So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

• Appreciate & Own its significance

“…it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”

• Appreciate & Own its significanceIt is POWERFUL

-“power of GOD for salvation”- Unique in the world- Acknowledges our plight

• Appreciate & Own its significanceIt is POWERFUL

The Gospel fully acknowledges our plight

Lesson 1 – Who is God?He is absolutely holy – perfect. We are imperfect and incapable,

therefore, of fellowship with Him.

• Appreciate & Own its significanceIt is POWERFUL

-“power of GOD for salvation”- Unique in the world- Acknowledges our plight- Fully solves our problem

• Appreciate & Own its significanceIt is POWERFUL

The Gospel fully solves our problem

Lesson 2 – Who is the Son?Fully man = appropriate sacrifice Hebrews 2:14-18

Fully God = effective/infinite sacrifice

Hebrews 9:24-26

• Appreciate & Own its significanceIt is POWERFUL

-“power of GOD for salvation”- Unique in the world- Acknowledges our plight- Fully solves our problem- Defeats death & empowers living

• Appreciate & Own its significanceIt is POWERFUL

It is COMPREHENSIVE-“to everyone who believes”- not culturally/behaviorally bound- receivable within any culture

• Appreciate & Own its significance• Don’t fear rejection

“…I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ”

• Appreciate & Own its significance• Don’t fear rejection

Believe/own that this IS good news

“I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize. If you believe there’s a heaven and a hell and that people could be going to hell (or not getting eternal life), and you think it’s not worth telling people this because it would make it socially awkward…

…I mean...how much do you have to hate somebody to NOT proselytize… to believe that everlasting life is possible and NOT tell them that? If I believe there is a truck bearing down on you and you don’t believe it, then there is a point where I tackle you…”

• Appreciate & Own its significance• Don’t fear rejection

Believe/own that this IS good news

Rejection is a Christian norm

• Appreciate & Own its significance• Don’t fear rejection• Prepare to communicate it well

Paul lived/taught readiness2 Timothy 1:13; 2:2, 8, 15; 3:14; 4:2

Am I…Are we…ready to share?

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• The Bible says…

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures...

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• The Bible says…1 Cor. 15:3-4

In communicating, we should…

• Share biblically

• Share clearly & simply

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• Know the name, know the outline

• 2 main points, 2 sub points (4 total)

• 1 verse, 1 illustration with each point

• Simple, biblical, memorable

# 1 - You are a sinner

• Key verse: Romans 3:23

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

# 1 - You are a sinner

• Key verse: Romans 3:23

• What is sin? (also Gen. 1-3, Rom. 5:12)

• Illustration: swimming the ocean

• Bad right? It gets worse…

# 2 - Sin’s Penalty is Death

• Key verse: Romans 6:23a (use b later)

For the wages of sin is death…

# 2 - Sin’s Penalty is Death

• Key verse: Romans 6:23a (b comes later)

• What is death? (Rom. 1, 5; 2 Thes. 1, notes)

• Illustration: wage (something you earn!)

• Really bad right? Now, it gets better…

# 1 - Christ died for youand was

resurrected.

• Key verse: Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

# 1 - Christ died for youand was

resurrected.

• Key verse: Romans 5:8

• Died for us? (also 1 Pet. 2:24, 3:18)

• Illustration: Judge, Incurable Disease

• GOD solves the sin problem…and…

We believe that Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that our redemption is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24-25; 4:25; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 15).

# 2 - You can be saved through faith in Christ.

• Romans verses: 3:21-26, 4:5, 10:13-14

• Key verse: Ephesians 2:8-10

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of your- selves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before- hand so that we would walk in them.

# 2 - You can be saved through faith in Christ.

• Key verse: Ephesians 2:8-10

• Faith in what? (1-7) What is faith? TRUST!

• Illustration: chair

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Ask…

• “Is anything keeping you from trusting Christ right now?”

• Yes? Write/discuss objections, ask again.

• No? “Let’s pray and tell God you receive His gift by trusting Christ.”

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• Non-spiritual conversation – Point to human

need.

• Spiritual conversation – Do they know

Christ?

• Illustrative moment – Especially good

with kids.

• Your Personal Testimony

• My life before knowing ChristActs 22:1-5

• How I came to trust in ChristActs 22:6-

11

• My life after trusting ChristActs 22:12-21

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Before school starts in August• Write out and learn your

testimony.

• Practice sharing the gospel.

• Share this good news with someone.

• Teach a friend/disciple to share it.

• Have you trusted in Christ? Why not now?