"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
DEVELOP
REDEMPTIVE FRIENDSHIPS
First and foremost, develop your personal faith friendship with Jesus. It all flows from that!
First and foremost, develop your personal faith friendship with Jesus. It all flows from that!
Would you say your life has been
profoundly and positively impacted by a friend or friends?
If you are sold on the power of friendship,
are you developing redemptive friendships?
What’s a redemptive friendship?
It is a friendship that you intentionally develop
with the goal of leading this friend to Christ.
The challenge is the longer you have been a
Christian the fewer non-Christian friends you will tend to have. It will take
an intentional effort to develop new redemptive relationships.
FOUR
STEPS TO DEVELOPING REDEMPTIVE FRIENDSHIPS:
STEP ONE: Become Aware
-
Who
are the non-believers God has placed under my influence?
-
Which
one am I most connected to?
-
Which
one of them is most spiritually receptive right now?
STEP TWO: Commit to Prayer
Pray daily for their salvation.
STEP THREE: Show You Care
Caring
equals:
- Time/availability
- Compassion/empathy
- Giving
assistance/meeting needs
- Resources
- Be
their “go to” person
STEP
FOUR: Be Ready to Care
Understand how God wired you:
John the Baptist = Aggressive Evangelist
Peter = Confrontational
Andrew = Invitational
Jesus = Relational
Martha = Serving (Mother Teresa)
Know a plan:
- Roman
Road
- Bridge
to Life
- Four
Laws
- ABCD
Plan
Challenge:
Do I understand and embrace how God has
wired me so I can plan my evangelism strategy accordingly?