WE ARE MESSENGERS
Let's be urgent about what's most important!
week 2: 04/14/2024
TEXT: Colossians 4:2-3 NLT
TITLE: DARE TO SHARE YOUR FAITH.
TENSION:
- What was the last risky thing you did?
- What kind of risks are involved with sharing your faith with someone?
TRUTH: Read Colossians 4:3-6 together.
- What stood out within this text?
- Among these 4 verses, what are you doing well or bad about applying?
TAKEAWAY: 5 STEPS TO SHARE YOUR FAITH.
1: Pray for opportunity & clarity.
- How often do you pray for opportunities for God to put you position to share your faith with lost people?
- Challenge yourself with this: Every day at 1:41 PM pray 1 minute for 1 person.
- Do you get nervous or shy away from these conversations? How can you become more confident in these moments? How can you relay your faith in a simple way?
- Read 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 NIV.
2: Practice “withness” to be a witness.
- How’d you hear about faith? What won you to Jesus?
- How often do you spend time with non-believers?
- How could you be more intentional about this?
- Read 1 Corinthians 9:19-23.
3: Let your walk create a talk.
- What are some behaviors we should practice as believers that would make us glow?
- Read Colossians 3:8-9 & 12-14.
- If you wore this each day, what do you think would take place?
4: Make the most of every opportunity.
- Why do you think we lack urgency in sharing our faith with others?
- What would an “opportunity” to share your faith with someone look like? Do you think there’s a right or wrong time to share? Explain.
- Read 1 Peter 3:15, Psalms 90:12 & James 4:14.
5: Be gracious & attractive.
- Have you ever started a great relationship with anyone by being against them in some way? Explain.
- What’s a good approach to sharing your faith?
- How do you think God would relay the message? What did Jesus do?
- Read John 3:16-17
REMEMBER: Pray for 1 person for 1 minute at 1:41 this week! 🙏🏼