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STEP EIGHT

OUR WITNESS

  1. Ways of witnessing

    1.1 Your life--James 1:22; Col 4:5,6; 1 Peter 3:16 "What you are speaks so loudly I can't
    hear what you say." Emerson

    1.2 Your word--1 John 1:3; 1 Peter 3:15
      1. Direct testimony/evangelism--for example the use of The Four Spiritual Laws-2 Tim 1:8
      2. Indirect testimony--share your own experience of the power of God in your life.

    1.3 Your concerned prayer for a friend's need or problem--Acts 28:8

  2. Who is responsible for saving people? (Also see appendix )

    2.1 Jesus Christ--1 Tim 1:15

    2.2 We are ambassadors of Christ--2 Cor 5:19,20

    2.3 The Gospel--the power of God for salvation Rom 1:16; Define gospel in your own
    words--1 Cor 15: 3,4
  3. An example of witnessing; Philip and the Ethiopian--Acts 8:26-40
    3.1 He communicated verbally - he spoke - Acts 8:35

    3.2 In the process he used the Scriptures - also Acts 8:35 The Plan of Salvation from the
    Bible will help us do the same. (this is a variation of the Roman Road that we have seen in Step One):
THE PLAN OF SALVATION
  1. All have sinned--Rom 3:23
  2. The wages of sin--Rom 6:23
  3. Christ died for us--Rom 5:8
  4. Salvation is a gift--Eph 2:8,9
  5. You have to receive it--Rev 3:20; John 1:12
  6. You must receive Him as Lord--Rom 10:9
  7. The assurance of salvation--1 John 5:11,12
3.3 He was prepared and knew the Scriptures--1 Peter 3:15,16
  1. Personal testimony

    4.1 What is a personal testimony? 1 John 1:3; Acts 4:20

    4.2 Pauls testimony--Acts 26:4-23; 22:1-21 This testimony can be divided into three
    parts:
    1. B.C. How life was Before knowing Christ--Acts 26:4-11
    2. M.C. The Moment Paul came to know Christ--Acts 26:12-18
    3. A.C. How life has been After knowing Christ--Acts 26:19-23
  2. Christians living in unity -- a powerful witness--John 17:21,23; 1 Cor 12:20,25
  3. The scope of our witness is seen in Jesus' last words known as the Great Commission--Mt 28:19,20. The importance of these can be seen when we compare them to the first words he spoke to his disciples--Mt 4:19. Remember his command to pray--Mt 9:37,38. This witness starts at home and extends outward in ever larger circles to include the whole world--Acts 1:8
HOMEWORK:
Memorize 1 John 1:3
Write your own personal testimony, using the three parts mentioned in
section 4.2 as they apply.
Memorize the Plan of Salvation in 3.2
Be able to explain the Bridge illustration
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