Everyday evangelism
SEED GROUP TRAINING
EVERYDAY EVANGELISM
What has been your experience of sharing the gospel in everyday relationships? What are some of the encouragements and challenges?
In an average day we generally relate to hundreds of different people e.g. friends, course mates, shop assistants, university authorities etc. God can use us in these everyday relationships to spread the gospel though our lives and conversations.
Read Colossians 4:2-6
Note: Paul is writing this letter from a prison cell in Rome.
What do Paul’s prayer requests reveal about his attitude and intentions?
Why does he ask them to pray?
What is an “open door” Which doors would you like God to open up in your
College/Uni?
How does Paul say they (we) should relate to non Christians (v5-6)?
How do you season your conversation with salt?
How would it look if you related to others like this in your everyday life?
Salty Conversations
How we talk and what we talk about is important. Jesus taught that the “mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke 6:45). The key thing that defines conversations that are “salty” is grace. How do we fill our conversations with grace? First, we are looking for opportunities to talk about the wonderful grace that we have experienced in Jesus. Second, the manner in which we talk to others should be in a gracious way. Not proud, Judgemental, critical, or defensive.
When our conversations are marked by Grace, this is very attractive to outsiders – just as salt enhances the flavour of food. More than that it gives them a taste of what the gospel is really about.
Draw a “circle of influence”. Think of the different areas of your life where you meet people (family, course, housemates, sports team etc.) with you at the centre. List the people who you know under each of those areas.
From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him (Acts 17:26-27)
Ask yourself what spiritual conversations you’ve had with them in the past. As well as praying for them, what might be a way you could engage them with the Good news of Jesus?
BEING AN AMBASSADOR IN YOUR SPHERE:
Start from the heart
(pray that you will share Gods heart for non Christians.)
Go and depend on God
Be a learner and listen
Show and Tell the Gospel
Notice and Care
CONVERSATION KILLERS
Judgemental attitude
Cross examination
Self focused
Christian Jargon / not listening
PRAYER: FIVE IN FOCUS
…pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ.. (Colossians 4:3)
Choose five people from your circle of influence who you would like to commit to pray for opportunities to share the Gospel with.
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ACTION POINTS
Put your circle of influence plan into action. Think through some questions you could ask them that can move conversations onto a spiritual level.
DIGGING DEEPER
Read “God Space” by Doug Pollock (ISBN 0764438719)
EVERYDAY EVANGELISM
AGAPЀ STUDENT LIFE
