Not Beyond Reach - Connecting Their Story to the Gospel, Part 2

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 15 September 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

God’s Word is clear that believing in Jesus is the only path to genuine salvation. In this program, our guest teacher Aaron Pierce – from Steiger International – continues his series, Not Beyond Reach. He’ll walk through practical ways to talk about God’s Word with those who don’t believe the Bible is the absolute truth.

Main Points

Principles for sharing the Gospel:

Rely on the Holy Spirit, not scripts or tracts
People need to experience the power and presence of God
Introducing people to the person of Jesus
No cross, No power

Contextualizing the Gospel for your audience:

Contextualization is about communicating in a language they can understand.
It’s not about popularity or compromise, it’s about clarity.
Avoid using Christian language that is foreign and strange to secular culture.
Jesus used words and imagery that was very relevant to the audience He spoke to.

Don’t use the Bible as an argumentative authority:

“The Bible says,” is not a compelling or effective approach for post-Christian people.
Leverage the truth, that is experientially verifiable, taught in the Bible, not the authority of the Bible itself.

Communicating the Gospel effectively in the context that God has called you to:

There is power in your story
Take a risk and invite a response. Give people an opportunity to say yes or no to Jesus

Discipleship relationships:

Doesn’t start the day someone commits to a local church, but the moment they meet a follower of Christ.
It’s about doing life together, not a weekly event.
Doesn’t have to happen in a classroom or a church hall, it can happen in the context and environment people come from.
It’s intentional: we guide the relationship purposefully to see spiritual growth, making the most of every opportunity.
Should lead to multiplication.

Broadcast Resource

Additional Resource Mentions

Tom Holland - "Domnion"

About Chip Ingram

Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.

About Living on the Edge

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The gospel is absolutely clear, it is the power of God's salvation.
0:07.5	But how do you share Jesus in a post-Christian society, actually, in an anti-Christian society?
0:14.2	What are some ways that we can talk about the truth of the Bible with someone that doesn't
0:18.0	believe the Bible is the truth or even relevant?
0:21.1	We're going to tackle these tough questions today.
0:23.8	Don't go away.
0:26.6	Thanks for joining us for this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:31.4	Living on the Edge is an international teaching and discipleship ministry focused on helping Christians
0:36.8	really live like Christians.
0:39.0	Today our guest teacher, Aaron Pierce, picks up where he left off in his series, Not Beyond Reach,
0:44.1	with the remainder of his talk connecting their story to the gospel.
0:48.2	But before we get going, let me remind you to keep listening after Aaron's teaching as he and Chip
0:53.2	will share some helpful application for us to think about.
0:56.6	Okay, let's get to the second half of Aaron's message.
0:59.3	He begins by describing what it means to contextualize the gospel and how we can practice that as we talk about Jesus with others.
1:07.4	Well, let's dive in.
1:09.9	How do I communicate Jesus in a message across that will connect with people I'm talking to?
1:15.0	Goes back to understanding what are the false assumptions that they have about it?
1:18.1	How do I challenge those?
1:19.6	How do I remove those things so that they can really see who Jesus is?
1:23.8	And the thing about contextualization is it's not about popularity or compromise.
1:28.8	It's not about being loved.
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