{"id":1818,"date":"2017-05-05T09:50:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T14:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/?page_id=1818"},"modified":"2017-05-05T09:50:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T14:50:58","slug":"sharing-the-gospel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/sharing-the-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing the Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SHARING THE GOSPEL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your personal testimony can be a powerful example of the transforming power of Christ to others. It doesn&#8217;t have to be long and detailed. By focusing on three key points, you can share your testimony in just one minute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!&#8221;\u2014John 9:25 <small>NLT<\/small><\/p>\n<h6>Three Keys of a One-Minute Message<\/h6>\n<p><b>My Life before Christ<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t glorify your past, but mention how you were before Christ:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"normal\">\n<li>&#8220;I had a void in my life nothing could fill&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/ecc.3.11.nkjv\">Ecclesiastes 3:11<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I felt separated from God&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/isa.59.2.nkjv\">Isaiah 59:2<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;My life was dominated by sin and with pleasing myself&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/luk.15.11-24.nkjv\">Luke 15:11\u201324<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Share how you never felt you could become the person you ought to be.<\/p>\n<p><b>My Life Changed by Christ<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Now summarize how you came into a relationship with Christ. Be sure to mention the key elements of the gospel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I realized that I&#8217;m a sinner and that I fall short of God&#8217;s glory&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/rom.3.23.nkjv\">Romans 3:23<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I recognized that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/rom.5.8.nkjv\">Romans 5:8<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I repented or turned away from my sins&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/act.3.19.nkjv\">Acts 3:19<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I received Jesus Christ as Lord of my life&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/rev.3.20.nkjv\">Revelation 3:20<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>My New Life in Christ<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Talk about how your life is noticeably different now that you are in Christ. Put into your own words the following benefits of being in Christ:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"normal\">\n<li>&#8220;I now have peace in my life&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/rom.5.1.nkjv\">Romans 5:1<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Now that I&#8217;m a Christian, I know I have a purpose for living&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/jer.29.11.nkjv\">Jeremiah 29:11<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I now have the assurance that I&#8217;m going to Heaven&#8221; (see <a class=\"new-window\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/114\/jhn.3.36.nkjv\">John 3:36<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHARING THE GOSPEL Your personal testimony can be a powerful example of the transforming power of Christ to others. It doesn&#8217;t have to be long and detailed. By focusing on three key points, you can share your testimony in just one minute. &#8220;But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!&#8221;\u2014John 9:25 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1818","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1819,"href":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1818\/revisions\/1819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gracetyrone.net\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}