ICEBREAKER
In how many cities have you lived?
VIDEO NOTES
Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations… Matthew 28:18-19 NLT
“A Christian prisoner in Cuba was asked to sign a statement containing charges against fellow Christians that would lead to their arrest.
He said: ‘The chain keeps me from signing this.’
The Communist officer protested, ‘But you are not in chains!’
‘I am,’ said the Christian. ‘I am bound by the chain of witnesses who throughout the centuries gave their lives for Jesus Christ. I am a link in this chain. I will not break it.’” — Excerpt from “Jesus Freak” by dc Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs (1994)
Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized—whoever.
I didn’t take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I’ve become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life.
I did all this because of the Message. I didn’t just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it! 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 MSG
7 Keys to Intentionally Share Christ
1) Intentionally add
“I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all.”
2) Intentionally include
“in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized—whoever.”
3) Intentionally know who
“I didn’t take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ”
4) Intentionally
“but I entered their world”
5) Intentionally
“and tried to experience things from their point of view.”
6) Intentionally be
“I’ve become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life.”
7) Intentionally experience
“I did all this because of the Message. I didn’t just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!”
KEY QUESTION
Of the seven keys to intentionally sharing Christ, which one do you need to develop?
OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
(Optional questions to dive deeper as time allows)
“I wish you had my peace right now.” Is there a worry or circumstance that you’ve been negatively joining in with? What do you think would happen at school or work or family if you stayed calm and simply used a line like this?
When it comes to sharing the gospel, is there a type of person you tend to exclude? Is there a specific person you’ve given up on?
PERSONAL ACTION STEP
Share Christ with someone this week! Take one of the seven keys, put it into motion, and then share with them that you believe Jesus died for your sin and rose from the dead. Don’t put too much emphasis in your mind on their response. Put more emphasis on obeying Christ and knowing the Holy Spirit is working.
Don’t forget to join us for SERVE Day weekend, March 23-24.
There are no worship services that weekend so everyone can be involved in some way. RockBrook.org/Serve
PRAYER & SUPPORT
Ask how you can pray for and support one another this week.
Close in prayer praying for the lost. You can use this prayer prompt taken from the Praying for The Lost prayer model found in the Pray First Guide…
PRAY FOR BELIEVERS TO CROSS THEIR PATHS
This is twofold: we can pray for other Christians to influence the people around them positively, and we can also look for opportunities to influence others positively ourselves. God’s plan to reach people is worked through those who already know and love Him. Jesus asked us
to pray for people to go into the world to be salt and light. He came to bring the good news of the Gospel to all people, and His desire is that everyone would know and
love Him.
“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” — Matthew 9:38
PRAYER:
“Father, I pray for the lost around me to meet believers who will influence them in a positive way. Lord, let my life shine in such a way that people want to know the God I serve. Allow others to see my genuine love and concern for them in all that I say and do. Let me be Your hands and feet to serve them and let them know just how
much You love them.”