SHARING HIS STORY Ambassadors – Part 6 05/12/2024 Salvation is an event and evangelism is a process . Our commitment is to take a person to the next step toward Christ. According to Campus Crusade: 85% of people who come to Christ do so through a family member or friend’s influence. The Questions We Need To Be Ready To Answer • What is it our non-believing friends need to know? • What is it our non-believing friends need to do? What Do They Need To Know? Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins… 1 Corinthians 15:1-3a NIV The first point of the gospel – Christ died for our sins …according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 1 Corinthians 15:3b-5 NIV Second Point – Christ rose from the dead After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 1 Corinthians 15:6-8 NIV The Simple Gospel Message: Christ died for our sins and was buried. He rose from the dead and was seen. Personalize It By Connecting His Story To Your Story * My life before Christ - How I came to Christ – My life after Christ What Do They Need To Do? The Simple Gospel Response: Put your faith in Christ Hear: “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17 KJV Believe: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John 20:31 NIV Repent: Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 NIV Confess: If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 NIV Be Baptized: Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Mark 16:16 NIV Bottom Line: Trust Him And What He Has Done For You