Getting Up Close & Personal
Kyle Austin • October 1, 2019
How close are we willing to get to people?
There is just no way around it. Jesus Christ commanded His followers to go to all people and share the Gospel (the fact that Jesus died, was buried, but arose from the dead) with each person. No beleiver is excluded based on any circumstances. In order to fulfill this, we have to get up close and personal with people.
We find Philip in Acts 8:26-40 fulfilling Jesus' last command as a government official is being escorted back to Ethiopia. Philip sees this man and the Bible says, "Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself
to this chariot."
Philip gets up close and personal with this man and seizes the opportunity. This man has questions and says how can he understand "except some man should guide me." Philip answers his questions and shares who Jesus Christ is. The eunuch believes and is baptized!
I wonder how many Ethiopian eunuchs are sitting all around us as we walk across campus. Some we would even feel intimidated to talk with because of their position, appearance, education, etc. Jesus does not discriminate nor are we allowed an excuse! So many young people have legit questions they truly want answered but are waiting for someone willing to get up close and personal with them. Will you and I get up close and personal with those on campus this year?
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There are various ways to communicate the Gospel to people. There is not a set 1-2-3 method. We will walk through one method that has proven to be extremely effective and easy to remember. After we ask our spiritual discovery question of, "If you died today, where would you go?” typical responses will be something like: “I hope Heaven.” “I think Heaven.” “I’m not really sure.” “Can I really know?” “You can’t really be sure.” From there you can ask permission once again and follow with one of these questions: “Can I show you how you can know 100% for sure you can go to Heaven from the Bible?” “Do you mind if I show you what the Bible says about that?” “Do you have a few minutes for me to show you how to receive the gift of eternal life?” If they answer yes, they have given you permission to share the Gospel. Use the Bible and walk through the gospel. Allow the person to see and read the scriptures for themselves. It is helpful to mark your Bible with the following verses by highlighting the verse and then writing the next verse on the page somewhere so you know where to go next. Memorize and know these verses inside and out.