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Gospel Outline Week – God (EA Online Promo)

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.This week, we’re learning an easy-to-remember Gospel presentation using the five fingers of our hand. Today, we’ll focus on God. Picture your third finger – our great finger, representing the greatest being in all the universe, which we know to be God. Of the many aspects of God’s character, we’ll emphasize two: First, God is MERCIFUL and doesn’t want to punish us. The Bible tells us that “God is love.” But the same Bible teaches us that God is JUST and He cannot tolerate our sin. In Exodus 34:7, God says, 'By no means will I clear the guilty.' This presents a problem for us so tomorrow we’ll turn our attention to CHRIST. If you would like to learn more about how to share your faith, join us on Saturday, May 16th for an online Equip America. This free online evangelism training will give you the tools you need to start sharing your faith with confidence. For more information and to register, visit ShareLife.Today. That’s ShareLife.Today.

Gospel Outline Week – Man (EA Online Promo)

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.This week, we’re learning an easy-to-remember Gospel presentation. We’re using the five fingers of our hand to remember five Gospel words. Yesterday, we used our thumb to share GRACE. Today, we’re using our second finger, our pointer finger to share about MAN – meaning the human race. The Bible clearly states that man is a sinner and cannot save himself. Romans 3:23, “All have sinned.” Sin is anything that falls short of God’s perfect standard. An action, a word, a thought, an attitude… …and because we are sinners, we cannot save ourselves. But the Gospel is Good News! There is a way to be saved, but it’s not man’s way—it’s God’s way. If you would like to learn more about how to share your faith, join us on Saturday, May 16th for an online Equip America. This free online evangelism training will give you the tools you need to start sharing your faith with confidence. For more information and to register, visit ShareLife.Today. That’s ShareLife.Today.

Gospel Outline Week – Grace (EA Online Promo)

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.How would you like to learn an easy-to-remember, hard-to-forget Gospel presentation? During this week, using the five fingers of your hand, we’re going to put one word to each finger. The five words are GRACE, MAN, GOD, CHRIST, and FAITH. Word number one is GRACE – picture your thumb pointing toward Heaven. Grace, heaven, is a gift. Romans 6:23 says, “The gift of God is eternal life.” And, like any gift, it is not earned or deserved. What a relief! Christianity alone proclaims that God’s favor and entrance into heaven are absolutely free to us because of Jesus' sacrifice. So your thumb represents GRACE. If you would like to learn more about how to share your faith, join us on Saturday, May 16th for an online Equip America. This free online evangelism training will give you the tools you need to start sharing your faith with confidence. For more information and to register, visit ShareLife.Today. That’s ShareLife.Today.

Intentional

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.What does your day-to-day look like? Do you get on a bus to get to work or carpool? How many trips do you make during your day…to get lunch, to stop at a grocery store, or run an errand? Think about the people you cross paths with in just one day of your life. It reminds me of a story of a man who boarded a bus and met a man carrying a book on Buddhism. That was all he needed to open a spiritual discussion. And by the end of the bus ride, that man heard the Gospel and was extended an invitation to church. And while he didn’t make a profession of faith in Christ right then on the bus, we know that God can and will use that kind of conversation in his life. Would you like be this kind of witness too? Well, join us for Go Training Day as we prepare to share our faith between Easter and Pentecost alongside the Go Movement. For more information on how you can get started in sharing your faith, visit our website at ShareLife.Today.

Oh The Places You’ll Go

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.Our busy lives operate in community groups, and I’m not talking about Sunday school classes or weekly life groups at church. These community groups are made up of parents, even grandparents gathered at a local youth baseball diamond, the club volleyball tournament, the high school soccer game. We have opportunities to be part of hundreds of different community groups, and it creates an incredible opportunity to talk to people about Jesus at every ball field, recital hall, and dance studio that you visit. It reminds me of Dr. Seuss’ book titled, Oh The Places You’ll Go…and oh what you’ll accomplish for the kingdom of God when you’re prepared to share your faith. We have tools and resources to help you get started at our website, ShareLife.Today. Join us for Go Training Day as we prepare to share our faith between Easter and Pentecost alongside Go Movement. For more information on how you can get started in sharing your faith, visit our website at ShareLife.Today.

Ordinary People

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.You know, I really believe with all of my heart that sharing the Gospel is the most important task that believers can do. And that’s why I love to share my faith. Jesus used the most ordinary things to lead people to Himself. At a well, Jesus spoke of the Water of Life that quenches a deep thirst. To the hungry, He presented Himself as the Bread of Life. To the crippled and the sick, He was the One that could make people whole. We have opportunities all around us to share our faith; and with just a few simple tools, we can not only vocalize the Gospel but develop an alertness of mind and a compassion for the lost. When we look at the New Testament, we see ordinary people, just like you and me, who took it upon themselves to share the Gospel in their everyday lives. Join us for Go Training Day as we prepare to share our faith between Easter and Pentecost alongside the Go Movement. For more information, visit our website at ShareLife.Today. That’s ShareLife.Today.

The Gospel Must Be Spoken

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.In a recent study done by Barna Research, half of Generation Z Christians that they surveyed said that they believe “letting your actions speak rather than using words to explain your faith” is evangelism. Fifty percent! Now today, we’re going to tackle two important things that we need to know regarding words and actions when it comes to evangelism. First, you cannot share the Gospel with someone by some form of osmosis. Words must be shared. Second, you can’t share the Gospel by a simple act of kindness alone. While that act is wonderful, it points no one to Christ. The Bible is clear that the Gospel must be spoken with love, with grace, with winsomeness. With a little discipleship, we can become great, verbal Gospel witnesses and share life today. Join us for Go Training Day as we prepare to share our faith between Easter and Pentecost alongside Go Movement. For more, visit ShareLife.Today.

The Gospel is Power

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.Remember, it is the Gospel itself, not our clever answers or power of persuasion that is the “power of God unto salvation.” When you’re sharing the Gospel, and you encounter an objection, the goal is to deal with the objection as simply and quickly as possible and then continue with the Gospel. Two keys to remember are first, to research their question and return with an answer:  If you don’t know the answer to the question, tell them, “That’s a great question. Can I do some research and get back to you on that?” And then, continue with the Gospel before making an appointment for a future visit. If you’re able to respond to the objection on the spot, well, do so quickly and again get back into sharing the Gospel. With a bit of knowledge, many common objections can be answered right on the spot. Join us for Go Training Day as we prepare to share our faith between Easter and Pentecost alongside the Go Movement. For more information, visit our website at ShareLife.Today.

Do You Know For Sure? Tract

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.If you’ve seen someone leave a Gospel tract in a restaurant or hand one to a stranger walking by, have you ever thought, “I wonder if they’ll read it?” I’d like to suggest that our first and best response should be to ask the Holy Spirit to compel the person to read it as He did with Philip. Philip was sitting on a park bench talking on his phone when someone walked by and handed him a Gospel tract. The Holy Spirit prompted Philip to open it. So he did, and he read the whole thing. Romans 3:23 jumped off the page, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” Philip was convicted, and he repented. Now, it just so happened that he read EE’s Do You Know For Sure? tract. Philip has since ordered them and started a tract ministry. For a free online Gospel tract you can use wherever you go plus other resources and tips for sharing your faith, visit our website at ShareLife.Today.

Tract Evangelism

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.Should we still use tracts for evangelism? As I walked toward the meeting hall at a conference, I saw one of the security guards sitting and reading our “Do You Know For Sure” tract. I went over and asked him, “Do you understand what you’re reading?” And he said, “How can I unless someone explains it to me?” Immediately, I thought of the story of the Ethiopian eunuch when he met Philip on the road to Gaza. And just like the Bible story, this security guard listened carefully to the Gospel and gave his heart to Jesus Christ right there. And recently, we held a workshop to teach Christians how to share their faith, which they went out and did that very day! A few days later, a man called to tell us that he had made a decision to put his trust in Jesus through a tract that a team left with him. Tracts can be a great tool for us use to share our faith. For more information on how you can share your faith, visit our website at ShareLife.Today.