02/16/10 Meeting: Way of the Master Part II, Guest Speaker

We’re now having all the men's meeting at the church property on Tuesdays 7pm. This is a time for discipleship and a time for fellowship. Praise and worship will begin at 7pm. Munchies are being served at 6:45pm. We started last week a video course (Way of the Master with Kirk Cameron http://www.wayofthemaster.com/) that teaches us how to share our faith. Based on mat 28:18-20 we are to "go" and make disciples and teach his commandments to all nations"
I think with our busy lives the "go" part is the stumbling block. It's an action word. Notice it's not a suggestion! Sometime in your journey there'll be a time that your faith will be questioned by others in your family and close friends. Perhaps a neighbor or client.

Being prepared to speak about our faith without coming across as a bible thumper can be challenging. It's possible you can have a positive loving conversation with atheist or agnostic. They may not get converted at the time of the conversation, but least i can drop some really good seeds and leave something for them to think about.
Role playing is vital to learning this technique. Barbara and i will practice in a restaurant waiting for our food to be served. She pretends to be the doubting unbeliever and i start the conversation about heaven and hell. It's fun and it's a good way to teach your wife about the word of god. Barbara will even rebuttal me and say "well my god is good and he'll forgive me of my sin. I'll just ask him to forgive me on judgment day" this is a common practice with a lot of people who know god's mercy but ignore his punishment for our violations of his moral law, called sin. This is good practice for me and who knows somebody might hear us talking about the lord. But repentance is the beginning of accepting Christ as a personal savior.
How do you know you need prescription medicine unless you know you’re sick. There's lots of sick people getting up every morning and they don't know it.  The techniques taught in this video are the same techniques that our master used in his ministry to the common people of the area. Paul later used it with speaking to the Romans and in the Old Testament Nathan used when speaking to King David. James spoke the law regarding guilt.Good news; Tuesday night we are having a guest speaker that uses the "way of the master" technique in their church outreach evangelism and everyday work life. What kind of responses has he seen? How does he incorporate it in his work environment?

My goal is to prepare you for a conversation you may have with your family, friends or coworkers.


-Mark Webb