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We humbly request …. Please sit with your group members. Inviting others into the Ultimate Relationship. Mission Strategy: Sharing the Gospel . The Main Thing. WIN:. Inviting college students into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. BUILD:. Inspiring and equipping them.
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We humbly request … Please sit with your group members
Inviting others into the Ultimate Relationship Mission Strategy: Sharing the Gospel
The Main Thing • WIN: • Inviting college students into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. • BUILD: • Inspiring and equipping them • SEND: • for a lifetime of Christ-centered • Evangelization, Discipleship, & Friendships • in which they lead others to do the same. • SPIRIT. • MULT:
Sharing the Gospel Model and teach the sharing of a Gospel script Identify some foundations for enabling Spiritual Multiplication and Evangelization Addressing fear of sharing Power session preparation
Program Page 29 Edits
Program Page 29 Edits
Why invite others to know Jesus? John 17:3 – “This is eternal Life, that they may know you, the only true God, and the one whom you have sent.”
Why invite others to know Jesus? John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Why invite others to know Jesus? • Because the world lacks joy! • “The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew.” Pope Francis, EvangeliiGaudium, Paragraph 1
Program Page 27 “I can see from my own experience that even if I speak of many beautiful concepts, nothing seems to happen. We must proclaim Jesus as Lord and Savior, helping people to grasp what it means to have Jesus as their Savior — not in a theoretical way, but that every day they have a Savior, someone who will lift them from their fatigue of the day, of their sin, and their mistakes, and who renews them. He saves us. When you proclaim this living, crucified and risen Jesus, something always happens.” -Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa (Preacher to the Papal Household since 1980)
Program Page 26 This is in the program so that… I can teach it to you… And you… can teach it to your group and to disciples on campus!
What are we going to do? Tell Show Try Do
What did we just do? Tell Show Try Do
What did we just do? • The Ultimate Relationship is a script.
Program Page 27 This booklet has four main messages: Relationship 1. God created us for a ____________________
Program Page 27 This booklet has four main messages: Relationship is broken 2. Our ________________________through sin.
Program Page 27 This booklet has four main messages: 3. _________________ _________________ _________________. Jesus restores ourrelationship with the Father
Program Page 27 This booklet has four main messages: 4. We have the ____________________to accept or reject this offer. Free choice
Why use the UR? • It opens the door for the Holy Spirit to work • Invitation to know Jesus • Repeatable • It has a Catholic approval of being free from error (Nihil Obstat/Imprimatur) • Asks listener to make a decision
Program Page 26 Basics of Spiritual Multiplication “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations….” Matthew 28:19-20 “and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2
Program Page 26 A rock solid foundation for Spiritual Multiplication 1. Evangelization and spiritual multiplication are the work of the ______________ _______________ for which we seek to make ourselves _________________.
Program Page 26 A rock solid foundation for Spiritual Multiplication Holy Spirit 1. Evangelization and spiritual multiplication are the work of the ______________ _______________ for which we seek to make ourselves _________________.
Program Page 26 A rock solid foundation for Spiritual Multiplication Holy Spirit 1. Evangelization and spiritual multiplication are the work of the ______________ _______________ for which we seek to make ourselves _________________. available
Program Page 26 2. Everything you do must anchor others into ______________ ______________
Program Page 26 Jesus Christ 2. Everything you do must anchor others into ______________ _______________
Program Page 26 Jesus Christ 3. Everything you do must be ______________ _______________ 2. Everything you do must anchor others into ______________ _______________
Program Page 26 Jesus Christ 3. Everything you do must be ______________ _______________ 100% repeatable 2. Everything you do must anchor others into ______________ _______________
Program Page 26 Jesus Christ 3. Everything you do must be ______________ _______________ 100% repeatable 2. Everything you do must anchor others into ______________ _______________ 4. _____________ is the heart of all spiritual multiplication.
Program Page 26 Jesus Christ 3. Everything you do must be ______________ _______________ 100% repeatable 2. Everything you do must anchor others into ______________ _______________ Prayer 4. _____________ is the heart of all spiritual multiplication.
Program Page 26 5. We must ____________ _______________ and trust the Holy Spirit to guide us in the process of spiritual multiplication.
Program Page 26 sow broadly 5. We must ____________ _______________ and trust the Holy Spirit to guide us in the process of spiritual multiplication.
Program Page 27 Sow broadly? Who can you share with? #4 • Strangers • Acquaintances • Friends and family members • Bible study members • Disciples • Yourself • The most objectively sinful person you know of in your life
Addressing Our Fears • “For surely I know the plans I have for you says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for woe. To give you a future filled with hope.” -Jeremiah 29:11 • “Perfect love casts out fear” -1 John 4:18
Program Page 26 Know Thyself Fears about a relationship with God • I’m not good enough • I’m afraid he won’t forgive me • It is going to cost too much • I don’t know if I can change • I am not ready to change
Program Page 26 Jesus meets us in our fears Close your eyes: Imagine yourself on Calvary at the foot of Jesus’ cross. Mary and St. John are standing by your side. You look up at Jesus and he can read your fears in your face. As you hold your breath you hear him speak slowly to you…. What did Jesus say to calm your fears?
Program Page 26 Know Thyself Fears about sharing with others • I’m not good enough • They’re all going to laugh at me. • I don’t know what to say • I am afraid of them • How could he use “me?”
Program Page 26 Jesus meets us in our fears Close your eyes: Now close your eyes imagine yourself sitting where you are the most comfortable, Jesus is there also. He has your papers in his hand. He looks at your fear and then looks at you….What does Jesus say to you to calm your fears? “Perfect love casts out fear” - 1 John 4:18
Philemon 1:6 “And I pray that the sharing of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ”