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In the next few weeks and months we have several evangelistic opportunities for you. Over the next three Sunday nights we will be having our regular Church in the Park services at Roberta Rowe Park. There will be folks there each night who need to hear about what Jesus did for them at the cross. You can be involved in sharing with them and encouraging them by coming out each week. All of this will serve as a kick-off to our Evangelistic Bible studies which we will have during the months of June, July, and August. I am encouraging each of us to invite friends and neighbors and co-workers to these studies. And if some of those folk come, then I encourage you to intentionally invest in them over the summer. Have conversations with them about what is being taught and encourage them in following Christ.
Last week we began this series by looking at what the Bible has to say concerning homosexuality. We concluded that the Bible teaches that such behavior is sinful and in violation of God’s instructions concerning sexuality. Yet, it is not the only way to violate God’s commands about sex and it is not somehow worse than other violations. It is, like all sins, a sin that can be forgiven by the blood of Christ. Thus, we are called as believers to point any and all to the finished work of Christ at the cross.
I. Introduction: How would you answer the questions: How does a person become a Christian? What is the gospel? How can I be saved? Why do I need to be saved? All of these questions are important for us to answer as we come into contact with an unbelieving world. Yet, at times, we find ourselves unable to articulate an answer (or at least an answer that we feel is appropriate). Before I came as pastor here at Trinity, I was asked to possibly teach some on the issue of sharing our faith with others. Thus, for the next few weeks, I want us to try and answer the above questions in a way that will aid us in sharing the gospel with our neighbors, family members, friends, co-workers, and even strangers. Tonight I want to begin with a couple of introductory questions.