Let’s go a bit deeper into the Guide role. Being an effective guide involves two skills: knowing what the gospel is and how to share it well, along with your personal story of coming to Christ. In these next few minutes we will take the time to show how many share the gospel these days. In this example, we assume the conversation has progressed to a point – exercising the grace and wisdom of an Explorer – where now we can share the gospel openly. We call this the gospel on a napkin.
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| 1. “Here are a few things that show us what the Bible says about knowing God personally.” “God created mankind to know Him and have life abundantly in relationship with Him. He loves us. (Quote John 1:3,
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. |
In the upper left corner, write “God is love” with an arrow going across the page |
| 2. “When he created us, he gave us body, soul and spirit.” “Our soul is our mind, will and emotions. Our spirit is where we find our meaning by being connected to God. Here we find our sense of purpose. We are meant to be whole by living in relationship with Him. Why are most people not experiencing an abundant life?” {Listen} | Draw circles and words as you explain in the middle of the page above the line you’ve drawn. |
| 3. “As human beings, our soul set our minds on things independent from God (point to word: “mind”), and we longed for things (point to word: “emotions”) that God warned mankind against. We choose to go our own independent way and fellowship with God was broken” (point to word: “will”). Quote Romans 3:23
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, |
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| 4. “Ephesians 2:1-3
1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. |
Color-in fully the circle called “spirit” with black ink – indicating man is dead spiritually. |
| 5. “He is just and must correct what is unjust, what is wrong. There is a penalty for sin.” Quote Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
Draw a line down from the “God is love” line and write the word “sin” on it. Now, draw a stick figure of a man on a new line with an arrow across the page – a lower parallel line. On the left, next to the lower line, write “God is Just and Holy”. |
| 6. “We try to recover the abundant life, knowing something is missing, by living a good life, taking adventures, being religious, philosophy, etc. But we cannot reach God or the abundant life because we have sinned.” | |
| 7. “We need help. New life must be given to us (because we are dead spiritually).” | Draw new circles for body, soul, spirit and say (pointing to spirit): |
| 8. Quote these verses: Romans 5:8
8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 24 ‘He himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by his wounds you have been healed.’ |
Write “Romans 5:8” and “1 Peter 2:24” on the napkin between the two parallel lines. and draw a cross that intersects with both the top and bottom parallel lines (God is love and God is just and holy.) Draw a dark circle (representing sin and its penalty) on the center of the cross. |
| 9. Quote John 14:6
6 Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. |
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| 10. Quote John 1:12.
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – |
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| 11. Quote John 3:16.
16 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. |
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| 12. | Draw a stick figure on the other side of the cross, a line going up to the God is love line, and the word faith on that line. |
| 13. “God asks us to consider the consequences of our decision to receive Him by faith or not. We can know God’s love forever, receiving his gift of grace, knowing He died in our place to pay the penalty of our sin. Yet, we can, of course, pay for it ourselves and be separated from Him - and life – forever.” Quote Ephesians 2:8-9.
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—9 not by works, so that no one can boast. |
Draw eternal symbol at the end of both parallel lines, saying, |
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14. “Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive us of our sins and to make us what He wants us to be. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for our sins is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of our will. You Can Receive Christ Right Now by Faith Through Prayer (prayer is talking with God). God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. The following is a suggested prayer: “Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving me of my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be.” If this is the desire of your heart, you can place your trust in Him – put your faith in Him and His work (death to forgive you, resurrection to give you new life). |
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