Lois Schaefer Purpose of this Session Encourage you to tell the stories of your spiritual journey Understand the need for receiving permission throughout witnessing Listen Most people do not listen with the ID: 721859
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SPIRITUAL CONNECTION:
IT’S ABOUT BRIDGE BUILDINGLois SchaeferSlide2
Purpose of this Session
Encourage you to tell the stories of your spiritual journey
Understand the need for receiving permission throughout witnessingSlide3
Listen
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. Most people listen with the
intent to reply
.
Stephen
R.
Covey (author,
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
)Slide4
Golden Pause
Be sure to give time for a person to process information and/or respond.Slide5
What Do People Crave?
Physical hungerEmotional hungerSpiritual hunger
Deb Burma, Living a Chocolate Life - Session 3Slide6
What are they craving?
When people are lonely?Slide7
Craving LoveSlide8
What are they craving?
When people are experiencing strife?Slide9
Craving Peace….
….because the worldis full of strifeSlide10
What are they craving?
When people are anxious or afraid, dissatisfied or depressed?Slide11
Craving Comfort….Slide12
Listen
On what do peoplebase their hope?Slide13
Spiritual Cravings
Galatians 5:22
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness
Self-controlSlide14
John 4:7-30;39-42
Build RelationshipsJesus said to her,“
Will you give me a drink?”Slide15
Woman at the well, “Where
can you get this living water?” Jesus answered her, “…the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to
eternal life
.
”
Spiritual ConnectionSlide16
Personal Connection
Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
Woman, “I have no husband.” Slide17
Objections, deflections
“Sir,” the woman said, “…Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”
Jesus answered, “…
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth
.”Slide18
Conversion
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
Then
Jesus declared
,
“
I, the one speaking
to you—I am he.”Slide19
Testimony
Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
(They
came out of the town and made their way toward him. . . Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s
testimony.)Slide20
What was she craving?
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Spiritual Cravings
Galatians 5:22
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness
Self-controlSlide22
How did Jesus respond?
He listenedHe treated her deflection with respectHe answered questionsHe gave a message of hopeSlide23
#1 Listen
Listen to theirDesireDiscomfortHurtNeedsSlide24
Listen - Bridge
Connect to their need with a similar experience. Lead into how God helped you during that bridge-experience and gave you (peace, joy, hope…whatever you identified as is missing in their life).Slide25
#2 Clarifying
Where you share a bridge-experience, clarify that you understand what they are saying. For instance, the value of ‘good’ – what does it mean? Slide26
#3 Open Questions
WhoWhatWhenWhereWhyHowSlide27
#4 Spiritual Discovery
Common conversation starters can evolve into What are your spiritual beliefs?
At times like this, upon what inner resource do you draw?Slide28
#4 Spiritual Discovery
If your conversation is progressing well, consider using spiritual track questions: What part has God played in your life?Slide29
Spiritual Discovery
Encourage them to think.Other party: “How could Jesus let this happen?”Your response: “What do you know about Jesus?”Slide30
#5 Permission Questions
Along the way, you might ask: Would it be okay if I were to tell you more …Slide31
#6 No Means NO
If the person says, “no”, then do not proceed. Slide32
#7 Concluding
Encourage a response.Does what I am saying make sense to you?Would you like to know how I finally found (peace, joy, etc.) in my life?Slide33
Concluding
After telling your testimony, follow with, “What do you think?”Probe more to see where they are in their understanding.Slide34
#8 Commitment
Would you like Jesus to become a part of your life, too?Are there any dangling questions that would prevent you from trusting in Christ right now?Slide35
#9 Your Testimony
What event in your life has caused you to say, “thank you, God!”?How has Jesus changed my life?What does my faith mean to me?Slide36
#9 Your testimonySlide37
9 Your testimonySlide38
#10 Jesus Narrative
Tell about Jesus.Slide39
Our Problem: Separation from GodSlide40
Through the ages individuals have tried to bridge this gap in many waysSlide41
God’s Solution: Jesus Christ!Slide42
Your opportunity:to believe in Jesus Christ!Slide43
My Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8TBoR-GSsoTo tell you my story….IS TO TELL OF HIM!