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Maybe some of you have been trained to do Bible studies? Probably, you have been. Maybe you have been trained to sit someone down and open up the Bible, and study it. I have and do. I would take this powerpoint I have of the plan of salvation and go through it. It worked well and sometimes it was the last visit to the home. I would apporach the Bible study as a imparting of information. Today, I try to do some different stuff. I establish a relationship first. Not as a technique, but as a way of saying a care about you because of you. You are not a prospect, you are not a contact, but you are a person and I care for you because you are created in the image of God. I want to spend time with people to show them that I care about them. They important to me. I wanted establish a relationships of concern. I do not want the person to feel that I am only having contact with them because I am trying to convert them. I want them to feel that I genuinely care for them. I will take people to lunch, coffee, shopping, whatever, just to show that they are important. I do not want someone to feel that they are being another notch on the conversion belt. The person is not another badge of praise or another conversions to brag about. I care for you, I want to share with you something that has made huge difference in my life. Let me share with you my story, and I want to know your story. This approach takes some more time, but I feel that it is more long lasting.
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Amen! Now your not just trying to show them Christ through a Bible study but showing them Christ through your life in relationship with them.
Grace and peace,
Rex
There is a difference between introducing someone to your best friend and trying to play proof-text dot to dot. If Jesus took three years to make disciples, I’m probably not gonna do it with a thirty minute attack of an ax and two .38’s.
I agree completely but don’t throw away an opportunity to teach someone the gospel that you have just met and may never meet again. Continue to teach others how to do Bible study’s and allow them to grow into personal/relationship evangelism. Where you have been and what you did is a great thing and give others the knowledge to do the same thing. Maybe they will grow as you have. Do you think Christians really add notches to their belts? I think Christians grow and mature and learn better ways to do things?? Appreciate your blog