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This Material Is Based On

The Book Share Jesus Without Fear By William Fay & Ralph Hodge
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The Starfish Story

Well I sure made a difference for that one Just like that single starfish, the world for one person can change every time you share the gospel

Developing a Heart to Share Jesus

Recall some of the times you spoke about Christ Five questions, Seven Verses & Five additional questions After this course, you will have the confidence Witnessing should be a normal part of our life, God is at work in people all around us Our part is to be obedient
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A Barrier To Sharing Christ

Think of one person (co-worker, family member, etc) whom you feel is the least likely person to become a Christian What is it about some people which makes us feel they are so unlikely to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior?
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Are We to Witness?
Christs first instructions to His new followers were: Come follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. (Mark 1:17) His last instructions to His disciples were: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8) 6

Many Christians do Not Know How

To share their faith Many have tried and received a negative reaction Felt rejected and thought they failed As a result they do not witness anymore and now feel guilty about it

The Sin of Silence

Is there a sin of silence when we say nothing? Is anybody here guilty of the sin of silence? Maybe - someone else can speak to this person about Christ

The Sin of Silence is a Deadly Sin

Can we recall the times we chose to be silent? The Apostle Peter thought it made sense not to put himself in danger Many of us have also decided not to risk being rejected, embarrassed or persecuted. Why do we choose to be silent?

Share Jesus Without Fear

Will show you how to be free from failure when witnessing to those who are spiritually lost. You will learn that success is more than leading someone to Christ. Success is living the Christian life day by day, sharing the gospel and trusting God for the results.
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What Is Success In Witnessing?

How many of you thought that success in witnessing is bringing someone to the point of a decision for Christ? Success in witnessing is living out my Christian life, sharing the gospel and trusting God for the results
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Gideon & Moses were reluctant to go

Gideons Objections were: But Lord how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh and I am the least in my family. (Judges 6:15) Yet with nothing more than faith in God and in partnership with Him, Gideon was to accomplish Gods mission with only 300 men against an opposing army of approx. 120,000
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Moses Initial Reaction to God

1. He didnt have the position or stature to approach a powerful Pharaoh (Ex 3:11-12) 2. The people wont believe his story (Ex 4:1-9) 3. That he isnt a good speaker and cant talk easily or say the right things (Ex 4:10-12) Does that sound familiar?

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(Exodus 3:12) God Says I will be with you

Moses overlooked, Gods promise Many Christians today overlook this promise Jesus command in the Bible in Matthew 28:19 says Go and make Disciples

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Why Are We Afraid To Share?

1. Fear of rejection 2. I dont know enough 3. What if people will get offended 4. Im uncomfortable sharing at work 5. My life is not what it ought to be 6. What if I get ridiculed for sharing 7. Im not good at evangelism
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Why Are We Afraid To Share

8. Fear of confrontation 9. Embarrassment 10. Complacency 11. Bad past experiences 12. More responsibilities 13. I wont be liked What can enable us to overcome these fears?
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You Will Likely be One of Several

Christians in the lost persons life On average it takes 7 or 8 times after hearing the gospel before someone surrenders to Christ You may be first touch You may be #7 or even #10 or #30 for some -- Or you may be the key that opens their heart
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You cant fail

If youre faithful The Bible will provide the answers The Holy Spirit will provide the power (John 16:7-8) says, When He (the Holy Spirit) comes He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment.

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Learning a Way to Share Jesus

Three Simple Steps To Sharing Jesus Without Fear

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And.. the Three Simple Steps Are

1.You will ask a person Five Questions to determine if God is working in a persons life 2.The person will read seven verses from the Bible and explain what each verse means (if they give you permission to open your Bible) 3.You will then ask them Five additional Questions to lead them to the point of a decision for Christ This method makes witnessing incredibly simple It will help you to avoid unnecessary arguments
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And... How do you avoid an argument?

What is the best way to avoid an argument? Answer By asking questions What should you not do? Answer Not comment or argue
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Just Ask Questions

No Memorizing of Scripture However, we do recommend memorizing the questions You are totally dependent upon the Holy Spirit using the Word of God No one will be able to argue with you

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The First Step

Is a series of five questions that will help you determine the persons spiritual condition You will sense if God is working in his/her life These five questions will help you move a conversation toward spiritual concerns It will help you to avoid talking more than you listen
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The Five Questions

1. Do you have any kind of spiritual belief? 2. To you who is Jesus? 3. Do you think there is a heaven and a hell? 4. If you died right now, where would you go? 5. If what you believe were not true, would you want to know it?
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The First Question!

1. Do you have any type of spiritual belief? Allow the person to bring their disbelief into the conversation You should not attempt to clarify anything the person says Just focus on attentive listening Your only responses should be something like Umm or Uh huh.
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The Second Question!

2. To you who is Jesus? This is a question for Religious people to see if they actually have a personal relationship with Jesus. Some will answer, He was a good man. Or, the man who died on the cross These answers do not indicate a personal relationship with Christ A Christian would simply answer, My Lord and my Savior.
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Does the Person Have A Personal Relationship With Jesus?

Each one of us have to either accept or reject Him! In Mat 16:13-16, Jesus asked, But what about you? Who do you say that I am?

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Question Three!
3. Do you think there is a heaven and a hell? This is also, a non-threatening question You are opening an opportunity for him or her to talk about the subject of heaven and hell Let them tell you what they believe Let the Holy Spirit use this question to turn their heart toward Jesus
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Question Four!
4. If you died right now, where would you go? This requires a response from the heart People get very serious when reflecting on the personal aspects of their lives If the answer is Heaven. Ask, Why would God let you in. The answer they give will open their heart to receive additional truth
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Question Five!
If what you believe were not true would you want to know it? If the answer is Yes proceed to step two (Reading the Bible verses) If the answer is No then stop When you become silent, they may want you to continue However, if you get a firm No remember, he is 30 using the freedom of choice that God gives

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Seven Minute Break

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The Second Step Seven Bible Verses

This step provides a series of Bible verses to ask the lost person to read out loud In (Luke 24:45) it says Then He (Jesus) opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. God uses Scripture to change peoples lives
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The Rabbit Trail

Highlight and Mark Your Bible This makes guiding them through the 7 verses of the Bible very simple They will probably think you went to Bible college Use a yellow highlighter,it is the easiest to see through
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The Seven Verses to Let The Bible Speak

1. Romans 3:23 The issue of sin 2. Romans 6:23 The penalty of sin 3. John 3:3 how to enter a relationship with Christ 4. John 14:6 The narrowness of the gospel 5. Romans 10:9-11 Anyone can be saved 6. 2nd Cor 5:15 We must turn from and turn to 7. Revelation 3:20 A choice to accept or reject
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Two Important Principles

To sharing your faith using verses from the Bible 1. Hearing. It is important to say, Read the verse out loud. and 2. Ask the Question. What does it mean to you? When the person has finished reading the verse * You are only in the page turning business * Gods Word does the convicting
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Present What The Bible Says

If a person says I dont know what it means Just say read it again! Dont be to hasty explaining the Scripture Verse. The purpose is to cause the person to think and for the Holy Spirit to continue convicting him of his spiritual emptiness.

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Asking For A Decision.

Something that many Christians fear the most Many lost people want to find a way to receive the promises of Scripture They simply need someone to use the Bible to tell them how Remember, the power of the Holy Spirit will have been working in the life of the lost person
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The Five Closing Questions!

1. Are you a sinner? 2. Do you want forgiveness for your sins? 3. Do you believe Jesus died on the cross for you and rose again? 4. Are you willing to surrender your life to Christ? 5. Are you ready to invite Jesus into your life and into your heart?
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The Answer Is Yes or No

Remember.. You havent argued with or pressured the person You have been a kind and thoughtful listener Have faith that God will be at work When you ask the final question: - be silent and pray
This is a crucial point in the witnessing process
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Wait For Their Answer!

If a person has broken the silence with a simple yes or Im ready. Then! Kindly guide her to state specifically that she wants to invite Jesus into her life Then offer to lead her in a prayer of repentance and faith

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Jesus said Today you will be with Me in Paradise

Remember it is not the words they use that saves them Deciding to trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior saves them. The only words the thief on the cross spoke to enter heaven was Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom! God knew what was in his heart.
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The Why Principal

Answer the No response with why? It is important to ask why a person has decided to reject Christ The real reasons are usually far deeper than what has been said The simple question, Why provides an opportunity to deal with the issue You can keep using Why to get to the real issue 42

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Two common negative remarks about the Bible

1. There are many errors in the Bible Answer: Hand them your Bible and have them point out the errors 2. There are many translations, how do you know which one is right Answer: Did you know that each of these Christian versions all share the same intent?
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To Many Hypocrites In The Church!

Brings an immediate switch from why she isnt ready, to a concern for hypocrites in the Church Answer, I have great comfort in the Bible teaching us that we are to follow Jesus, not people Ive also, come to realize that if I were to join a perfect church it would no longer be perfect
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They Live A Sinful Life and Enjoy It

Answer: Suppose you are driving home tonight and you have an accident that takes your life From what youve read in the Bible, since you died after deciding not too trust your life to Jesus, what will happen to you? The usual response is an acknowledgment of Hell of where they would go.
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I Am Not Good Enough

Answer: (Romans 10:13) Everyone who calls on the name of Lord will be saved. You could say, If a person is a murderer or a thief, do you think that verse includes him? Most people will say Yes You can respond with, Then can He forgive you? The answer of course is yes
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There Are Many Religions In The World

Which one is right? All religions in the world can basically be divide into two groups Christianity on one hand All other religions on the other hand

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Other Religions Make Two Claims

(a) That Jesus is not God. He may be a great prophet, teacher or good man but not the Messiah and (b) That if you do enough good works through your own efforts, you can receive some form of salvation

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Christianity Claims
That Jesus is God. That God has come to us in the person of Jesus Christ who lived, died on the cross and rose from the grave, that we might have eternal life Jesus has paid the price for our salvation And.. That without a personal relationship with Christ we are all hopelessly lost
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After Receiving Christ

You might say something like this! Now that you are a believer God wants you to be involved in a fellowship of believers I would like to help you get started If the person lives near your church, you will probably invite the person to go with you to your church
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If They Dont Live Close By

You might say something like this! Do you think you would be more interested in going to a small church or a large church? Then! Offer to help locate someone who will call them within a few days

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Seeing God Create A New Life

Do you think God could use you to reach some of the people in your circle of influence?

Someone knew that I wasnt okay

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We Must Tell Others About Jesus

and Let our Light shine.

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Be Prepared To Witness
1. Determine where God is working 2. Allow the Word of God to convict 3. (Then ask the five additional) questions for the person to reach a decision for Christ Its as simple as that even you can do it!
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Your Greatest Strength Is

Your willingness to trust God as your Partner in guiding a lost brother or sister, a parent, a son or daughter, a colleague at work or a stranger to know the saving grace of God God will bless you as you join Him in the exciting journey of Sharing Jesus Without Fear

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Lets Read Mark 2:1-12

Mark 2:1-12 NIV A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...." He said to the paralytic, "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home." He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!" 56

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What does Faith do?

The house was packed; people had come from miles around for Jesus to heal them There was no room for anyone else! Was it risky to carry an invalid up on the roof? Was it dangerous to cut through the roof and lower their friend down?

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Faith Gets Gods Attention

Vs 5 says When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven. Jesus not only healed his body He healed his soul as well. God gives us so much more than we could ever imagine when we come to Him in faith Four men had enough hope in Christ and love for their friend that they took a chance
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God gives us what we need!

And its a good thing Which of us would have dared to say: God, would you please be tortured and hang yourself on a cross to a horrible death as a substitution for every sin I have ever committed? And then after you forgive me, could you prepare a place for me in your house to live with you forever?
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We are all like that Invalid!

Helpless and unable to save ourselves We would ask for little things like a long life, a healthy body and a good job But - have you come to God to have your sins totally and completely forgiven? Are willing to repent and receive Christ ? To receive Christ as the Lord and Master of your life.
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Are Your Sins Forgiven?

Jesus said in Vs 5 Young man, your sins are forgiven. Vs7 reminds us that Only God can forgive sins. and in V5 Jesus is the one who forgives his sins Will you be that person that stands up today to repent (which means to turn from your sins and turn to God) and come to Jesus to receive forgiveness for your sins?
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A Prayer to Receive Christ

Heavenly Father, I have sinned against You. I want forgiveness for all my sins. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for me and rose again. Father I give You my life to do with as You wish. I want Jesus Christ to come into my life and into my heart. I pray and ask this in Jesus Name, Amen.
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