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Thumbs Up: Good!
A good way to begin by saying God is good. He is perfect and He wants what is best for us.

Pointer: You've Done Wrong!
We have sinned against God by wanting our own way, not God's way, even though He made us and wants the best for us.

Tall Man: Jesus Christ stands tall above all men. He never sinned. Yet He died on the cross for our sins so that we can stand faultless once again before God.

Ring Finger: For wedding ring, a symbol of love when a couple gets married. Every sinner can be brought back to a new relationship with God when he gives his life over to Him.

Last Finger: Furthest from the thumb. When we want nothing to do with God and we reject what Christ has done for us, the distance between us and God remains forever.

When you share the Good News, have these at your FINGERTIPS!

* Find out his view about life
* Illustrate with stories
* Never argue or force
* Get to know his interests and needs
* Explain your convictions gently and respectfully
* Refer to the Bible
* Take time to listen
* Involve him in your life activites
* Pray for him
* See yourself as God's tool!

G.R.O.W.T.H

Our relationship with Jesus Christ grows as we trust God more and more with every detail of our lives. This trust is developed through:

G-Getting to know God by reading the bible 2 Tim 3:14-17. Start with the gospel of John
R-Responding to God in prayer Phil 4:6
O-Obeying God moment by moment Luke 6:46-49
W-Walking in the power of the Holy Spirit Gal 5:16, Eph 3:14-21, 5:18
T-Telling others about Jesus Christ Through the way we live and our words Matt 28:18-20, 2 Co 5:17-20, eph 4:1
H-Having fellowship with other Christians Heb 10:25, Acts 2:42-47 Take initiative to be with other people who have also found Jesus Christ as their savior and are experiencing his love. Attend church this week where Jesus Christ is honored and his word is preached.

BUSTOP (EClub)

Jesus naturally shared gospel by establishing new friendships. An example how he shared to complete stranger, a Samaritan woman is in Jn 4:5-12;

Background - Discover about person by asking simple questions about person can help start friendship. E.g. occupation, hobbies, interest, cultural background etc.

Us - share about ourselves to help build the rapport with them

Salting -find opportunity to talk about spiritual matters by asking questions like "What do you do on the weekend". Tell them you are Christian and attend church on Sunday.

Testimony - Share personal testimony how you became Christian and how Christ has changed your life.

Open Questions - Ask them some spiritual questions to discover their knowledge understand about God and Christianity. e.g. What do you think about God?

Probing Questions - Ask further questions discover root of their objections so can adequately refute. e.g. Can you give me reason for not believing in God?

Let's extend our friendship and win people over for Christ, sharing the gospel everywhere and every opportunity.

6 Aspects of a Pastor

P- Principle oriented
A- A Visionary man
S- Sensitivity to Holy Spirit and against Sins => righetous life
T- Teaching ability to preach and teach so people grow in Christ
O- Organized person, so that can mange and organize house of God
R- Relationship; Able to relate to other people well, no matter where you are people feel your warmth, people like to gather around;