The Power of an Invitation, with Jon Weece

Locker Room - A Southland Christian Church Podcast

To follow Jesus is to fish. To say yes to Jesus’ invitation is to say yes to personal evangelism. To receive the gospel is to also share the gospel; the good news. Yet, there’s an awful lot of churches and there’s an awful lot of people who sit in the boat and they don’t fish. They don’t fish for all kinds of reasons.

In this episode we will zero in on some practical things to empower men to share the gospel with people in their lives.

DISCUSSION GUIDE

If we asked the person closest to you (wife, relative, friend) what is a fun fact they could give us about you

Have you ever rescued someone or something? Think big or small rescues. Share a story of when you “saved the day”.

Read Luke 19:10. Jesus made it clear: He was here on a RESCUE MISSION. He invites his followers to join him in that mission. How does it make you feel when you are told you are on a rescue mission for the Kingdom of God?

Jon equated spiritual maturity with three verbs: serving, giving, & loving. Based on that measure, how spiritually mature are you? What evidence do you have to support that evaluation?

How do you define discipleship? How does that line up with how Jesus made disciples and sent them out?

Read Matthew 28:18-20 & Mark 12:30-31. How do you strive to build your life around the Great Commission and Great Commandments?

Scott & Jon discussed three categories of people who do not participate in evangelism: Those who isolate themselves from the world, those who feel they aren’t capable, & those who think it’s someone else’s job. Which of those three categories are you in danger of falling into?

Praying, serving, inviting, & sharing your testimony were all practical examples of how to get involved in evangelism. Which of those comes more naturally to you? Which requires more work?

Think through the stories of the woman at the well (John 4), the Blind man who was healed (John 9), and Matthew throwing a party with sinners, disciples, & Jesus (Matthew 9:10). How did those people participate in evangelism? What example does that set for us in our modern context?

Who is someone in your life that doesn’t know Jesus? How can you help them come to know Jesus this week/month/year? Will you commit to doing it?

What else from the podcast spoke to you?

What did God/Holy Spirit speak/prompt/say to you? What’s God asking you to do? What does He want to give you? What does He want you to lay down?

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