FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM – Part 3 YOUNG ADULT CELLS APR 2006

FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM Member’s Notes

I. Introduction
Learning Outcomes:
Friendship evangelism is about influence, influencing our friends to Understanding, Skill
relationship with Jesus Christ. In the past weeks, we have learned the
Objective:
Biblical basis of friendship evangelism and using our personal testimony
At the end of this lesson, you
as the first step toward sharing the Gospel. will be able to:
• Identify 3 types of
I believe many of you have tried sharing the Gospel with your friends responses to the Gospel
before. Some are receptive to hear us while others are not. when you build friendship.
• Identify at most 3 persons
Reflect on your personal experiences at friendship evangelism. What that you would like to reach
were some factors that cause some friends to hear us out while others out to in the next few
months.
are closed?
• Pray for your friends.

II. Who Should We Target?

A story is told as follows:

Several men went deer hunting. From the back of a pick-up two men
spotted a herd of deer. One man had a rifle, the other had a shot-gun.
The one with a shot-gun said, "Let's shoot them with the shot-gun, that
way we'll hit the whole herd." The one with the rifle retorted, "You'll hit
them all, alright, but you won't kill one of them. Let's use the rifle and
kill one of them" We Christians frequently hunt like the man with the
shot-gun. We just want to hit everyone with the Word, but we don't
really penetrate any hearts because we're so general.

Do you agree with the story? Why or why not?

The story above tells us to maximize our efforts on those most likely to
respond. In other words, we must learn to practice selective
evangelism.

Can you think of any biblical examples of selective evangelism?

Do you think this principle can be carried too far or misapplied?

Of the friends that we shared the Gospel with, they are usually divided
into 3 categories:
A) Those who would not listen to us.

From Rom 8:7, 2 Cor 4:4 and 1 Cor 1:18, what are some reasons why
they do not want to listen?

Do you think there is anything we can do to change their attitudes?

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What about our own attitudes? What does 1 Pet 3:15-16 exhorts us to
do?

B) Those who would listen out of cursory interest or out of

Respect for you, not wanting to hurt your feelings.
Eg. of cursory interest: for
more knowledge sake or other
What are some of the things we can do with this group of people? personal reasons.

C) Those who have a genuine interest in the gospel.

What does Jn 6:44, 65 have to say about this group of people?

Do you have friends in all three categories? Can you list down their
names below according to each category?

With a prayerful heart, who do you think God is impressing upon you to
reach out to specifically? Name his or her name down below. (Should
not be more than 3 names.)

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Someone once said: “People don’t care how much you know until they
know how much you care?” In Friendship Evangelism, you will need to
get involved in the life of your friend. It is most effective when you
really love and care about someone. They must be able to see it in your
eyes, hear it in your voice and witness it in your attitudes and actions.

Can you list some practical ways in which you can do that?

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