Pastor Josh Hall continues his Wednesday evening study on PERSONAL EVANGELISM based on Dr. B. Gray Allison's book by the same title. Tonight's message is a continuation of "The Soul-Winners Method."

MAKING THE APPROACH

1. Casual Conversation

2. Direct Conversation

ESSENTIALS FOR AN EVANGELISTIC PRESENTATION

1. Introduction

2. Transition

3. Gospel Essentials

1) Salvation needed

2) Salvation provided

3) Salvation accepted

4) Invitation extended

4. First Steps

1) Make your decision public

2) Find a Bible-believing church

3) Follow the Lord in believer's baptism

4) Read God's Word daily

5) Pray to God daily

6) Tell others what God has done for you

Pastor Josh Hall uses "The Parable of the Faithful Father" (aka, The Prodigal Son) to identify the characteristics of our Heavenly Father.

1. Wise - vv. 11 - 12

2. Patient - v. 14

3. Merciful - vv. 14 - 19

4. Compassionate - v. 20

5. Forgiving - vv. 21 - 24

6. Waiting - vv. 25 - 28

Pastor Josh Hall continues his Wednesday evening study on PERSONAL EVANGELISM based on Dr. B. Gray Allison's book by the same title. Tonight, he discusses "The Soul-Winners Method." He lists 9 DOs for the effective soul-winner. Do:

1. Claim God's Promise for Wisdom (Daniel 12:3; James 1:5)

2. Claim God's Promise of Deliverance from Fear (2 Timothy 1:7; Psalm 34:4)

3. Watch for Opportunities to Witness (Lamentations 3:26; Luke 19:10)

4. Use the Word (Hebrews 4:12)

5. Go as a Friend Who has Something Good to Share

6. Deal with Only One Soul at a Time

7. Avoid Arguments

8. Show Patience (2 Peter 3:9)

9. Remember the We DO NOT FAIL When We Witness

As an introduction to the observance of The Lord's Supper (Communion), Pastor Josh Hall shares instructions from the Apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthians. As we observe this ordinance of the church, we...

1. REMEMBER - vv. 23 - 26

"Do this in remembrance of me." (24, 26)

2. REFLECT - vv. 27 - 30

1. On One's Self (2 Corinthians 13:5; Philippians 2:12)

2. On the Church (29)

3. PROCLAIM - v. 26

"...proclaim the Lord's death..."

4. ANTICIPATE - v. 26

"...until He comes."

Three times Jesus is in the Revelation Jesus is refereed to as "The Aloha and the Omega." Pastor Josh Hall discusses this topic with Revelation 1:7-8 as his focal scripture.

1. HE IS THE BEGINNING: THE ALPHA

1) First in position

2) First in Power

3) First in Prominence

2.HE IS THE END: THE OMEGA

1) Possessing all power

2) Sovereign

3.HE IS EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

Continuing his CHOOSE JOY series, Pastor Josh Hall looks at "Qualities That Are Worthy of Honor" from Philippians 2:19-30. From this passage, he discusses 5 qualities that we need to:

We see in young Timothy the qualities of...

1. Reliability - vv. 19 -20

2. Sincerity - vv. 20 -21

3. Character - vv. 22 - 24

In Paul's fellow-laborer, we see...

4. Willingness - v. 25

5. Selflessness - vv. 26 - 30

In conclusion, Pastor Josh points out that all the qualities can be seen in the Lord Jesus!

Pastor Josh Hall diverts from His CHOOSE JOY series to share this message from Romans 11:36 entitled "All is Christ's." From this passage, we see that Christ alone is worthy of ALL glory!

1. CHRIST ALONE IS WORTHY OF ALL GLORY BECAUSE HE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL THINGS

1) In Creation

2) In the New Creation

3) Illustration: Looking at the Stars

2. CHRIST ALONE IS WORTHY OF ALL GLORY BECAUSE HE IS THE SUSTAINER OF ALL THINGS

1) In Creation

2) In the New Creation

3. CHRIST ALONE IS WORTHY OF ALL GLORY HE IS THE SCOPE OF ALL THINGS

1) Revelation 4:8-11

2) Isaiah 46:9-10

3) Isaiah 48:9-11

4) Ephesians 1:3-11

Pastor Josh Hall continues his CHOOSE JOY series from the book of Philippians. From this passage, he points out the 2 words Paul uses in hte ommand in v. 14:

He notes that there are "no exemptions!" The motivation to obey this command is three-fold:

1. For the Sake of Your Own Holiness

God has called us to be:

1) Blameless

2) Innocent

2. For the Sake of Your Own Witness

"Shine as lights"

3. For the Legacy of the Faith

1) Imitate me

2) Be like Christ

Pastor Josh Hall shares this message on soul-winning, drawing heavily from Dr. B. Gray Allison's book, PERSONAL EVANGELISM.

1. A Call From Above

2. A Call From Beneath

3. A Call From Without

4. A Call From Within

Pastor Josh Hall continues his CHOOSE JOY Series with this message from Philippians 2:12-13. In this passage, he examines the command from the Apostle Paul and points out:

1. The Who

2. The What

3. The How

4. The Why