Gospel Fluency

Matthew 28:18–20 CSB

18 Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Questions

You need to know the Gospel message backwards and forwards. What are four key themes that were described that you should be ready to explain in your own words with ease?

God, Problem, Hope, Decision

Sin, joy, faith, goodness

Love, peace, patience, temptation

Self control, creation, gentleness, kindness

2. All of God’s attributes are important, but which of the following is most important for a lost person to understand about God?

He is the provider

He is infinite

He is HOLY

He is sovereign

3. What are two problems that we have concerning God what we should mention when sharing the Gospel message?

We are not happy in life and we are not fulfilled

We have sinned against God and our good deeds won’t make it right with him

We are poor and we don’t have a good job.

We are physically sick and don’t see a way to be healed.

4. What are two key things that we should mention that provide hope concerning our greatest problem?

We have hope because we tell God we are sorry and try to be a good person

We have hope because we meditate and pray

We have hope because we confess our sins and promise never to do them again

We have hope because Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and rose from the dead

5. What is the decision we must make to be saved?

Be baptized

Come to church

Trust in Jesus

Be a good person

Why is it important?

It is the most vital part of living out the great commission

If we don’t know the gospel, how can we share the gospel.

The average window of attention is less than a minute. We need to understand what we are saying in such a short notice.

It helps us to get our message across

Share example of talking about God, but leave out the problem.

God

What do you know about God?

Creator of the universe

Loving God

All knowing, All powerful

Created the earth in 6 days, rested on the 7th.

Problem

What do you know about the problem?

We sinned, causing us eternal separation from Christ.

This issue constantly plagued God’s people throughout the old testament. They would be strong and fall away. (Same happens today)

We chose the ways of the world over the ways of God.

Hope

What do you know about the hope?

Jesus

God sent his son

God loved us enough to give us the ultimate sacrifice

Jesus paid the price we could not pay so that we can have eternal life with God.

Jesus lived a perfect life.

Decision

What do you know about the decision?

It all comes down to repenting of our sins and being commited to following Christ for the rest of your life.

Trust that Christ is who he said he was and died on the cross for your sins.

We can choose to reject Jesus and continue living in the ways of the world

Luke 9:23 CSB

23 Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Application

Break into smaller groups and give them one minute to share the gospel using the method we have learned

Do this with a few separate groups making sure each person is taking a turn

LEARN HOW TO HANDLE THE GOSPEL FLUENTLY