Session four. Challenge: Go and explore the answer to one of the difficult questions you least want...

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session four

Transcript of Session four. Challenge: Go and explore the answer to one of the difficult questions you least want...

session four

Challenge: Go and explore the answer to one of the difficult

questions you least want to be asked!

Feedback from session three

5 Key principles

TimeRealityUnderstandingSacrificeTell

Go make disciples…

• Matthew 28:16-20

• To be a disciple and to make disciples

Next steps

Q: After having a ‘God conversation’, what next steps have you found effective in enabling

that person to discover more of who Jesus is?

Next steps

1 Self2 One-to-one

3 Groups4 Courses5 Church

1 Self

A journey of prayerComing to faith alone

Spiritual disciplines

2 One-to-one

123 discipleshipHospitality

Reading the BiblePrayer

3 Groups

House GroupsDoing something together

Puzzling Questions/Table Talk

4 Courses

AlphaChristianity Explored

5 Church

New YearEaster

Christmas

Back to Church Sunday

Challenge

• On a journey• Getting to a destination

Leading someone to Jesus

• Language• Praying together

10 Helpful reminders

1. Knowing God first

Challenge: Set goals to exercise spiritual disciplines

10 Helpful reminders

2. Only God can change someone, not you

Challenge: Read Acts 8:26-40

10 Helpful reminders

3. Pray for your friends

Challenge: Prayerfully list five friends whom you will commit to pray for daily

10 Helpful reminders

4. Expect opportunities to arrive

Challenge: See interruptions in your daily schedule as potential God opportunities

10 Helpful reminders

5. Talk about Jesus

Challenge: “What did you do at the weekend?” Answer this question in a way that talks about Jesus

10 Helpful reminders

6. Avoid jargon

Challenge: Find new words to describe ‘sin’, ‘repentance’, ‘salvation’ and ‘being saved’

10 Helpful reminders

7. Know when to stop

Challenge: Pray for discernment when sharing Jesus, knowing when to stop

10 Helpful reminders8. Recognise people are on a journey

Challenge: Listen to find out where people are at in their desire to know God.

10 Helpful reminders

9. Build trust with people

Challenge: Start to intentionally build a friendship with a neighbour

10 Helpful reminders

10. 1 Peter 3:15 – Be prepared

Challenge: Pray that God will give you a daily opportunity to share Jesus

Challenge: just do it!