2. So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:15-16

3. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance
“…it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”

4. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance It is POWERFUL
-“power of GOD for salvation”
- Unique in the world
- Acknowledges our plight

5. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance It is POWERFUL
The Gospel fully acknowledges our plight
Lesson 1 – Who is God?
He is absolutely holy – perfect.
We are imperfect and incapable,
therefore, of fellowship with Him.

6. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance It is POWERFUL
-“power of GOD for salvation”
- Unique in the world
- Acknowledges our plight
- Fully solves our problem

7. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance It is POWERFUL
The Gospel fully solves our problem
Lesson 2 – Who is the Son?
Fully man = appropriate sacrifice Hebrews 2:14-18
Fully God = effective/infinite sacrifice
Hebrews 9:24-26

8. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance It is POWERFUL
-“power of GOD for salvation”
- Unique in the world
- Acknowledges our plight
- Fully solves our problem
- Defeats death & empowers living

9. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance It is POWERFUL
It is COMPREHENSIVE
-“to everyone who believes”
- not culturally/behaviorally bound
- receivable within any culture

10. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance
Don’t fear rejection
“…I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ”

11. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance
Don’t fear rejection
Believe/own that this IS good news

12. “I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize
“I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize. If you believe there’s a heaven and a hell and that people could be going to hell (or not getting eternal life), and you think it’s not worth telling people this because it would make it socially awkward…
Penn Jillette

13. …I mean...how much do you have to hate somebody to NOT proselytize… to believe that everlasting life is possible and NOT tell them that? If I believe there is a truck bearing down on you and you don’t believe it, then there is a point where I tackle you…”
Penn jillette

14. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance
Don’t fear rejection
Believe/own that this IS good news
Rejection is a Christian norm

15. Be eager & unashamed! Appreciate & Own its significance
Don’t fear rejection
Prepare to communicate it well
Paul lived/taught readiness
2 Timothy 1:13; 2:2, 8, 15; 3:14; 4:2
Am I…Are we…ready to share?

16. So What is the “good News”?
The Bible says…

17. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures...
1 Corinthians 15:3-4

18. So What is the “good News”?
The Bible says…1 Cor. 15:3-4
In communicating, we should…
Share biblically
Share clearly & simply

19. “bad news/good news” Know the name, know the outline
2 main points, 2 sub points (4 total)
1 verse, 1 illustration with each point
Simple, biblical, memorable

20. The bad news of separation
# 1 - You are a sinner
Key verse: Romans 3:23

21. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23

22. The bad news of separation
# 1 - You are a sinner
Key verse: Romans 3:23
What is sin? (also Gen. 1-3, Rom. 5:12)
Illustration: swimming the ocean
Bad right? It gets worse…

23. The bad news of separation
# 2 - Sin’s Penalty is Death
Key verse: Romans 6:23a (use b later)

24. For the wages of sin is death…
Romans 6:23a

25. The bad news of separation
# 2 - Sin’s Penalty is Death
Key verse: Romans 6:23a (b comes later)
What is death? (Rom. 1, 5; 2 Thes. 1, notes)
Illustration: wage (something you earn!)
Really bad right? Now, it gets better…

26. The good news of salvation
# 1 - Christ died for you
and was resurrected.
Key verse: Romans 5:8

27. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8

28. The good news of salvation
# 1 - Christ died for you
and was resurrected.
Key verse: Romans 5:8
Died for us? (also 1 Pet. 2:24, 3:18)
Illustration: Judge, Incurable Disease
GOD solves the sin problem…and…

29. We believe that Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that our redemption is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24-25; 4:25; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 15).
Gbc constitution

30. The good news of salvation
# 2 - You can be saved
through faith in Christ.
Romans verses: 3:21-26, 4:5, 10:13-14
Key verse: Ephesians 2:8-10

31. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of your- selves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before- hand so that we would walk in them.
Ephesians 2:8-10

32. The good news of salvation
# 2 - You can be saved
through faith in Christ.
Key verse: Ephesians 2:8-10
Faith in what? (1-7) What is faith? TRUST!
Illustration: chair

33. What’s next?
Ask…
“Is anything keeping you from trusting Christ right now?”
Yes? Write/discuss objections, ask again.
No? “Let’s pray and tell God you receive His gift by trusting Christ.”

34. Transitions to “good news”
Non-spiritual conversation –
Point to human need.
Spiritual conversation –
Do they know Christ?
Illustrative moment –
Especially good with kids.
Your Personal Testimony

35. Preparing your testimony
My life before knowing Christ
Acts 22:1-5
How I came to trust in Christ
Acts 22:6-11
My life after trusting Christ
Acts 22:12-21

36. Let’s do this! Before school starts in August
Write out and learn your testimony.
Practice sharing the gospel.
Share this good news with someone.
Teach a friend/disciple to share it.
Have you trusted in Christ?
Why not now?