Rom 1 16 -17 Sharing The Gospel

Rom. 1: 16 -17

Sharing The Gospel Lesson 1: Personal Evangelism I. PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT A. The Gospel is God’s power to save (Rom. 1: 16 -17). 1. Designed to be proclaimed (Mk. 16: 15 -16). 2. Designed to be shared (Rom. 10: 14 -15). 3. We are designed to serve (Phil. 2: 7). B. God wants all men to be saved through the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2: 4). 1. Men & women teach… (1 Tim. 2: 2). 2. Individual Christians must hold it forth as a light (Phil. 2: 15 -16; Rom. 10: 14 -15). 3. This requires PERSONAL involvement…

Sharing The Gospel Lesson 1: Personal Evangelism II. BASIC REASONS / MOTIVES A. To Be Like Christ (Lk. 19: 10; 1 Pet. 2: 9; Dt. 24: 8). 1. Nicodemus (Jn. 3). 2. Woman at well (Jn. 4). 3. Lame man (Jn. 5: 5 -9, 14 -15). 4. Adulterous woman (Jn. 8: 1 -11). 5. Man born blind (Jn. 9: 1 -7, 35 -38). B. To Show Love For Souls. 1. Paul for Israel (Rom. 10: 1). 2. Paul for Athenians (Acts 17: 16 ff). 3. The value of one soul (Mt. 16: 26)!

Sharing The Gospel Lesson 1: Personal Evangelism II. BASIC REASONS / MOTIVES C. To Follow The Pattern Of Early Christians. 1. Taught even after it caused them to be driven out (Acts 8: 1, 4). 2. Philip – groups or individual (Acts 8: 5, 26). 3. Peter & Cornelius (Acts 10: 24; 10: 20, 11: 18). 4. Thessalonians (1 Thess. 1: 7 -8). 5. Roman brethren (Phil. 1: 14). D. It Preserves Us Spiritually (John 15: 2, 6, 8). 1. Grow (Eph. 4: 11 -16). 2. Exercise (Heb. 5: 11 -14).

Sharing The Gospel Lesson 1: Personal Evangelism III. QUESTIONS A. B. C. D. E. F. G. How did God design the gospel? How did God design us? (T) (F) God wants only men to teach. (T) (F) Christ personally taught individuals. How valuable is one soul? Give examples of NT Christians evangelizing. What is one Biblical way for us to grow & be strong spiritually throughout our lives? Use It Or Lose It (Mt. 25: 24 -28)!