SHARING THE STORY OF JESUS

Lesson 11 for
September 1
2 , 2020
We have amazing news to share: God’s grace is
available for everyone, not only for some select
people. The Gospel is for everyone. Salvation is for
everyone. Forgiveness, mercy, leniency, and grace
are for everyone.
Jesus transforms our lives with His love, and He
encourages us to share this experience with others
so they can also be transformed.

Before and after Jesus

Those who shared Jesus

Rejecting anger and sharing love
Rejecting evil and sharing Jesus

Sharing the story of Jesus:

The assurance of salvation
Sharing Jesus
 BEFORE AND AFTER JESUS
“even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together
with Christ (by grace you have been saved)” (Ephesians 2:5)

After Jesus
Before Jesus
Ephesians 2:4-
Ephesians 2:1-3
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Dead in our sins Alive in Christ

Following the course of this world Seating in heavenly places

Under the devil’s control Saved by faith

Disobedient Enjoying the riches of His glory

Doing our own will Doing good works

Children of wrath Children of God (made by Him)

REJECTING ANGER AND SHARING LOVE
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love
one another.” (1 John 4:11)

The people at a Samaritan village refused to

lodge Jesus and His apostles.
James and John were filled with anger and
asked for permission to destroy the village
with heavenly fire like Elijah had done with
some irreverent soldiers (2 Kings 1:9-15).
However, their relationship with Jesus
transformed their feelings and thoughts
eventually.
James lost his life for sharing Jesus with
others (Acts 12:1-2).
The gospel and letters of John are full of
love for God and our neighbor (Jn. 13:35;
1Jn. 4:8; 2Jn. 1:6; 3Jn. 1:6-7).
This is the transforming power of Jesus
working in us.
 REJECTING EVIL AND SHARING JESUS
“When He had come to the other side, to the country of the
Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming
out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce […]” (Matthew 8:28)

Nobody could go through that area in

Gadara without being attacked by those
dangerous demon-possessed men. Jesus
and His disciples disembarked there.
However, the life of those demon-possessed men changed dramatically after meeting
Jesus. They were restored physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Then, Jesus asked them to share their story with all the people in
that region.
They had a story to tell because the power of Christ had changed
their lives. They could share their personal testimony and encourage
others to let Jesus transform their lives.
 THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
“These things I have written to you who believe in the name of
the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life,
and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son
of God.” (1 John 5:13)

The message in the Bible is clear: those who

believe in Jesus will be saved (Jn. 3:15, 36; 6:40, 47;

Acts 16:31; 1Jn. 5:13). We don’t have to wait until

we’re good enough to be saved.
Salvation may be lost (Ex. 32:33; Mt. 10:28;
2P. 2:20-21; Rev. 3:5, 11), but this could only
happen if we purposefully decide to reject God.
The assurance of salvation empowers our
testimony. It’s easier to share something you know
for sure.
Always look for opportunities to encourage others
to accept the gift of eternal life.
 SHARING JESUS
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by
the mercies of God, that you present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable to God, which is your
reasonable service.” (Romans 12:1)

He made us children of God

He gave us life
Jesus asks us to give everything
He gave us peace to Him (Lk. 9:23). But what has
He gave us wisdom He given us? (see Jn. 1:12;
10:10; 14:27; 1Co. 1:30)
He made us righteous
He sanctified us
He redeemed us
When we realize everything Christ has done
for us, our natural response is to give
everything to Him in sacrifice–no matter the
cost–and to share the wonders He has done in
us and for us.
“We are to be witnesses for Christ; and this we
shall be when we grow up daily into the full
stature of men and women in Christ. It is our
privilege to grow more and more like Him every
day. Then we shall acquire the power to express
our love for Him in higher, purer speech, and our
ideas will enlarge and deepen, and our judgment
become more sound and trustworthy, while our
testimony will have more of life and assurance.”

E.G.W. (Sons and Daughters of God, March 6)