In our current study we are learning the basics so that we are able to share whenever we are asked to explain our faith.
But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ's triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task? Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God. ~ 2 Corinthians 2:14-17
This morning I stumbled across Chip Ingram's, 'Share the Love' series. Here's how they describe the series:
You should.... you ought to... you know the Bible tells you to do it. But the thought of actually sharing your faith with another person gives you sweaty palms and heart palpitations. "I'm just not gifted in evangelism," you decide. "It's not for me." But it is! In Share the Love, learn how even you can move from being a "secret agent" Christian to a "public" witness as you develop the heart, skills, and perspective to naturally share Christ, as a part of your lifestyle and relationships.
http://livingontheedge.org/broadcasts/player?bid=703dd398-dfd0-4dc8-9f10-2fd0c1ff659c
or
http://livingontheedge.org/broadcasts
I'm listening to Part 4 of the series and here are some of the notes.
Chip breaks the story down into four acts in the story of God
How it all began
Creation:
God made us for Himself – A perfect relationship in a perfect world,
giving, and receiving perfect love.
How it all went wrong
The Fall:
God allowed us to choose or reject His love – Our choice to reject God’s love
ushered in sin, death, and selfishness to every
relationship, separating
How God's love rescued us
Redemption:
Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his
friends.
John 15:13 (NIV)
God, the Son, took on human flesh, lived a perfect life to reveal God’s
heart, then offered His life as a sacrifice and payment for the sins of all
people of all time; that whoever would choose to receive new life may
have it.
How it all will end
Restoration:
Jesus will return as promised to make all things right in heaven and on
earth forever.
Every moral being will be justly judged (repaid) for their thoughts,
choices, and actions. Sin, death, and Satan will be vanquished forever,
and God will re-establish perfect relationships in a perfect world, giving
and receiving perfect love.
