Be Jesus to Your Street

 

The best way to begin sharing your faith is to have intentional conversations. As you work and pray in your neighborhood, seek out people to talk about the Gospel with. Use the time you invest building relationships with your neighbors to lead into a time of building the Kingdom of God. Below you’ll find a simple way to share the Gospel, during COVID-19 and beyond! Don’t feel like you have to follow this guide, if you have a way that you’re more comfortable with use that. This is just to help you get started should you need it.

4 Simple Steps

To share the Gospel, you can follow these 4 simple steps:

1. Tell them about God’s plan—peace and life. God loves you and wants you to experience the peace and life He offers. The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). He has a plan for you.

2. Share our problem—separation from God. Being at peace with God is not automatic. By nature, we are all separated from Him. The Bible says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). God is holy, but we are human and don’t measure up to His perfect standard. We are sinful, and “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).

3. Talk about God’s remedy—the cross. God’s love bridges the gap of separation between you and Him. When Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave, He paid the penalty for your sins. The Bible says, “‘He Himself bore our sins’ in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by His wounds you have been healed’” (1 Peter 2:24).

4. Our response—receive Christ. You cross the bridge into God’s family when you accept Christ’s free gift of salvation. The Bible says, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12).

To receive Christ, a person needs to do 4 things:

  • Admit you’re a sinner.

  • Ask forgiveness and be willing to turn away from your sins.

  • Believe that Christ died for you on the cross.

  • Receive Christ into your heart and life.