Let me ask a question. When was the last time you told someone the story of Jesus Christ? Can you remember?
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A disciple’s desire is to joyfully spread the good news of Jesus with others. Yet many followers of Jesus struggle to share the gospel story on a regular basis. Why? Since the gospel has the power to restore people to a right relationship with God, it encounters the most spiritual resistance of any story. Satan wants to stamp it out before we share it with other people. But as disciples of Jesus, we have no excuse to keep God’s good news to ourselves. We must push past the enemy’s resistance and our own inhibitions so we can proclaim the good news even more boldly to a world that’s literally dying to hear.
In this post, I’ll offer 3 strategies to help you spread the gospel story with confidence.
KEY ELEMENTS OF THE GOSPEL STORY
Whichever storytelling strategy you choose, the important thing is to keep the key elements of the gospel in mind:
1. Creation: God created everything and called it good. Before sin, everything existed in a perfect relationship with God
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” (Revelation 4:11)
2. Fall: People sinned against God at the beginning, and have kept sinning since then. Sin separates them from God.
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” (Romans 3:23)
3. Redemption: Because God loves his people, he sent Jesus to pay for our sins. Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave so our relationship with God could be restored.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” -John 3:16
4. Restoration: On earth, we still experience the brokenness caused by sin. One day, God will make everything new, and sin will be defeated once and for all.
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21: 4)
3 GOSPEL STORYTELLING STRATEGIES
Different scenarios lend different needs for resources. Below are a few suggestions to help share he Gospel story.
- Only have 5 minutes? Check out this video.
- Want something longer? Walk the Roman’s Road.
- On a wilderness trip? Try this worksheet.
Next week, we will look at how to tell your life story.