Evangelism through relationships

Intro: One day once your married, how many children would you like to have?

Study

  1. 2 Cor 6:14, James 4:4 In this series we have discussed how we are to develop Godly relationships, as well as how to hold to Godly standards in relationships.
    1. Rom 10:13-15 As we close the series we need to also discuss how to look for opportunities to evangelize and share Christ in all of our everyday relationships.
      1. Mark 16:15-18 One of the greatest ways we can fulfill the great commission is by reaching out to those we interact with every day of our lives.
      2. 2 Tim 4:2 Missions trips, and planned evangelistic outreaches are important, however God will give us spontaneous opportunities as well.
    2. Luke 10:38-42 Each of us must be careful to not be so busy that we miss an unscheduled opportunity to reach out to someone and lead them to Christ.
  2. Eph 5:15-16, Mt 5:14 We should watch for unscheduled moments to evangelize daily during school, at work, at the store or just randomly through our day.
    1. 1 Cor 3:6-8 God will also give us opportunities to plant seeds to family members, unsaved friends, neighbors, or co workers.
      1. Acts 2:43-47 We can just listen to people, offer to pray with them, and invite them to Church, Crossfire cell groups, and other christian events.
      2. Ps 27:1,Mk 13:11 Some people are more bold in sharing Christ with strangers afraid with family,while others are the opposite, either way we should not fear!
    2. Prov 27:17, Jude 1:23 God wants to use Godly relationships in our lives to help us grow in our walk with Christ, and at the same time he then wants to use us to reach out to the unsaved and help them to find salvation as well.

Discussion

  1. Have you ever had an unscheduled opportunity to reach out and lead someone to Christ randomly in your everyday life?
  2. Share testimonies of times when you have been able to pray with family members or close friends and lead them to Christ as well
  3. What are some of the distractions every day life can bring that can pull us away from unplanned opportunities to win people to Christ?
  4. Who are the people you know in your everyday life that you are reaching out to right now? in what ways are you planting seeds in their lives?

End: Pray for any who have fear in sharing Christ with family members or friends, pray for unsaved friends/family members of people in your cell group, take prayer requests.