Living Life On Purpose

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Living Life On Purpose
Liberty Baptist Church 2002 ABF Literature
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• The Basis for this Class
• The Goal of this Class
• The Class Outline

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Discovering My Life Mission
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• Gods Purpose for Creating Us

1. We were made to have a ___________________ .
relationship with God
2. We were made to ____________ ______ .
become like
Christ
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• Gods Purpose for Creating Us

3. We were made to ___________ _______ .
serve Gods
purpose
4. We were made to _________ .
last forever
PREPARATION
THIS LIFE IS ______________ FOR LIFE IN ETERNITY!
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• Jesus Mission on Earth
• Why Jesus Mission Must Matter to Me

• IF I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS, ___ LIFE MISSION
  MUST INCLUDE ___ LIFE MISSION.

my
His
expects
2. JESUS _______ ME TO CONTINUE HIS MISSION.
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• Why Jesus Mission Must Matter to Me

3. SHARING THE GOOD NEWS IS MY ___________ . If
Im a Christian, my mission is not ________ !
responsibility
optional
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• Why Jesus Mission Must Matter to Me

• 4. SHARING THE GOOD NEWS IS A ________ .
• 5. IM ______ FOR WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR ME.
• BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ____________ WITHOUT CHRIST.

privilege
grateful
hopelessly lost
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• Why Jesus Mission Must Matter to Me

7. BECAUSE GOD WANTS __________ SAVED! 8. I WILL
BE _________ FOR ETERNITY.
everybody
rewarded
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• Why Jesus Mission Must Matter to Me

9. GODS ________ FOR HISTORY HINGES AROUND US
COMPLETING OUR MISSION! 10. I WILL ________
WHEN I SEE PEOPLE IN HEAVEN.
timetable
be glad
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Sharing the Message
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• Sharing the Message
• Four Parts of Your Life Message

3 Unique Parts Part 1 My Testimony Part 2 My
Life Lessons Part 3 My Life Passions The
Universal Part Part 4 The Good News
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• Sharing My Testimony
• The Value of Your Testimony

• The Four Parts of Your Testimony

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• The Testimony Pyramid
• Suggestions for Preparing Your Testimony
• Possible Testimony Themes
• Common Ground Circumstances

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• Translating Christian Words
• How to lead into your Testimony
• Sharing the Good News

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• What is the Good News?

1. GOD BECAME MAN SO ________________ . 2.
JESUS DIED FOR MY SINS SO _____________ . 3.
JESUS DESTROYED DEATH SO ___________________ .
I can relate to Him
I dont have to
I can have eternal life
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• What is the Good News?

4. SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT SO
___________________ . 5. IT IS BASED ON FAITH
SO _______________________.
I dont have to earn it
all I do is repent and believe
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• Communication Tips
• How to Share Effectively
• Next Steps for Sharing Your Life Message

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Fishing in my Mission Pond
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• Fishing in My Mission Pond

________ and ______ go together!
Following
Fishing
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• 3 Keys to Spiritual Fishing

1. IDENTIFY YOUR ___________________
Personal Fishing Pond
2. LEARN ABOUT _____________ IN YOUR POND.
the kind of fish
The more you know about a person,
__________________________ .
the easier it is to reach them
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• 3 Keys to Spiritual Fishing

A. WHAT ARE THEIR _________ ____________ .
interests,
needs hurts
1. Things we _____ .
value
2. Things that ___________ .
threaten us
3. Things that are __________________
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unique and different
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• 3 Keys to Spiritual Fishing

B. WHAT DO I ______________ WITH THEM ?
have in common

• Before you can share the Good News, you must
  first find _______________ .

common ground

• Before you can reach them, you must be able to
  _____ to them.

relate
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• 3 Keys to Spiritual Fishing

3. REMEMBER THAT FISH GET _____________________ .
hungry at different times
This is called Receptivity. How ______ are
they to the Good News?
open
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• How People Come to Christ and then Grow

I think religion is a crutch for weak people.
-6 Resistant
Please show me how I can become a Christian.
-1 Ready
Im really fed up with the stress Im under.
-5 Receptive
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• How People Come to Christ and then Grow

I think everyone will go to heaven.
-6 Resistant or -2 Understanding
Ive been reading a New Age book on
spirituality.
-4 Seeker
Why do Christians seem so happy?
-3 Consideration
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• How People Come to Christ and then Grow

process
Evangelism is a _______ of moving people through
the stages!
A person can get stuck at any stage. The 1
reason is ____ .
fear
Every stage requires a _______________ by me!
different response
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• What to do With People at Each Stage

Pray for them
1. ____________ to become receptive.
Build a relationship
2. _________________ through love and service.
3. Invite them to a fun ______ .
event
4. What NOT to do with resistant people DONT
_____ !
argue
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• What to do With People at Each Stage

Offer to help
1. ___________ in a practical way.
a testimony
2. Share ___________ through love and service.
3. Tell them that you are _______ for them.
praying
What makes people receptive? ___________________
Change in their life
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• What to do With People at Each Stage

• SEEKER

1. Invite them to our ____________
Sunday service
2. Invite them to a _____________ _____ .
Bible Fellowship
class

• CONSIDERATION

1. Introduce them to ____________
other Christians
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• What to do With People at Each Stage

• UNDERSTANDING

3. Help them see the ________ ___________________
__________
benefits,
implications costs of following Christ

• RECEIVED

2. Encourage and ______ their baptism!
attend
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• Friendship Evangelism Planning

A TOOL FOR CULTIVATING ETERNAL FRIENDSHIPS
Use this page for listing unbelievers, as
instructed on the following two pages.
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Becoming a World-Class Christian
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• Gods Global Plan

We are all called to be _________ .
on mission
The 4 words that best describe the unreached
people in our world are _______ , _______
, _______ , ______
Urban
Asian
Youth
Islamic
The problem is not the harvest. Its the lack of
_________ .
harvesters
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• What it Takes to be On-Mission for God

• WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM ________________
  TO _________________ .

self-centeredness
God-centeredness
2. WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM
________________ TO _________________ .
local orientation
global orientation
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• What it Takes to be On-Mission for God

3. WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM
_______________ TO _____________. 4. WE MUST
SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM ________ TO _______ .
temporary values
eternal values
security
service
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• What it Takes to be On-Mission for God

5. WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM ________ TO
__________ .
comfort
sacrifice
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Missions Vision, Objectives, and Strategy
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Living Life On Purpose
Liberty Baptist Church 2002 ABF Literature