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Session 5 Sharing my Faith

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Session 5Sharing my Faith

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Living FaithTool: Asking questions

This module explores how faith fits into 21st century culture:• How does my job fit in? • What’s going on in contemporary culture? • How can the Gospel transform society?

Five sessions1. Faith and Work2. Faith and culture3. Faith and the media4. Other faiths5. Sharing my faith

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Today

• The E-word

• Why share my faith?

• Through God’s eyes

• Seeing opportunities

• Wrap up & farewell!!

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Keys

• Key Point

– I can share my faith

• Key Skill

– Talking about my faith

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The E-WordColossians 4:2-6

• How does Paul see opportunities?

• What role does prayer have?

• What does "conversation full of grace and seasoned with salt" mean?

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Coffee Break

How do I feel about sharing my faith?

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Why share my faith?

• Exploring my motives

• Exploring God’s motives (Luke 15:3-7)

• Seeing as God sees

“The purest motivation for evangelism is vision.Vision means to see the world and all the people in it as God sees them."

Leighton Ford, from his book The Power of Story

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Seeing as God Sees

Mini Portraits

• What would God think?

• In just two words …

• One thing I might say

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Seeing Opportunities

• Questions people ask

• Statements people makes

• Situations people are in

• Life moments people go through

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Reflection

• Asking Questions:

– One person God is laying on your heart

– One question you might ask– One opportunity to ask it

• Pray!

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Wrap-Up

• Complete and hand in: The Reflection

“Describe the Christian faith and why you are a member of it, to someone of another faith or of no faith.”

Feedback

• Farewell!