven by paying for all our sins. To Order a hard cover copy of "The Answers Book" for the cost of $25.00 plus postage & handling, Email Keith Piper at piper1@bigpond.net.au, This book is a wonderful & effective resource to equip Christians to build up their faith & fulfill the great commission. Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. The character of the Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit working through our lives will give evidence of our genuine Savior, Jesus. You may welcome them into a discipling relationship with yourself or with somebody else your church has arranged or invite them to a class. We're Christ's representatives" (MSG). There is nothing- I mean NOTHING- to compare to it! "I have loved you with an everlasting love." This is the same place prepared for the devil and his angels, Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41). Our responsereceive Christ. The Bible makes it clear that every person must have an experience with Jesus through the Holy Spirit to be saved. Trust him, speak to him, tell him all your heart. Every believer is commissioned to bring people to Jesus. There are specific requirements or prerequisites that must be implemented to receive the full benefit from the Word of God. In other words, he believes Jesus words in John 6:47. In the light of what we have just said, should we preach the cross of Christ? They should do so because Jesus has bought their salvation at the cost of His own precious blood. Start by asking them three simple questions that will allow you to find out where they stand in their relationship with the Lord. Live Free. And I dont always love my neighbor as myself. Stress the love of God. Those are my four chests of truth, and I call them treasure chests because every chest has dozens of passages of Scripture and dozens of ways to talk about God and sin and Christ and faith. Please indicate which email(s) you would like to receive. Heaven and Hell faces those made in the image of God. God made us this way, eternity is promised in scripture to both saved and lost. If we are not fishing, we are not following Him. According to Pauls own statement, when he came to Corinth to preach, he was determined not to know anything among [them] except Jesus Christ and Him crucified (1 Cor 2:2). But now let us look at John 4. And oh my, there are so many you could choose. It just does not teach this. Hell is where those who do not surrender to Christ are separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power (2 Thessalonians 1:9). Salvation is NOT in a church or denomination. We are by nature, Paul said in Ephesians 2:3, children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. None of us escapes this condition; none of us escapes the penalty of death and judgment and hell. The contents of this book fall into these main categories: I will make it emphatically clear a little later on that I think we should. God has made provision for us so we wont have to face this penalty, but the choice is ours. When we pray in tongues its our human spirit that is praying its not the Holy Spirit, but us. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201 I love this question. *General Proofs In other words, God does not say to people, You trusted my Sons name, but you didnt believe in His virgin birth, or His substitutionary atonement, or His bodily resurrection, so your faith is not valid. We say that, but Gods Word does not. While this is certainly valid, an alternative version is quoted here (compare http://www.4laws.com/laws/englishkgp) because it better emphasizes the missio Dei(God's desire to be reunited with his wayward offspring). For free downloadable online notes: See Chapter 8 Complete Notes. (Acts 16:31). I have found that in many growing churches almost all congregants know how to explain the story of Jesus' bridge. Everything starts with God. He went to the cross, experienced death and separation from God in our place. Leading Your Child to Christ By Focus on the Family March 15, 2022 Raising children to follow Christ requires your faith and trust in the Lord's plan. Salvation does not even require an understanding of how it was provided for or made possible. Understand that your own life is a great part of your witness. Step #3. We must be careful not to sound judgemental, but rather show that we can only have this relationship with God and receive new life when we turn away from sin. You cant open someones heart to the truth of the Gospelbut God can, by His Spirit. Paul said, God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4). Thats why the man on the deserted island can get saved with only the barest minimum of information. PDF How to Lead Someone to Christ - Tom Shanklin Ministries How to Lead a Person to Christ Uploaded by Andrew Description: This book is a wonderful & effective resource to equip Christians to build up their faith & fulfill the great commission. Salvation is in JESUS CHRIST ALONE not a church. 2. Matthew and Mark have both words. Jesus said, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19). No one comes to the Father except through Me. Now we have to believe in that as well. Do we? And this is true no matter how little they might have known about the One whom that name represents. But why is he not saved if he believes the promise of Jesus words? The simple fact is that the whole Fourth Gospel is designed to show that its readers can get saved in the same way as the people who got saved in Johns narrative. Neither explicitly nor implicitly does the Gospel of John teach that a person must understand the cross to be saved. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The wages (penalty) of sin is death. And thats what you want: you want to close with Christ: receive Christ, believe Christ, engage with Christ, have Christ. Our deal is cancelled. Then, let the Holy Spirit take it from there. Christ arose from the dead. Only Christ can do that, and planting is telling people about Christ. It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). You could explain from Psalm 37:4 that its a happy way: Delight yourself in the Lord. The Lord is worthy of our joy; he wants us to be happy in him. Most unsaved people can understand that point, even if they dont believe its true. So many times we throw in things like our denomination or other doctrines or we use religious terms that a lot of people dont understand. Here are four concepts to remember when leading a person to Christ: Focus on Jesus as God's Son and resurrected Savior. Problem: Sin Secondly we need to share about the reality of sin. But no doubt Philip thought of Jesus as the naturally born son of Joseph and Mary. You have to decide how long youre going to talk, and you might draw things to a close either by inviting them to pray or giving them the option of dealing with God in private. I like to start with Gods glory because Pauls going to define sin as a falling short of Gods glory (Romans 3:23). GIVE ME MY FREE NOTES Today's video will discuss. People not only listen to your words, they look at your life. Jesus has never yet failed anyone who trusted in His name for eternal salvation. We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know God personally and experience his love (John 1:12; Ephesians 2:89; Revelation 3:20). Were on a mission to change that. God loves you and wants you to experience the peace and life He offers. Non-Christians often look at Christians as hypocritical because we say one thing but do another. Declare your faith to him, welcome him as your friend. I sincerely hope no grace person would want to be stuck with a position like that. Moreover it will be at the name of Jesus that every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess (Phil 2:10). Thats treasure chest #2. Romans 10:13 Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Our only responsibility to receive this free gift of eternal life is to call upon Him, accept Jesus as our Savior and only hope of salvation, ask Him to forgive us of our sins, come into our heart and be the Lord of our life (John 1:12; Revelation 3:20; 1 John 1:9). Whether you have a music, teaching or preaching ministry, Evangleist or Revivalist there are ethical guidelines that must be considered when ministering in another persons church. Will you accept the call? We need to lead men to Christ! Say, Do you mind if I ask you a question? All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. Tell them about Gods planpeace and life. What I am saying is this. It is usually only in the light of so perfect a payment that people can come to see the reasonableness of a salvation that is absolutely free. The message of the cross clarifies Gods way of salvation. Gods design is victory! *Second Coming of Jesus Christ But I enjoy doing the work of an evangelist as much, or more, than I enjoy teaching. You can't truly live a life of fulfillment until you live free from the bondages and oppression of darkness. Let me begin with a strange scenario. We are sinful, and the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). If they say something like Im a good person, I try to live a good life, I go to church, etc., proceed to the next question then share the gospel with them. No one on earth will ever possess more than a rudimentary understanding of our Saviors person and work. Peter said, the Lord is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). what can man do to me?, John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. leading a child to accept Jesus as their personal Saviour. We are not leading them to a message, but to Jesus Christ as the object of their faith. He will save those we lead to Him. And I also try hard to practice what I am preaching to you today! We are not only going to die physically, but we will all stand before God on the day of judgment to give an account of our sin. Another way of saying the same thing is this: No one has ever trusted that name and been disappointed. July 29, 2019 In that famous passage we have the Samaritans saying to the woman who had encountered Jesus, Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world (John 4:42). You dont want to go out against an army you cant beat, and you dont want to build a tower you cant finish. Very simply it is this: We want people to believe that Jesus guarantees their eternal destiny. This leads to a question about the eleven apostles who believed in Jesus before He died. There, His presence and power are available to touch the persons heart and draw to them His love. We know the ultimate cure. 2. Maybe youll leave them like this. Step #2. According to the apostle Paul, God is the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Rom 3:26). "There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength." Weve dishonored God in so many ways, which means weve chosen the way of death. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.. The Gospel of John is the only book in our New Testament canon that explicitly declares its purpose to be evangelistic. It comes from a listener named Brooke. You might not be able to answer all of their questions, but they cant deny the reality of what Christ has done in your life. This book is a wonderful & effective resource to equip Christians to build up their faith & fulfill the great commission. The contents of this book fall into these main categories: Naturally this eliminates the idea that a pagan person who has never heard the name of Jesus can be saved by believing in something like the light of creation. I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead. Talk about Gods remedythe cross. Maybe youre afraid to share your faith because you dont know what to say. RRT - Dealing With Children: File Size: 720 kb: File Type: pdf: Download File. Oh, how they have served me so well: God, sin, Christ, faith. These things shouldnt be done for attention or for the sake of doing them, but to help you grow in your own faith. But I did not quarrel with that statement then, nor would I quarrel with it now. The Saviors work on the cross thus becomes a powerful argument that He should be trusted for eternal life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 5 Ways to Lead Someone to Jesus - Modern Evangelism Methods by Grace Church | Aug 29, 2022 | Uncategorized Sharing your faith in Jesus is like turning your lifeboat around for people who are drowning. When you encounter this kind of determined unbelief, dont be needlessly offensive. You have, I have, everybody has. 4. If they say Yes, ask the next question to determine if their salvation is based upon Jesus finished work on the cross. *General, 0% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful, 0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful, Save 17. Also: How Should Scripture Be Interpreted. Believe that Christ died for you on the cross. Downloads - Roman's Road Trip And from Matthew 16:24, you might explain that Jesus said, If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. And you might say a few words about how taking up the cross is not a vacation. Lord, I know Ive sinned against you. To share the Gospel, you can follow these 4 simple steps: 1. "Pastor John, hello! Why? But I didnt put words in his mouth. Main #ought: When you follow the Lord, He will enable you to reach people for Him and lead them into the knowledge of salvation through Jesus Christ. He understands that salvation is absolutely free even though most of the people he knows do not. The Bible says, But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God (John 1:12). The New Testament provides at least six reasons for why Christians embrace the trials they undergo with joy. It all begins with knowing God. Try to imagine an unsaved person marooned on a tiny, uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Pastor John, hello! I am a teacher by spiritual gift. John 3:16 says, For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (NIV). Be courteous and pray that God will continue to work in their hearts. Why are not works required? To be sure, trust in Christ can occur without a knowledge of the cross, but more often than not it doesnt. 10 Verses To Lead Someone to Christ - Women Living Well But what about the cross of Christ? I have explained in several other articles how to lead in these uncertain times. So many believe that if they are just "good" they will make it to heaven. (John 3:16; Romans 10:9; Luke 10:20; Revelation 21:27), Present the promises of acceptance, forgiveness, assurance, and eternal life. This book is also a great resource for anyone who has HONEST questions about the Christian faith in general, but it also explains why many Christians are also Baptist & Independent. Session 10 - How to Lead Someone to Christ One of the most effective ways to share Jesus with others is to be able to share your testimony with them. Copyright 2023 Networld Media Group, LLC. In recounting how the unnamed disciple came to believe that Jesus had risen, it is said of Peter and of himself that as yet they did not know the Scripture that He must rise again from the dead. The eleven disciples had believed in Jesus long before they understood that He must die for their sins and rise again. Nevertheless, let it never be forgotten: If anyone has faith in Jesus as the One who secures his or her eternal destiny, that person is born of God. When he believes John 6:47 he is believing in Jesus as the Christ. PDF How to Lead a Child to Christ - Moody Publishers How to Lead a Person to Christ For Later, Do not sell or share my personal information. Theres darkness within me that I dont know what to do with. How do we share Christ with someone who is overwhelmed with their symptoms? No one has ever trusted in that name for his or her eternal well-being who has not been saved by doing so. Now suppose that our unsaved man somehow becomes convinced that this person called Jesus can guarantee his eternal future, since He promises everlasting life. How do you introduce someone to Christ? 3. So I leave the matter in his hands and sure enough, he comes through and saves me from my financial problem with a generous infusion of cash. The answer to that is emphatically yes. Luke uses the verb many times in Luke and Acts, the noun twice in Acts. To receive Christ, a person needs to do 4 things: Romans 10:13 says, Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Heres a prayer you can pray to receive Christ: Dear Lord Jesus,I know I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. 151-157). And you can name your four chests with four words, and heres the basic, simple plan: Ive remembered those for decades.
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