Advice To Help You Share The Gospel

1. You may not be an evangelist, but we are all called to share the good news. Jesus came to ‘Seek and to save that which was lost’ Luke 19:10.
2. Pray for the people you meet who don’t yet know Jesus. Prayer can move mountains – especially in people’s hearts and minds.
3. God enlightens the soul as the Holy Spirit ‘will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness and of judgment’ John 16:8.
4. ‘...He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world’ 1 John 4:4.
5. ‘…God is love’ 1 John 4:8.
6. ‘There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out all fear…’ 1 John 4:18.
7. ‘...Whatever you do, do all for the glory of God’ 1 Corinthians 10:31.
8. ‘I planted, Apollos watered but God gave the increase’ 1 Corinthians 3:6.
9. There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just person who need no repentance’ Luke 15:7.
10. ‘…Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour in the Lord is not in vain’ 1 Corinthians 15:58.
11. ‘I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength’ Philippians 4:13.

Helpful Websites, Defend Your Faith, Digi Tracts and Reach Out Trust.

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Helpful Salvation Scriptures

Mankind is guilty of sin and subject to God’s wrath and condemnation. Jesus the incarnate Son of God gave His life as a substitute for sinful man. Jesus can redeem anyone from the power of sin and its consequences. Man can be justified solely by the grace of God, through repentance and faith in Christ’s death and resurrection from the dead.

1. ‘All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all’ Isaiah 53:6.
2. ‘...they are all under sin. As it is written “There is none righteous, no, not one…there is none who does good, no, not one”’ Romans 3:9-10.
3. ‘...all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth to be a propitiation by His blood, through faith…’ Romans 3:23-25.
4. ‘But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.’ Romans 5:8.
5. ‘...just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned...’ Romans 5:12.
6. ‘As through one man’s [Adam] offences judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s [Jesus] righteous act the free gift came to all men resulting in justification of life’ Romans 5:18.
7. ‘For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord’ Romans 6:23.
8. ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life’ John 3:16.
9. ‘Christ died for your sins’ 1 Corinthians 15:3.
10. ‘For by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast’ Ephesians 2:8-9.
11. ‘For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time’ 1 Timothy 2:5-6.
12. ‘He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life’ 1 John 5:12.
13. “He who believes in Him [Jesus] is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” John 3:18.
14. ‘Repent therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the Lord’ Act 3:19.

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Types Of Approaches Which Can Be Used In Evangelism

1. Use your testimony 1 Peter 3:15 “...Always be ready to give a defence to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you...”

2. Look out for the downcast and lowly person - invite them to church: ‘Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in that my house may be full’ Luke 14:23.

3. Preaching the gospel message, 2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season.”

4. In general chit-chat talk about God and the Bible, Romans 10:17 “Faith comes by hearing, and by hearing the Word of God.”

5. Help those who are seeking God. Revelation 22:17 ‘The Spirit and the Bride [the church] say “come!” and let him who hears say “come!” and let him who thirsts come. And whosoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.’ Romans 10:13 ‘Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.’

6. Using local knowledge or an issue to bridge the gap and to talk about Christ Jesus, Acts 17:22-34, Paul speaking to the men of Athens at Areopagus.

7. We persuade men, reminding them of the judgment to come, 2 Corinthians 5:11 ‘Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men.’

8. Strike up a conversation and gradually talk about the good news, (Paul at the river side) Acts 16:13-15.

9. Reasoning with individuals or small groups, like Paul, when he was on trial. ‘As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid…’ Acts 24:25.

10. Reasoning in places of worship, using the Scriptures, as was Paul’s custom, Acts 17:2.

11. Discussions or debates in public places, which leads to divine appointments, Acts 17:17 the Apostle Paul ‘He reasoned in the Synagogue with the Jews and with the gentile worshipers, and in the market places daily with those who happened to be there.’

12. Remember we have the ministry of reconciliation, speak about mans disobedience and how Jesus bridged the gap; man can be a new creation 2 Corinthians 5:17-18.

13. As Christ ambassadors, live honourably as you represent the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, 2 Corinthians 5:20, ‘We are ambassadors for Christ as though God were pleading through us…be reconciled to God.’ Paul and Silas singing in prison, an earthquake opened the jail doors and the jailer got converted, Acts 16:25-34.

14. Paul did not use eloquent words of wisdom, but preached Christ crucified, and gloried in the Lord 1 Corinthians 1:18-31.

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Do All Religions Lead To God?

To say that every religion leads to God, allows people to believe everything and nothing, without real responsibility. William James a psychologist (1842-1910) said, “When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.”

Most religions put the emphasis on man working towards God’s (or gods') approval. Jesus Christ put the emphasis on a personal, loving God who has made a huge effort to reach out towards mankind. What is truth? Jesus said “I am the way the truth and the life...” People can be sincere in what they believe, but they also can be sincerely wrong.

If you examine the world religions in many ‘key doctrines’ they often say contradictory things. They cannot all be right! To make them acceptable to each other, people have thrown away many 'key doctrines'. But if you do that, you are admitting, that they are at least partially wrong. If everything is thrown away, there is no substance left to consider!

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Our Salvation Is A Free Gift

Salvation is a free gift of God’s grace; it is something that we don’t deserve. God loved us and sent His One and only Son, so that whoever believes in Him, shall not perish [in hell] but have everlasting life [with God]. If you want to partake of this free gift of salvation, then you need to give your life over to God. You need to realise that Jesus Christ paid the ultimate price for you. We look by faith to Him for our eternal salvation and turn from our old bad ways of life. We must read the Holy Bible daily as it teaches us right from wrong and shows us moral teaching on a wide variety of subjects and spend time in prayer getting to know God.

1. Jesus said that you need to be born again John 3:3-18. When you ask Jesus into your life; you look to Him by faith to save you.

2. You need to repent of your sins, say you’re sorry and mean it from the heart. Repentance is a change in your mind, it means a 180-degree turn around in direction, Mark 1:15 and Mark 6:12. A change of lifestyle is often needed to follow Jesus, as we have to live holy and honourably before Him.

‘If we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness’ 1 John 1:9.

‘That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation’ Romans 10:9-10.

If you are really serious about become a disciple (a true follower of Jesus), and you’re sincerely sorry for disobeying Him (for breaking God's laws) then you can say this prayer, as a prayer of faith (or you may wish to use your own words)...

“Dear Father, I am sorry for all the bad things that I have done and thought, and also for disobeying your laws. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for me and that after three days He rose again. Please forgive me and come into my life - may Jesus be my best friend, because I want to follow You for the rest of my life. Today I repent of my sin, I choose to stop living for myself and I want to live for you. I ask you to fill me with the Holy Spirit and guide me from now on. In the name of Jesus I pray. AMEN.”

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