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Class # 4

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“How to Give Your Faith Away”

Christian Discipleship Training

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Goals and Objectives for Class

  1. To be able to clearly define, differentiate and calculate the cost of Discipleship, Witnessing and Evangelism.
  2. To Encourage, Equip and Inspire Christians to articulate and share “who they believe, why they believe, and how sharing our faith is essential to growth in Christ and the fulfillment of the “Great Commission”

Matthew 28: 26-20

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Goals and Objectives for Class

Fulfilling our Mission:

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Holy Trinity Lutheran church is a family of Christians saved by God’s grace to proclaim the good news to our community and to the world by word and actions”

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Scope and Sequence of Class

Seven Habits of Highly Successful People

Stephen Covey

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Knowledge

(Prayer, self-examination, Bible Study – (the “what and why to”)

Skill

(Methods, Communication, Process – (the “how, where, when and who to”)

Desire

(The “want to”)

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Class # 3 Review

Essential Truths of Christianity

    • Bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ
    • Jesus is the only way to get to God
    • The Deity and Humanity of Jesus Christ
    • Inerrancy of the Bible
    • Monotheism and the Trinity
    • The Bible is God’s Word
    • God is Three in One
    • Jesus is Fully God
    • We are Saved by Faith
    • There’s Life after Death
    • Are there other essential truths?

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Group Assignment

  1. Divide into groups and pick a scribe and a presenter

II. Write your “elevator speeches” (1-3 minutes)

Question # 1 –What do Christians believe?

Question # 2 –Why are you a Christian?

II Include your essentials when appropriate

  1. Practice your speeches
  2. Time your speeches
  3. Share your speeches

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�The Christian Message – First Steps to God�InterVarsity Christian Fellowship �

God

God loves you (John 3:16)

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Humanity

God, who created everything, made us for himself, to find purpose in fellowship with him (Colossians 1:16).

But we rebelled ad turned away from God (Isaiah 53:6). The penalty is eternal death (Romans 6:23).

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Christ

God became human in the person of Jesus Christ to restore the broken fellowship (Colossians 1:19-20. Christ lived a perfect life (1 Peter 2:22).

Christ died as a substitute for us by paying the death penalty for our rebellion (Romans 5:8). He rose (1Corinthians 15:3-4)and is alive today to give us a new life of fellowship with God, now and forever (John 10:10).

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Response & Cost�InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

Response

  • I must repent from my rebellion (Matthew 4:17)
  • I must believe that Christ died to provide forgiveness and a new life of fellowship with God (John 1:12)
  • I must receive Christ as my Savior and Lord and with the intent to obey Him. I do this in prayer by inviting Him into my life (Revelation 3:20)

Cost

There is no cost to you, your salvation comes to you freely (Ephesians 2:8-9)

But it comes at a high cost to God (1Peter 1: 18-19)

Ultimately, your response is a life of discipleship (Luke 9:23-24)

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I Peter 3:15

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But I your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.

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Steps to Becoming an Effective Ambassador for Christ

  • Recognize that opportunities to witness are of two types: “one time opportunity” and “repeated opportunities
  • Pray for the one to whom you feel called to witnesses
  • Pray for the opportunity and for guidance within the opportuity
  • Learn to Listen
  • Be an encourager
  • “Walk a Miles in another man’s Shoes”
  • Building relationships

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Class #4 – Skills �(“The Who, Where, When and How to”)

Paul Little’s Eight Basis Principles of Witnessing)

  1. Contact Others Socially
  2. Establish Common Ground
  3. Arouse Interest
  4. ”Get the Ball Rolling”
  5. Don’t Go “too far”
  6. Don’t “Condemn”
  7. Stick with the Main Issues
  8. Confront the Person Directly

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Class # 4 Homework

Prayerfully Consider Paul Little’s First Four Principles of Witnessing:

Contact others socially

Establish Common Ground

Arouse Interest

Get the “Ball Rolling”

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Preparing Our Answers �“Know Why You Believe” – Paul E. Little

  1. Is Christianity Rational?
  2. Is There a God?
  3. Is Christ God?
  4. Did Christ Rise from the dead?
  5. Is the Bible God’s word?
  6. Are the Bible documents reliable?

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* Hint: Look for key words/terms to include in your answers before getting hung up in the narrative!

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Preparing Our Answers �“Know Why You Believe” – Paul E. Little

7. Does Archaeology Verify Scripture

8. Are Miracles Possible?

9. Do Science and Scripture Agree?

10. Why Does God Allow Suffering and Evil?

11. Does Christianity Differ from Other World Religions?

12. Is the Christian Experience Valid?

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* Hint: Look for key words/terms to include in your answers before getting hung up in the narrative!