Gospel Sharing Drill #3

.... Now it’s time to practice our evangelism again. Let’s begin by reviewing the four points of the gospel:

1. An understanding of who Jesus is (see Romans 10:9)
2. Jesus died for our sins, according to the Scriptures.
3. Jesus was raised again on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
4. Jesus was seen, after His resurrection, by many witnesses.

.... In this lesson, you’ll interact again with your classmates or Christian friends through role-playing drills. Depending on the size of your class or your circle of friends, you’ll have the chance to observe the gospel being shared, to actually share the gospel with others, or to play a person whom you actually know as someone else shares the gospel with you. Or possibly, to do all three in turn.

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.... To begin, one participant will think of a person whom they actually know, with whom they hope to share the gospel one day. They will then set the stage by describing this person, including a scenario in which they might actually approach them. For example:

.... "In this scenario I am Joan, the assistant supervisor in the call center. It’s lunch time and I’m in the break room munching on a sandwich. Joan is a fair-minded person and she does have a little church background, but from what I’ve picked up she’s not really saved. Joan has an hour for lunch, so she sometimes reads a magazine, or sometimes she talks to the other people in the break room."

.... Next, one class mate will volunteer to participate in this drill by striking up a conversation with them, leading to a gospel presentation. This will be your first gospel-sharing solo. Our first volunteer will answer as they believe their friend or acquaintance would answer in real life, and the other volunteer as they feel the Lord leading them.

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.... During this drill, the teacher will take notes. Afterward, he may ask the participants to express what was on their minds at certain points of the conversation, affording each other and the rest of the class a glimpse of how the Lord might have been working at those points. Seeing both sides of the conversation explained will help everyone in the class put together the episode in their mind, like the pieces of a puzzle.

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.... During this process, the classmates, the teacher, and even the participants will offer constructive critiques and coaching, with special attention to the following areas:

1) Were the four points of the gospel shared?

2) Once the gospel was introduced, did the evangelists do their best to keep on track with it?

3) Did the evangelists refrain from worldly wisdom, such as philosophy or psychology?

4) Did the evangelists maintain a servant’s attitude, and was he sensitive to the listener?

5) Did the evangelists do their best to answer questions?

6) Did the evangelists offer a ‘next step’ for the listener, such as offering to pray with them, encouraging them to seek the Lord further, offering them literature or insuring they already had literature, exchanging contact information, or actually leading them to the Lord?

.... For the sake of future readers, please feel free to talk about your gospel sharing drills in the 'comments' section.

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Daily Bible Reading: Luke 12