Sharing text for gospel sharing on Powerpoint. Points taken from Becoming a Contagious Christian by Bill Hybels & Mark Mittelberg

1. Mission Sunday
5 August 2018

2. Recap & Introduction
1. Toward Deeper Relationships
2. Starting Spiritual Conversations
Application

4.  Genuine friendships - natural way and trust for
deeper relationships to a more personal level
 Personal friendship – start and deepen our
conversations about spiritual matters
 Our example – Jesus Christ
 He “came to seek and to save what was lost”
(Luke 19:10)
 He lived out those words by being close to the people
He wanted to influence.
 Why? He loved them.
 We need to build trust and respect among those we
hope to reach.
 We point them to Jesus’ love and truth.
• True Friendships
• Jesus our Example
• We follow Jesus

5.  Q: Where can we start these relationships?
A) People We Already Know
 we need to get closer so that we can deepen the trust
How?
 Include them in activities we’re already doing
 Take an interest in what they are already doing
 Throw a “Matthew Party” (Luke 5:29)
People We Know
People We Used To Know
People We Like To Know

6. B) People We Used To Know
 Social networking (e.g. Facebook, Whatsapp, WeChat)
 Easier than ever to reconnect
C) People We Like To Know
 Mention spiritual matters early – drop hints
 Mention our spiritual activities
 May not lead to deeper conversations on spiritual matters
but it is a lead on to spiritual conversations later.
People We Know
People We Used To Know
People We Like To Know

7.  Q: How do we go deeper?
 Q: How can we start spiritual conversations?
 Jesus our example – Woman at the Well (John 4)
 Jesus was intentional in turning from the everyday topic
of “getting a drink of water” (4:4) to the deeper subject of
“drinking living water” (4:10)
3 Approaches:
• Bridging
• Questioning
• Inviting

8. A) Bridging
 Most natural way to start a spiritual conversation
 Jesus moved from “ordinary water to living water”
 Intentionally insert a spiritual matter in an ordinary
conversation
B) Questioning
 Instead of making statements, we draw responses by
asking questions
C) Inviting
 In our conversation, invite our friends to a spiritual
event they might relate to (e.g. health, studies, children)
 Whatever the response, our invitation can naturally
turn into a conversation about spiritual matters
3 Approaches:
• Bridging
• Questioning
• Inviting

9.  1) Take the initiative & pray
 2) Talk to people one-on-one
 3) Dialogue – not monologue
 4) Present truth in small doses
 5) Make the most of daily opportunities
 6) Read “Becoming a Contagious Christian”
by Mark Mittelberg, Lee Strobel & Bill Hybels