How does our knowledge about the time of Jesus help us better understand the Gospel context
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How does our knowledge about the time of Jesus help us better understand the Gospel context
How does our knowledge about the time of Jesus help us better understand the Gospel context
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1. TELL YOUR STORY
LOOK UP: Mark 5:1-20. Pay particular attention to verses 18-20.
PRACTICE: Practice telling your story – You will need to prepare your story and be prepared to share it with people when you tell them about Jesus. Here is how you can tell your story:
Talk about your life before following Jesus – Describe your feelings (pain, loneliness), questions (what happens after death?), or struggles you had before following Jesus.
Talk about how you became a follower of Jesus – Tell them about Jesus! The essential story of Jesus is: We have all offended God with our sins. We will die because of our sins. But we are saved from death when we put our faith in Jesus, who died for our sins, was buried, and raised from the dead.
Talk about your life after following Jesus – Tell them about how Jesus changed your life. Tell of the joy, peace, and forgiveness Jesus gave.
Invite a response – Your story should ask for a response. End with a question that will help you discover the person’s level of spiritual interest. Ask something like: “Would you like to know how you can be forgiven?” or “Would you like God to change your life?”
Keep it Brief (3 minutes or less) – Your story should be short and interesting. Do not be boring and do not talk so long that the listener loses interest.
Practice telling your story with someone in your group.
Choose 5 people to tell. Pray. Ask God to show you which 5 people you know to whom He wants you to tell your story to this week.
2. TELL JESUS’ STORY
LOOK UP: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23
PRACTICE: Have everyone in your group practice telling Jesus’ story using using the Creation to Judgment format or use another simple method.
Tell your story and Jesus’ story to 5 people this week. Do this every week.
3. FOLLOW & FISH
LOOK UP: Mark 1:16-20
PRACTICE: Make a List – Get a blank piece of paper and write the names of 100 people that you know (family, friends, neighbors, co-workers or school mates) who need to hear about Jesus.
Tell your story and Jesus’ story to 5 people this week. Do this every week.
4. BAPTISM
LOOK UP: Romans 6:3-4; Acts 8:26-40
PRACTICE: Find nearby water (bathtub, pool, river, lake) and baptize all new believers. Continue to immediately baptize people as they become believers. To learn more about baptism, see Acts 2:37-41, 8:5-13, 8:36-38, 9:10-19, 10:47-48, 16:13-15, 16:27-34, Acts 18:5-9 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Acts 19:1-5, Acts 22:14-17.
Tell your story and Jesus’ story to 5 people this week. Do this every week.
5. THE BIBLE
LOOK UP: 2 Timothy 3:14-16
PRACTICE: Memorize and recite the 7 Bible study questions (questions 1-7 in the 3/3 Groups).
Tell your story and Jesus’ story to 5 people this week. Do this every week.
6. TALK WITH GOD
LOOK UP: Matthew 6:9-13
PRACTICE: Use your hand to learn how to talk with God. As a group pray through Jesus’ prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 using your hand as a guide.
Palm = Relationship. As the palm is the foundation for our fingers and thumb, time alone with God is the foundation for our personal relationship with Him. “Our Father in heaven…” (Matthew 6:9)
Thumb = Worship. Our thumb reminds us that we must worship God before we ask for anything. “…may your name be holy.” (Matthew 6:9)
First Finger = Surrender. Next we surrender our lives, plans, family, finances, work, future, everything. “May your kingdom come, your will be done…” (Matthew 6:10)
Middle Finger = Ask. Then we ask God to meet our needs. “Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11)
Fourth Finger = Forgive. Now we ask God to forgive our sins, and we must forgive others. “Forgive us as we forgive others.” (Matthew 6:12)
Little Finger= Protect. Then we ask for protection. “Let us not yield to temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Matthew 6:13)
Thumb (Again) = Worship. And we end just as we began – we worship Almighty God – “Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” (Matthew 6:13).
Tell your story and Jesus’ story to 5 people this week. Do this every week.