Fearless Faith - Breakout #3

BO3 – dare to take action

Last Breakout - "study to share..."

Peter told us to...

“…give an answer to everyone who asks”

scan – state - search

We probe to analyze…

We allow God to speak…

3 - Scenarios…

2 - Teammates…

1 – Choice…

(team mates A and B play all three roles!)

· I am an atheist – I don’t believe in the existence of a God, or Supreme intelligent Being.

· I am religious – I pray three times a day and I give money to the church and I help my neighbor wash her poodle.

· The skeptic – I don’t believe that a God so loving could send someone to hell.

Scan	State	Search
“Do you have any kind of spiritual beliefs?”	(Romans 3:23) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,	“Are you a sinner?”
“To you, who is Jesus?”	(Romans 6:23) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.	“Do you want forgiveness for your sins?”
“Do you think there is a heaven and a hell?”	(John 3:3) In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."	“Do you believe Jesus died on the cross for you and rose again?”
“If you died right now, where would you go?”	(John 14:6) Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.	“Are you willing to surrender your life to Christ?”
“If what you believe were not true, would you want to know it?”	(Romans 10:9-11) That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10) For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11) As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."	“Are you ready to invite Jesus into your life and into your heart?”
	(2 Corinthians 5:15) And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
	(Revelation 3:20) Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

Fearless Faith - Breakout #2

BO2 – study to share

Last breakout: The #1 obstacle is… fear in sharing!

There is also a need is three-fold: training, preparation, and confidence.

“How do I study to share?”

But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

(1 Peter 3:15)

1. The radar always pans __________ and ___________…

· “…give an answer”

· “to everyone who asks”

i. ________to scan (probe)

ii. ________to state (proclaim)

iii. ________to search (pull-together)

2. We probe to _____________…

· “Do you have any spiritual beliefs?”

· “To you, who is Jesus?”

· “Do you think there is a heaven and a hell?”

· “If you died right now, where would you go?”

· “If what you believe were not true, would you want to know?”

3. We allow ________ to ________…

· Romans 3:23

· Romans 6:23

· John 3:3

· John 14:6

· Romans 10:9-11

· 2 Corinthians 5:15

· Revelation 3:20

“How do I study to share?”

Scan	State	Search
“Do you have any kind of spiritual beliefs?”	(Romans 3:23) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,	“Are you a sinner?”
“To you, who is Jesus?”	(Romans 6:23) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.	“Do you want forgiveness for your sins?”
“Do you think there is a heaven and a hell?”	(John 3:3) In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."	“Do you believe Jesus died on the cross for you and rose again?”
“If you died right now, where would you go?”	(John 14:6) Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.	“Are you willing to surrender your life to Christ?”
“If what you believe were not true, would you want to know it?”	(Romans 10:9-11) That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10) For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11) As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."	“Are you ready to invite Jesus into your life and into your heart?”
	(2 Corinthians 5:15) And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
	(Revelation 3:20) Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

Fearless Faith - Breakout #1

BO1 – overcome the obstacle

The #1 obstacle for Christians is fear.

Fear when it comes to sharing our faith… the Good News.

“How do I overcome this fear?”

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.

James 4:13-17

1. To effectively introduce others to Jesus, I must have that _______________!

2. As Christ-Followers, many times we _____________________many things.

3. Will I ever truly capture ________________________?

4. I need to obey the commands of _____ ___________ and _____ ___________.

5. No one needs my ___________ , but all need God’s _______________(fact).

6. My great obstacle is clearly an ________________ of _____________________.

“How do I overcome this fear?”