How do I proclaim the gospel?

1. What were your thoughts and emotions as you watched the clip of Jim sharing the gospel in public? Do you think you could ever do something like that?
   
2. Why is it important that unbelievers understand the bad news before hearing the good news?
   
3. Try to remember the suggestions Jim gave about taking people through the tract. See if two people in your group are brave enough to demonstrate going through the tract in front of the group. When they finish, share encouragement and suggestions with them.
   
4. Romans 2:15 says, “the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience bears witness…” How can this truth build your confidence when walking someone through the Ten Commandments?
   
5. How would you respond to someone who says they’re in “the middle car” when given the option of living for God or living for self.
   
6. Why is it best when all three modes of evangelism (Go and Tell, Care and Connect, Come and See) are working together? Did you see this in your own life or the life of others?
   
7. What is a helpful approach for people who seem apathetic to the gospel?

How do I become a friend of sinners?

1. What makes it hard for you to befriend non-Christians?
   
2. Did you resonate with the testimony of the woman who “insulated” herself from her sisters? How can we overcome the tendency to insulate and isolate?
   
3. Jesus considered stopping for Zacchaeus a divine interruption. What keeps you from stopping for the lost or making time for them?
   
4. What message is sent through sharing a meal or showing hospitality to a non-Christian? List three people with whom you could begin to build or rebuild a friendship.
   
5. We aren’t meant to do this alone! What are some ideas for how we can bring our non-Christian friends into the community of our Christian friends?
   
6. Is the popular statement, “Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary use words” biblically accurate? How are good works different from the message of the gospel?
   
7. Write down one step you want to take in reaching out to the non-Christians you listed in question #4. Take a few minutes to pray for these folks.

Why is evangelism easier than I think?

1. Have you ever had the experience of sharing the gospel to someone? How did it go?
   
2. Why is it important to understand that in evangelism, we join God in the unstoppable spread of the gospel rather than him joining us? How does the unstoppable nature of the gospel give us confidence to share it?
   
3. What is it that we’re called to do in the great commission of Matthew 28:18-20? What does Jesus promise to do as we follow him into this mission?
   
4. Jim said, “We are called to share the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit and leave the results to God.” How does this definition of evangelism adjust us and free us?
   
5. Which metaphor mentioned in this session was most helpful to you: Sent Ones, Seed Sowers, Witnesses, Fishers of Men, or Ambassadors? Why?
   
6. What are some ways that you can use your talents, interests, and personality in evangelism?
   
7. Before this session, did you consider evangelism a spiritual gift or a spiritual discipline? How can viewing it as a discipline motivate you to pursue growth in this area?

Why is evangelism so hard?

1. Why do you think evangelism is scary? What tempts you to keep the gospel to yourself?
   
2. As he’s sending them out to share the good news, Jesus tells his disciples to “Have no fear” (Matthew 10:26). What reason does he give in Matthew 10:28?
   
3. What is “the cross” Jesus calls us to take up in Matthew 10:38? (Hint: it’s not trials or sickness.) How can this scripture help us in evangelism?
   
4. Does the topic of evangelism bring feelings of guilt? How can we overcome this guilt?
   
5. Do you think you need to be gifted in a certain way to share the gospel? Why or why not?
   
6. What does our indifference about the lost say about us? What attitude would
   reflect the heart of God?
   
7. How does thinking about the realities of heaven and hell affect our heart for evangelism?
   
8. What excites you about learning how to share the gospel in the rest of this course?