There are two offices given in the New Testament for the local church – Elders and Deacons. Some translations interchangeably use the same name as Elder, Overseer or Bishop.
In today’s episode of Digging Disciples I will describe the need, qualifications and duties of both Elders and Deacons.
We have been talking for the past few weeks about how to share Jesus without fear.
Let’s say that God has inspired you to do just that – share your faith with someone. And let’s say that person you shared with accepted Jesus as their Savior and asked Him into their heart!
Absolutely wonderful! Now what?
The truth is – salvation is the starting line – not the finish line!
Once we have accepted Jesus as our Savior then we have the rest of eternity to develop a relationship with Him! But our relationship should start out on the right track. All too often satan will begin to attack and discourage new believers. There are a few things we need to do with a new believer so that they will begin to be a disciple of Jesus.
The last session of Share Jesus Without Fear looks at telling our story and asking others theirs.
As a disciple of Jesus it is so important to share how you came to believe in Jesus. Our story is unique, because it is our own story. Telling how we came to believe in Jesus is encouraging to us and those who hear our story.
Same with asking others their story. If they know Jesus then sharing their story is a wonderful conversation.
If they don’t have a story, then you have the opportunity to go back ask the probing questions, share scripture and then ask if they are ready to surrender to Jesus – just as we have learned the past four weeks.
You just don’t know where to start until you start to ask questions. Tell and Ask !
If you have asked probing questions of your friend and they want to learn more about Jesus.
And they have read and understood the scripture then they have a decision to make.
Do you want to ask Jesus into your heart and surrender your life?
I believe there are 3 responses that a person will give. Watch the video to learn, or download the file for your reference.
Download: Share Jesus Without Fear – the Decision
In this session of Share Jesus Without Fear we will see how the power of Scripture can change lives.
It is through Scripture that God can speak to the heart of people. He alone can convict and draw people to Himself.
Once you have determined that the person you are asking probing questions to is ready to read scripture and listen to the Holy Spirit, then your job becomes that of a page turner. Yes – all you need to do is turn pages in the Bible so your person can read the Scripture for themselves and determine what God is saying to them.
The enclosed document will help you determine which Scripture to read. Mark the pages in your Bible so all you are doing is turning the page to the next scripture. God will do the heavy lifting at this point!
Download the Power of Scripture page now.
Part 2 of Share Jesus Without Fear has us asking probing questions. We ask questions from people to see if they are ready to hear the Gospel. We know from Bill Faye’s work that it takes an average of 6.9 times for someone to hear the Gospel before they accept. So if you are #1 talking to someone about Jesus …
I am starting a series entitled Share Jesus Without Fear. It is based on the book by William Fay.
First I believe we need to understand that as disciples of Jesus it is our duty to share Him with others – according to Matthew 28:18-20.
But how do we do that?
What fears do people have?
Bill defines six fears that keep people from sharing Jesus:
In today’s session we will discuss these fears.
One technique to be able to “pray continually” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18) is to pray God’s Word back to Him. Suggestions on how to do this is the theme of today’s video from Digging Disciples.
We have been talking about setting healthy habits and SMART goals. Today I want to show you that God wants us to be successful! God has wonderful plans for our lives!
In Proverbs 3:5-6 we will see that there is a way to follow the correct path.
How do you create a healthy habit? I believe that we can set a goal of making a healthy habit. Some people say if you do it for 21 days you will form a habit. But I believe there are some circumstances that allow a habit to be formed quicker and sometimes longer. It just depends on the three stages of forming a habit.
