Leading someone to Jesus 2

What is a gospel conversation?

What a gospel conversation is not.

First you have to start a conversation with someone.

You don’t want to scare them, you want them to feel at ease.

Don’t start with “Are you saved?”

Where do you go to church?

Interests.

Not what your interest, but theirs.

Hat with a symbol on it.

Sports team.

Military

Shirt. Same as above, or the place where they work.

People like to talk about things they are interested in.

Their family.

Religious Background.

Talking about secular things is a great start, but how do we get to the point in the conversation where we actually share Jesus?

After you have engaged a person by talking about family and various interests, one of the best ways to do this is to ask about their religious background.

I will talk growing in Keystone, being raised by a single mom (Dad passed) and talk about how my mom has us in church.

Tell them your story about church? (Did you grow up in church, or start at an oder age)

Wait for their response about church

This simple, straightforward approach, by which you ask polite questions about a person’s religious background, will tell you a great deal about his spiritual condition.

Christians who are actively involved in a church usually let you know immediately. In the same way, people who don’t attend church usually tell you that as well. The moment you discover a person’s religious background, the conversation changes from secular to evangelistic. At that point, it is appropriate to ask two questions. Exploratory Questions. A medical doctor assesses a patient

Exploratory Questions. A medical doctor assesses a patient with exploratory questions. He might ask, “What are your symptoms? How long has this pain bothered you? Has anyone else in your family ever suffered with these symptoms?”

Question 1: “Do you know for certain that you have eternal life and you will go to Heaven when you die, or would you say that is something you are still working on?”

However, when you ask someone this exploratory question, and he is either not saved or not certain of his salvation, there will usually be an apparent awkwardness in his response.

Some of the most common answers from lost people that I’ve heard over the years regarding this exploratory question are: ​•  ​“I’m not sure anyone can know that for certain.”

​•  ​“I think I know I’ll go to Heaven when I die, but I’m not 100 percent sure.” ​• ​“

I hope so.” ​• 

“I guess I’m still working on that.”

These types of responses are indicators that a person is probably lost.

Question 2: “If you stood before God and He asked you, ‘Why should I let you into Heaven?’ what would you say?”

[2] This second exploratory question seeks to determine the basis of the person’s hopes of being saved. You’re asking him what he believes the requirements are to enter Heaven. Some of the more frequent answers to this question I’ve heard by people who are not Christians are: ​• 

 ​“I’m not sure what I’d say to God if He asked me that.” ​•  ​“

I’d tell God, ‘I’m a good person and try to do the best I can.’” ​•  ​

“I’d say, ‘I believe in You, God.’” ​•  ​“

I’d say, ‘I think I’m as good as anybody else.’”

What these answers imply is that they are trusting in themselves and their good works to save them and allow them into Heaven, and they are not trusting in Jesus.

That is why they are lost. The Bible says that human religious works never save anyone. The Apostle Paul wrote, “[God] saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5). Religious works save no one. Instead,

Your Personal Testimony Another tool for effectively sharing Jesus with a lost person is sharing your personal testimony of how Jesus saved you.

Your life before Jesus

How you came to have a personal relationship with Jesus.

Your life since Jesus