The Invitation – Part 1

Steps to sharing Jesus with others.

1. Build rapport.
2. Establish trust by asking questions.
3. Briefly share your story.

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“…do not worry about…what you will say, ¹² for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.” Luke 12:11-12

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The Problem:

Romans 3:23

²³ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 6:23

²³ For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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The Solution:

Romans 5:8

⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

John 3:16

¹⁶ 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.

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Romans 10:9

⁹ 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. 

Acts 2:21

And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Eph 2:8-9

⁸ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹ not by works, so that no one can boast. 

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Ps. 42:1-2

¹ As the deer pants for streams of water,
    so my soul pants for you, my God.
² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

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John 6:35

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John 1:29

²⁹ …John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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There are hundreds if not thousands of people locally who are one invitation away from meeting Jesus for the first time!

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John 1:41-42

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John 1:43-49

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Luke 5:27-29

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John 4:13-14

¹³ Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, ¹⁴ but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst…

Personal Notes: