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Living in 3D – Part 18
by Rob Mason on Feb.13, 2012, under Pastor's News
Discern next steps cont.Invest more into your friendships or reconnect with an old friend (far away from God)Invite your friend into your home or meet at park, eg City Beach. Do what Matth... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 17
by Rob Mason on Feb.12, 2012, under Pastor's News
Discern next steps cont.To discern or perceive next steps in pointing our friends to faith in Jesus is an exciting adventure. Why? Because it goes beyond the predictable, human logic, techniques, ... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 16
by Rob Mason on Feb.10, 2012, under Pastor's News
1. Develop friendships2. Discover stories3. Discern next steps What do we do next?What’s next? is a common everyday question –Finished Yr 12 - now what? Attend a seminar a... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 15
by Rob Mason on Feb.06, 2012, under Pastor's News
Discover stories cont.Your story is essentially a personal before and after faith story. Before - my life before I became a Christian What were you like before you met Christ? Wh... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 14
by Rob Mason on Feb.04, 2012, under Pastor's News
Discover stories cont.For a story to be impacting it should be -Brief: we should be able to tell our story in 1-2 minutes. Give the listener an opportunity to ask follow up questions (if they... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 13
by Rob Mason on Feb.01, 2012, under Pastor's News
Discover stories cont.B. Tell your story Every Christian has a great story to tell – we are all trophies of grace.Sadly we can tell a great story poorly because we don’t respect the l... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 12
by Rob Mason on Jan.30, 2012, under Pastor's News
1. Develop friendships2. Discover storiesStories have always been an important part of life in every culture. We connect powerfully with stories – we can identify with characters and situati... [more...]
2 Comments more...Living in 3D – Part 11
by Rob Mason on Jan.26, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.9. Be open and responsive to the Spirit’s promptings: regarding your next step. More often than not the salvation of a friend is not the result of one conversation or c... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 10
by Rob Mason on Jan.24, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.8. Be part of a Connect Group: great place to make new friends and a great forum for encouragement, empowerment and accountability in evangelism. Our challenge in 2012 is... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 9
by Rob Mason on Jan.22, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.7. Be transparent: let our friends see us “walking the walk” ie our faith is real and can be seen in the everyday, ordinary, insignificant and mundane. Let them see o... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 8
by Rob Mason on Jan.20, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.6. Be naturally supernatural: don’t be weird or mystical, be real. Be friendly, positive, non-judgmental, enthusiastic about life etc Give God space and time to add His... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 7
by Rob Mason on Jan.18, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.5. Be patient: and yet expectant - it takes time to develop friends and it takes time for your friends to become a Christ follower.
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 6
by Rob Mason on Jan.16, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.4. Be fully engaged: in your unsaved friend’s life, ie do life together. How? Firstly establish common ground, eg sport, hobby, mutual friend or place they grew up. S... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 5
by Rob Mason on Jan.15, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.3. Be understanding: of their life journey. Over time ask searching questions about their background, interests, ambitions, needs, dreams etc (not interrogation). Find ou... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 4
by Rob Mason on Jan.14, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.2. Be assertive: we need to take the first step and walk across the room, sports field, school ground, construction sight or street and connect with new people. Why do I ... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 3
by Rob Mason on Jan.13, 2012, under Pastor's News
Developing friendships cont.How can you connect or reconnect with your friends who are far away from God? Over the couple of weeks we will discover some simple and practical steps to help us point... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D – Part 2
by Rob Mason on Jan.10, 2012, under Pastor's News
Develop friendships cont.Evangelism convictions -Lost people matter to God (Lk 15) ie the salvation and maturity of one person is of supreme value to God. It is God’s will that all people a... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Living in 3D
by Rob Mason on Jan.08, 2012, under Pastor's News
1. Develop FriendshipsThere is a transformational power in friendship –And the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” (Gen 2:18a, NLT) We were created in the image of God, ... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Live out loud 5
by Rob Mason on Jan.07, 2012, under Pastor's News
4. Humble ServiceIn New Testament times a disciple would wholeheartedly serve his rabbi. However Jesus insisted that He didn’t come to the world to be served, but to serve others (Mk 10:45). One... [more...]
Leave a Comment more...Live out loud 4
by Rob Mason on Jan.06, 2012, under Pastor's News
3. Life-giving teaching Jesus’ teaching had a different flavour, it was a message of grace and it was life-giving. Jesus used everyday situations as illustrations. He spoke to large crowds or indiv... [more...]
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