How to ExplainMy Faith

Lesson 2: Be Prepared to Share

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Lesson 2—Be Prepared to Share

Unit SummaryJesus’ final command before leaving earth was to “Go and Make Disciples!” For kids to be dis-ciplemakers, they need to know how to explain their faith to their friends. During this unit, your students will discover the joy of sharing their faith with others. As they learn a simple Gospel message, “Good News for Kids,” they will explore each element that Jesus told His followers to take to people everywhere (Matthew 28:18-20). During each lesson, children will unpack Biblical principles that explain how to communicate their faith to others. They will discover how to prepare to share, how to be wise with words and actions, and how to develop the courage to share their faith with people who desperately need the Gospel.

Lesson SummaryJesus has called us to be His “witnesses.” That means being ready to express what we have seen, heard, and experienced as opportunities come. This lesson will challenge children to be ready to share their faith when God provides the opportunity. They will learn tools and tech-niques for explaining the Good News so that they are ready to help others understand both that they need Jesus and that they can ask Him to be their Savior and Friend.

Paul’s Power Principle: Sharing the Good News is introducing people to your Friend, Jesus.

How to Explain My Faith

KnowEveryone they know needs to hear the Good News.

FEElEager for their friends and family to respond to the Gospel.

DoPractice sharing the Good News using the six “heart” images.

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SPARK INTERESTChoose from the following activities and ideas to engage kids and grab their attention.

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g Welcome!—Missing Gospel HeartsPrint out the six hearts from the Gospel presentation last week (available as PDFs), and hide them around the room. As the children arrive, have them search for the “lost hearts.” As each is found, have them come and sit on the edge of the stage with the hearts that they found. Once all six are found, have the kids try to put the hearts in the correct order, placing them on a board or wall while reviewing the Gospel before the service begins.

Congratulate the kids who found the hearts and say, You did a great job finding those lost hearts and putting them in order. Part of being a Christian is being prepared to explain our faith. Today we are going to learn about how to be prepared to help lost people learn how they can know Jesus, too.

Let’s Meet-n-Greet!Turn and greet two people you don’t know. Ask them who their best friend is and what makes that person a good friend. When you regroup, ask kids to share what they discussed. Do you know what Jesus said made a good friend? Someone who would lay down his or her life for you. And guess what? That’s exactly what Jesus did for you (John 15:13)!

Leaders, be sure to stop whatever you are doing to move through the audience and greet the children, especially those you do not recognize. Announce any birthdays for the week. (See the How to Use DiscipleTown guide for quick and easy ways to acknowledge visitors and birthdays.)

PowerPoint PresentationAs you plan your lesson, select PowerPoint slides that correspond to the lesson elements you choose. In the “Slide Sorter” View, you can rear-range and/or delete the slides as necessary. For descriptions of the included slides and tips on their use, see the notes accompanying each slide.

General Supplies Bibles, puppets, video projection (optional) Pencils, pens, paper

Spark Interest WELCOME!: Gospel heart printouts LET’S PLAY!: Sunday papers CONNECT WITH YOUR KIDS: none

Explore Scripture KEYVERSE: none

Inspire Action DRAMATIZE THE POINT: various props (see

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Let’s Worship!As you open in worship, emphasize that we do not need to get our act together or fix our lives before we come to God. God accepts us as we are. Change comes as we worship and walk with Him.

Recommended Song: Just As I Am, from God’s Kids Worship Classic Worship FALL, Disc 3, available at Kidology.org

Puppet IntroLeader & puppet introduce today’s lesson. You will find a scripted version of this intro at the end of the lesson. Supplies: toy handcuffs

Puppet shows up with a pair of handcuffs. The leader asks what they are for, and the puppet asks leader to close his/her eyes. The leader does so, and the puppet handcuffs himself to the leader! Then puppet says, “Open your eyes!” Leader acts surprised to be handcuffed to the puppet. “What is this?!” leader exclaims. Puppet answers, “Sorry, but I’m gonna need to take you with me everywhere I go from now on.” Leader asks, “And why is that?” Puppet says, “Well, ever since that interview in the newspaper where I told about my best Good News ever—that I asked Jesus to be my Savior—I’ve had a lot of people asking me how to become a Christian, and I just don’t feel prepared to give an answer. I’m just no good at it.” Leader says, “I see.” Puppet continues, “But you…you are a teacher! And you are so good at it. So I figure if I take you with me everywhere I go, anytime anyone asks me about the hope I have in me, you can give them an answer!” Leader says, “I think that today’s lesson is perfect for you.” Puppet says, “Really?” Leader replies, “Funny how that is, but yes. Today we will learn about how to be ready to share the Good News. When we get an opportunity to tell others about Jesus, we need to be prepared.” Puppet says, “Wow, that is amazing. I’m all ears!” Leader says, “So, can we get out of the handcuffs now?” Puppet says, “Well, I have some bad news.” Leader asks, “What’s that?” Puppet nervously says, “I lost the keys.” Leader exclaims, “What?!” Puppet says, “Well, I didn’t think I needed them because I was going to be handcuffed to you forever!” They exit arguing about how they are going to get the handcuffs off.

Let’s Play!—Newspaper MummiesSupplies: Sunday papers, masking tape

Have three to five teams come on stage. Each team will need one person to be the “mummy” while the teammates do the mummifying! Provide them with a complete Sunday paper and several rolls of masking tape! Give them five minutes to mummify their volunteer creatively! The mummy stands feet apart so as not to fall over as the team wraps him or her in newspaper. Teams are trying to make the best-looking mummy, both by covering the most of the volunteer (leaving eyes and mouth uncovered) and by design. When time is up, the audience will vote by applause on the best-looking mummy.

The Point: The newspaper is filled with bad news, and people in our world can feel over-whelmed by bad news in their lives, even mummified by it! But we have the Good News of Jesus and need to share it so people can be freed from the bad news of this world and made alive in Jesus! Tell the teams to free the volunteers so they can live the life God intended for them.

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Connect with Your KidsCan you remember a time when you led someone to Christ? What about a time you weren’t prepared and wished you had been? Remember that honesty, transparency, and being real are powerful ways to connect with kids. Too often as leaders we try to role-model doing everything right, and kids feel as though they are the ones who are always messing up. Tell a really funny story of a time you completely blew it—but how God turned it around or how you learned your lesson or were motivated to make sure next time you were prepared. In one of my ministries I had a pastor come in who told a story of how he led a friend to Christ at age sixteen and then that friend died in a car accident two weeks later. That experience showed him that God could use him to have an impact on people’s eternal destinies! That was why he decided to change the entire direction of his life, and it was why he became a pastor. Personal stories have incred-ible impact. What story can you tell that can get kids thinking about their lives and their friends?

DiscipleTown VisitorConnie the Columnist* Connie is dressed in a white collar shirt with sleeves rolled up, glasses, and hair tied up. She looks like she has been in the books for a while. She arrives with books and papers, ready to dig into another six-hour writing session.

Leader: Wow. You look like you’ve been busy!

Connie: Oh, I have been!

Leader: Can I ask who you are?

Connie: Oh, I’m Connie, the columnist for the local paper.

Leader: Well, you seem to be working very hard. What are you doing?

Connie: Oh my goodness, okay…so I was walking down the street yesterday and I saw my friend Jessica standing at the corner by the “Super Toy” toy store. She stopped me and introduced me to the president of the company—can you believe it? Then...it was so amazing, he gave me a bike. Right then and there, no strings attached. He told me that he wanted to help the environ-ment and so he was giving away one hundred bikes this month! Then he told me that he would give a bike to whomever I introduced him to! So I introduced him to my friend Jeremy, who never has owned a bike. I’m going to write an article about his company in hopes that more people will shop there so he can keep giving away bikes!

Leader: So, what’s with all the books and papers?

Connie: Well, I’m doing some research, showing how bikes really do help the environment and how his company has helped many causes over history!

Leader: Wow, that really is cool. So what’s left?

Connie: I just need to finish my article with something that will really convince people that they need to shop at “Super Toy”! I just don’t know what facts to use.

Leader: What about your story! You have all the facts, you’ve done your research—now if you add your own story, how you felt when he gave you that bike, that would wrap it up perfectly, don’t you think?

Connie: Of course! That is just the idea I needed. Thank you so much!

Leader: It’s funny, Connie, because my life is like yours in a lot of ways!

Connie: How so?

Leader: Well, someone gave me something free too, and it’s even more valuable than a bike.

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Connie: Wow, what was it?

Leader: God gave me eternal life!

Connie: Really? For free? No strings attached?

Leader: Yeah, I’d love to tell you all about it sometime. I’ve researched it, too, just like you, and I’d like to tell you about it, along with my personal story, when you have time.

Connie: Cool. Well, I do have to go right now, but you have me interested, really. It sounds like a very interesting story I need to hear more about. I’ll find ya later. Nice meeting you!

*CHARACTERS: These are suggested characters and names. Please feel free to change or adjust according to the actors and props you have available.

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Let’s Search!—Bible DashSupplies: Bibles

Ask all kids with Bibles to participate, or invite a few volunteers to come to the front. As children hold Bibles closed with hands on covers, state the Bible reference twice, then on the command “SEARCH!” have the students race to locate the verse. Once they have a finger on the verse, they can stand and call out, “FOUND IT!” Have the first child read the verse aloud while you project the verse on a screen via PowerPoint. See suggestions below for comments on each verse. Keep your comments brief and to the point of the lesson.

John 14:6 No one comes to God but through Jesus.Romans 3:23 Everyone has sinned and falls short of God’s standard.Romans 5:8 Even while we were sinners, Jesus died for us.Romans 6:23 We deserve punishment, but God offers a gift of life.Romans 8:1 There is no judgment for those who are in Jesus!Romans 10:9-13 Everyone who calls on Jesus will be saved! John 8:12 Jesus is light in a dark world.

Paul’s Power Principle: Sharing the Good News is introducing people to your Friend, Jesus.

Suggested Bible NarrativePhilip and the Ethiopian—Acts 8:26-40

If possible, bring in a large tub and reenact a baptism or take the children on an in-church field trip to a place where they can see a baptism as this story is told. It will greatly reinforce the story and create a memory!

Let’s Learn!—Be Prepared to ShareSupplies: various gear (see below), birdhouse building kit (or any kit that requires tools), odd “tools” (e.g wooden spoon, foam sponge, toy tool, rubber chicken, other funny and useless items, etc.)

Skit: A volunteer leader comes out loaded to the hilt with survival gear, food, sports equipment, safety gear, first aid, books, etc.—completely weighed down. He/she tells the leader, “Okay, I’m prepared!” Leader asks, “For what?” Volunteer answers, “For anything!” and proceeds to explain what some of the stuff he/she has and what it is for—in case of injury, in case of boredom, in case of playing a game, need, hunger, fire, etc. The leader finally interrupts and says, “But I’m not sure I understand why you are prepared for all these possible things.” Volunteer asks, “Isn’t that what our lesson is on today? Being prepared?” Leader replies, “Well, yes, but it’s on being prepared to explain our faith—not all that other stuff.” The volunteer looks dumbfounded and says, “Oh,” and exits, dragging all the gear and supplies while muttering humorously.

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EXPLORE SCRIPTURESeize on the children’s interest and direct them into God’s Word.

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There are a great many things we can or should be prepared for—and some things we can’t prepare for—but there is one very important thing God says we ought to be prepared for, and that is explaining our faith.

Object Lesson: Choose a volunteer to build a birdhouse. Give the person the instructions and the odd tools from the supply list above. After a few minutes ask the child what the problem seems to be.

Even though we had the instructions to build our birdhouse, it would have been much easier to build if we had the right tools. When we are prepared to share our faith, it helps us to have the right “tools.” Otherwise it is like trying to build a birdhouse with a foam sponge or a rubber chicken.

There are many “tools” that can be used to explain our faith to our friends and those who ask about Jesus. And no Christian does it exactly the same way. The important thing is not how we prepare, but that we do prepare! So let’s look at the steps to preparing so that we are ready when someone asks us for help in getting to know God!

PRAY—and ask God to give you opportunities to share your faith with others. Read Colossians 4:2-4.WRITE—your testimony of how you came to Christ. In it, describe your life before Christ, how you understood the Gospel, and how your life has changed since you started following Jesus. Read John 20:31 and John 21: 24-25. MEMORIZE—Bible verses so that you are ready to explain the Gospel with a few key verses. There are many to choose from: John 3:16 of course, but another good one is Ephesians 2:8-9 which talks about how we can’t be good enough, we must only put our faith and trust in Jesus to be saved.USE TOOLS—in addition to using the Bible, there are a lot of helpful tools today that we can use to help explain our faith, from Gospel tracts to gadgets that help illustrate what it means to be saved. Picking a favorite one and carrying it with you can be a handy way to always be ready.

Sometimes we tend to complicate the Gospel too much when people want to come to Jesus. There are so many different ways of explaining the Gospel it is no wonder people get confused. How did Jesus explain it to a dying man who wanted to go to heaven?

When Jesus was dying on the cross, one of the other men who was also being crucified realized that Jesus truly was the son of God. He asked Jesus to save him, and Jesus said to him, “Today, you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). All that man did was realize his need for Jesus and ask to be saved. No fancy prayer, no multiple steps. He just simply surrendered his life to Jesus, and Jesus accepted him.

Read Psalm 32:8. Once someone comes to Jesus, he or she becomes God’s child. When you became your parent’s child, you didn’t know how to do anything! Part of being a child was letting your parents teach you things! Let people come to Jesus, and then let Jesus teach them what they need to learn. You don’t have to teach them everything before they come to Him!

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Dee’s Disciple Tip: A way to present the Gospel that has been used for years is called the “Romans Road,” because it uses all verses from the book of Romans:

Romans 3:23 All have sinned 6:23 Sin’s cost, God’s gift 5:8 Jesus died for us10:9 Confess Jesus and live! 10:13 Call on Jesus5:1 Be made right through faith 8:1 No judgment 8:38-39 Safe with Jesus!

In your Bible, write the next verse in the margin so you can lead a friend through the Romans Road. Then all you have to remember is the first verse!

KeyVerseTopic: Give a ReasonReference: 1 Peter 3:15

Memorization Activity: Review the entire verse using the rebus. This week, focus on talking about being prepared by spending most of the time on the first half of the verse.

Talk about how a cook has to be prepared by having supplies and ingredients in his kitchen. He doesn’t go to the store every time people come into his restaurant. In the same way, you need to plan and be ready so that when people ask about Jesus, you have some verses memorized, ready to share. And perhaps you even have some supplies—a Gospel tract or other way of illustrating the Good News.

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Dramatize the Point—The NewsroomThis drama needs an editor-in-chief (with vest and necktie), two reporters (with clipboard and note-pad), and a photographer (with camera around neck). The editor brings staff together for another huddle.

Editor: Okay, team. We have our big anniversary story: “JESUS DIES FOR THE WHOLE WORLD: SALVATION OFFERED TO EVERYONE.” That is fantastic! What I need from you today is to prepare for this big announcement—people are going to have questions: Who is Jesus? Why did He have to die? How can I be saved? What is salvation? We need to have answers, or we are going to look like we just made all this up! I need each of you to take a question and do the research, find the answers, and bring them back to me! [Exits.]

Reporter 1: Okay…so where do we go for these facts?

Reporter 2: Well, we need to find the people who knew Jesus best. Maybe there is a book about it somewhere?

Photographer: Um...duh! Of course there is a book. It’s called a Bible. They have a really cool one at the library downtown. It’s huge, and very old! [Shows picture on camera.]

Reporter 1: Yeah, and I know the pastor at the church down the street. He’s 80 years old and knows a lot about Jesus, too. I’ll go talk to him! Regroup in one hour, people. Let’s go!

[Sign: 1 HOUR LATER]

Editor: Okay, team. What’ve ya got for me?

Reporter 2: Well, that old pastor was so smart—he showed me how to use the Bible like a map!

Reporter 1: Like a map?

Reporter 2: Yeah, he showed me the Romans Road—some very cool verses in the book of Ro-mans that tell the Good News of Jesus really simply!

Photographer: Well, check out what I found at the library—it’s called the “Wordless Book.” Each color represents a part of the story of how Jesus died and rose again for us!

Reporter 1: Wow, what great tools to explain faith! It was kind of neat for me, because I met this little boy, and he gave me this little book and told me that no matter what, I am loved! At first I didn’t know what he was talking about, but when I read this little book it turns out it has the Good News right here! That little boy told me about the Good News of Jesus just by giving me this little book!

Editor: Great work, team. I feel like we have everything. We are prepared to share the Good News! Let’s go memorize this stuff, come on!

Note: Adapt the skit to incorporate any Gospel tools that your church may use.

INSPIRE ACTIONEncourage kids to apply the Bible truth to their lives.

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Object Talks—Puppet TalkSupplies: video projection

A puppet named Toby continues his video blog sharing about how he used a mutual assign-ment to ask his new friend Luke about Jesus. He was so impressed with how his friend was prepared to share about Jesus using a “Wordless Book.” Toby is able to explain the entire Gospel message because of this tool. Featured verse: 1 Peter 3:15

Let’s Talk!—Small Group DiscussionSmall Group Activity: Give the kids the pieces to a toy that has to be assembled—without the instructions. Tell them they have one minute to assemble this toy. Now give them the instruc-tions, and give them one minute to complete.

Discussion Questions:1) Which was easier: to assemble the toy with or without the instructions? Why?2) In order to get the “how” to assemble this toy into your hands, someone had to do some plan-ning. Who was that, do you suppose?3) When you plan what you are going to say, how does that help the listener?4) What is the danger of being unprepared when someone asks us about Jesus?5) What have you learned today that you can use to be more prepared?

DiscipleTown Super CitizenThis week, reward every child who brought a friend to church with the Super Citizen Certificate.

Let’s Pray!Dear Jesus, thank You for having a plan in place to bring salvation to us! You had it planned from the beginning of time. Help us always be ready to answer anyone who asks us about You. Help us spend time with You in prayer and memorize Your Word so that Your truth is in our hearts, ready to share. Thank You that You are always there to help us! Amen.

Cy’s Challenge: Decide how you are going to prepare to share the Good News!

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For the HomeDiscipleTown Table Talker: Give each child a copy of this week’s DiscipleTown Table Talker. Be sure to show the kids how to put it together, and encourage them to ask their parents to lead family devotions three times this week.

Parent Email: Copy and send the email below to help your parents connect with their kids during the week. Send them early in the week, but not on Sunday. As a courtesy, be sure parents have opted to receive these emails. Review and edit as necessary to reflect the lesson elements you have used. You can also find this email as a Microsoft Word document in your download bundle.

Dear Mom and Dad,

In our adventure to discover how to share our faith with others, we learned some tools that we can use to make sharing our faith easier.

We discovered verses in the book of Romans (called the Romans Road) that help explain the Gospel. We talked about how to use our own story about how our lives are different because of Jesus Christ.

Through this week, be encouraged to share your stories of being saved with your child(ren). The book of Acts is full of accounts when personal stories changed lives (Peter’s sermon in Acts 2, the healing of the lame man in Acts 3-4, Philip and the Ethiopian in Acts 8, etc.). Parents and grandparents have a wonderful opportunity to invest in young lives through stories of faith and salvation.

The DiscipleTown Table Talkers are a valuable resource for kick-starting discussion on the topic of sharing your faith, so be sure to use them during dinner!

As always, let us know how we can support you and partner with you as your child(ren) grow in shar-ing their faith. We welcome your child(ren)’s friends to Kids Church and would love to be a part of their journey.

Building young disciples,

[Your Name]

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Chip’s Snack Time!Supplies: samples of various baking ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa, etc. Don’t use sugar), small plates, spoons, homemade cookies

Hide the actual cookies so the kids do not know you have them. Get out the little baggies/con-tainers of baking ingredients and tell the kids they get to have some of each for snacks today. Allow them to have a little sampling of each ingredient, and let them know they can have more if they want it. After a few minutes, question the children as to why they are not eating their snacks. Lead them through the application, then give them the real cookies to enjoy.

The same way that a cookie needs to be prepared, mixed, and baked before it can be enjoyed, we need to be prepared to answer questions about our faith, and know how to lead people to the Bible to find answers.

Additional IdeasWritten Testimony Book—Give the children a blank sheet of paper with brief instructions on how to write their testimony. Offer a good incentive/prize for writing their testimony and bringing it back next week. Have them type it up, so that you can give corrections and sugges-tions. At the end of the series you can compile them all into a book for yourself, the pastors/elders of the church, and parents. What a treasure that would be for you for years to come!

Note: You may need to ask permission to include the child’s testimony in a compilation collection.

This lesson’s downloads include a PDF handout you can give children that explains how to write a testimony and provides a sample testimony written by Pastor Karl Bastian.

BONUS MATERIALSUse these options to extend your time or as substitutes for the ideas above.

How to Explain My Faith—Lesson 2 © 2010, DiscipleLand. Permission granted to reproduce for volunteers.

DIRECTOR’S NOTESThe words in italics are notes for you and your puppeteers; they are not to be read aloud.

You will need a set of toy handcuffs that the leader can ma-nipulate “for” the puppet.

Leader: Hey, [puppet name], what’ve you got there?

Puppet*: Handcuffs!

Leader: Dare I ask what they are for?

Puppet: Close your eyes.

Leader: [Starts to, then opens one eye.] You aren’t going to cuff me and leave me, are you?

Puppet: Of course not!

Leader: Ooookaaaay. [Closes eyes.]

Puppet: [Handcuffs himself to leader.] Open your eyes!

Leader: What is this?!

Puppet: Sorry, but I’m gonna need to take you with me everywhere I go from now on.

Leader: And why is that?

Puppet: Well, ever since that interview in the newspaper where I told about my best Good News ever—that I asked Jesus to be my Savior—I’ve had a lot of people asking me how to become a Christian, and I just don’t feel prepared to give an answer. I’m just no good at it.

Leader: I see.

Puppet: But you…you are a teacher! And you are so good at it. So I figure if I take you with me everywhere I go, any-time anyone asks me about the hope I have in me, you can give them an answer!

Leader: I think that today’s lesson is perfect for you.

Puppet: Really?

Leader: Funny how that is, but yes. Today we will learn about how to be ready to share the Good News. When we get an opportunity to tell others about Jesus, we need to be prepared.

Puppet: Wow, that is amazing. I’m all ears!

Leader: So, can we get out of the handcuffs now?

Puppet: Well, I have some bad news.

Leader: What’s that?

Puppet: I lost the keys.

Leader: What?!

Puppet: Well, I didn’t think I needed them because I was going to be handcuffed to you forever!

[They exit arguing about how they are going to get the hand-cuffs off.]

*PUPPET: Develop a puppet character to use regularly. The children will get to know the personality and enjoy these regular visits. Dee, Cy, and Paul puppets are available at DiscipleLand.com

Puppet Intro—Joined at the Cuff

curriculum MapHow to Grow Spiritual Fruit

How to Make Good Friends

How to Walk in the Spirit

How to Be Jesus’ Disciple

How to Build Character

How to Navigate the New Testament

How to Explain My Faith

How to Earn Eternal Rewards

How to Follow God’s Plan

How to Make Good Choices

How to Navigate the Old Testament

How to Study My Bible

How to Know the Truth

How to Discover Gifts and Talents

How to Walk Victoriously

How to Meet with God

How to Worship God

How to Use My Bible

How to Show Respect

How to Pray

How to Be Faithful Workers

How to Love God

How to Memorize God’s Word

How to Be Global Christians

(DiscipleTown Units in no particular order*)

Each DiscipleTown Unit will teach your kids an essential “how to” skill to become victorious disciples of Jesus!

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