How Can I Be Saved?

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So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel
to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed
of the gospel, for it is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew
first and also to the Greek.
Romans 115-16
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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• it is the power of God for salvation to
  everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also
  to the Greek.

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• It is POWERFUL
• -power of GOD for salvation
• - Unique in the world
• - Acknowledges our plight

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• It is POWERFUL
• The Gospel fully acknowledges our plight
• Lesson 1 Who is God?
• He is absolutely holy perfect.
• We are imperfect and incapable,
• therefore, of fellowship with Him.

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• It is POWERFUL
• -power of GOD for salvation
• - Unique in the world
• - Acknowledges our plight
• - Fully solves our problem

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• It is POWERFUL
• The Gospel fully solves our problem
• Lesson 2 Who is the Son?
• Fully man appropriate sacrifice Hebrews
  214-18
• Fully God effective/infinite sacrifice
• Hebrews 924-26

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• It is POWERFUL
• -power of GOD for salvation
• - Unique in the world
• - Acknowledges our plight
• - Fully solves our problem
• - Defeats death empowers living

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• It is POWERFUL
• It is COMPREHENSIVE
• -to everyone who believes
• - not culturally/behaviorally bound
• - receivable within any culture

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• Dont fear rejection
• I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• Dont fear rejection
• Believe/own that this IS good news

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Ive always said that I dont respect people who
dont proselytize. If you believe theres a
heaven and a hell and that people could be going
to hell (or not getting eternal life), and you
think its not worth telling people this because
it would make it socially awkward
Penn Jillette
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I mean...how much do you have to hate somebody
to NOT proselytize to believe that everlasting
life is possible and NOT tell them that? If I
believe there is a truck bearing down on you and
you dont believe it, then there is a point where
I tackle you
Penn jillette
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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• Dont fear rejection
• Believe/own that this IS good news
• Rejection is a Christian norm

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Be eager unashamed!

• Appreciate Own its significance
• Dont fear rejection
• Prepare to communicate it well
• Paul lived/taught readiness
• 2 Timothy 113 22, 8, 15 314 42
• Am IAre weready to share?

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So What is the good News?

• The Bible says

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For I delivered to you as of first importance
what I also received, that Christ died for our
sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was
buried, and that He was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures...
1 Corinthians 153-4
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So What is the good News?

• The Bible says1 Cor. 153-4
• In communicating, we should
• Share biblically
• Share clearly simply

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bad news/good news

• Know the name, know the outline
• 2 main points, 2 sub points (4 total)
• 1 verse, 1 illustration with each point
• Simple, biblical, memorable

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The bad news of separation

• 1 - You are a sinner
• Key verse Romans 323

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For all have sinned and fall short of the glory
of God.
Romans 323
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The bad news of separation

• 1 - You are a sinner
• Key verse Romans 323
• What is sin? (also Gen. 1-3, Rom. 512)
• Illustration swimming the ocean
• Bad right? It gets worse

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The bad news of separation

• 2 - Sins Penalty is Death
• Key verse Romans 623a (use b later)

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For the wages of sin is death
Romans 623a
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The bad news of separation

• 2 - Sins Penalty is Death
• Key verse Romans 623a (b comes later)
• What is death? (Rom. 1, 5 2 Thes. 1, notes)
• Illustration wage (something you earn!)
• Really bad right? Now, it gets better

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The good news of salvation

• 1 - Christ died for you
• and was resurrected.
• Key verse Romans 58

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But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us.
Romans 58
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The good news of salvation

• 1 - Christ died for you
• and was resurrected.
• Key verse Romans 58
• Died for us? (also 1 Pet. 224, 318)
• Illustration Judge, Incurable Disease
• GOD solves the sin problemand

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We believe that Jesus Christ accomplished our
redemption through His death on the cross as a
vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that
our redemption is made sure by His literal,
physical resurrection from the dead (Romans
324-25 425 2 Corinthians 521 Ephesians
120 1 Corinthians 15).
Gbc constitution
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The good news of salvation

• 2 - You can be saved
• through faith in Christ.
• Romans verses 321-26, 45, 1013-14
• Key verse Ephesians 28-10

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For by grace you have been saved through faith
and that not of your- selves, it is the gift of
God not as a result of works, so that no one may
boast. For we are His workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
before- hand so that we would walk in them.
Ephesians 28-10
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The good news of salvation

• 2 - You can be saved
• through faith in Christ.
• Key verse Ephesians 28-10
• Faith in what? (1-7) What is faith? TRUST!
• Illustration chair

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Whats next?

• Ask
• Is anything keeping you from trusting Christ
  right now?
• Yes? Write/discuss objections, ask again.
• No? Lets pray and tell God you receive His
  gift by trusting Christ.

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Transitions to good news

• Non-spiritual conversation
• Point to human need.
• Spiritual conversation
• Do they know Christ?
• Illustrative moment
• Especially good with kids.
• Your Personal Testimony

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Preparing your testimony

• My life before knowing Christ
• Acts 221-5
• How I came to trust in Christ
• Acts 226-11
• My life after trusting Christ
• Acts 2212-21

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Lets do this!

• Before school starts in August
• Write out and learn your testimony.
• Practice sharing the gospel.
• Share this good news with someone.
• Teach a friend/disciple to share it.
• Have you trusted in Christ?
• Why not now?

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