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DIVINE CONNECTION

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Evangelism

Connecting People to God Through Purposeful Relationships

SCRIPTURE

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DIVINE CONNECTION DEFINITION

“A DIVINE CONNECTION IS A RELATIONSHIP OR ENCOUNTER ORCHESTRATED BY GOD FOR HIS PURPOSE AND GLORY.”

DIVINE CONNECTION EVANGELISM

• GOD STRATEGICALLY PLACES PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES.

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• EVERY INTERACTION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MINISTRY.

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• DIVINE CONNECTION OFTEN LEADS TO TRANSFORMATION.

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WHY DIVINE CONNECTIONS MATTER IN EVANGELISM

GOD USES RELATIONSHIPS TO REACH PEOPLE

PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO:

• LISTEN TO SOMEONE THEY TRUST.
• RECEIVE TRUTH THROUGH GENUINE CARE.
• RESPOND WHEN THEY FEEL LISTEN TO, VALUED AND SEEN.

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�REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS

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1. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CONVERSATION THAT YOU LATER REALIZED WAS A DIVINE APPOINTMENT?

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2. WHO HAS GOD PLACED IN YOUR PATH LATELY?

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3. WHO ARE YOU PRAYING FOR CONSISTENTLY?

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4. ARE YOU OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO SHARE YOUR FAITH WITH ANYONE WHO COMES YOUR WAY?

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5. WHEN OPPORTUNITIES ARISE, DO YOU ENGAGE WITH EVERYONE WHO CROSSES YOUR PATH, OR DO YOU TAKE A MOMENT TO DISCERN WHETHER IT'S THE RIGHT PERSON AND TIMING?

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ACTIVITY�EVANGELIZING

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ROLE-PLAY

PICTURE YOURSELF EVANGELIZING SHARING CHRIST'S LOVE WITH ONE PERSON.

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HOLD THAT IMAGE. AS YOU SETTLE ON YOUR PERSON, I INVITE YOU TO NOTICE WHO CAME TO MIND FIRST AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, WHO DIDN’T.

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ACTIVITY�EVANGELIZING

THE PEOPLE WE INSTINCTIVELY PICTURE OURSELVES EVANGELIZING TO CAN REVEAL A GREAT DEAL ABOUT US:

• OUR COMFORT ZONES
• OUR ASSUMPTIONS
• OUR UNSPOKEN BIASES
• PLACES WHERE WE FEEL MOST OR LEAST PREPARED TO WITNESS OUR FAITH

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ACTIVITY�EVANGELIZING

• IN SMALL GROUPS, YOU'LL TAKE TURNS PRACTICING HOW YOU MIGHT SHARE FAITH AND GENUINE CARE WITH PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK VERY DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OWN.
• YOU'LL ROTATE THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE, EACH PERSON WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO LISTEN, MEET SOMEONE WHERE THEY ARE, AND OFFER HOPE WITHOUT PRESSURE.

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SCENARIOS

1. ABUSER:

FORMALLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WITH A HISTORY OF ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR. THEY ARE SKEPTICAL THAT GOD COULD FORGIVE THEM.

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2. PERSON FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES/CHRONIC ILLNESS:

INDIVIDUAL STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, OR A CHRONIC ILLNESS. THEY ARE FEELING DISCOURAGED AND QUESTIONING GOD’S PRESENCE IN THEIR SUFFERING.

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3. PERSON STRUGGLING WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY:

LOST HIS FAMILY, MANY FRIENDS, JOBS AND HAS TRIED TO ATTEND AA AND REHAB BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. THEY ARE UNSURE IF GOD WILL EVEN LISTEN TO THEIR PRAYERS.

4. GENDER CONFUSION:

AN INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN QUESTIONING WHO THEY ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THEIR IDENTITY AND FEEL VERY CONFUSED AND UNCOMFORTABLE AND WONDERS IF THERE WAS A MISTAKE IN THEIR GENDER.

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THIS ISN'T AN EXERCISE IN JUDGMENT; IT'S AN INVITATION TO BE HONEST AND REFLECTIVE.

BECAUSE UNTIL WE CAN EVANGELIZE THE WAY CHRIST DID WITH OPEN ARMS, AND OPEN HEARTS, WHERE ALL ARE TRULY WELCOMED, OUR MISSION IS STILL UNFOLDING.

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Final Thought

• STAY HUMBLE
• STAY HUNGRY
• STAY HONEST

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