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Sept.20.05 - Lftd -
"EMP7: Helpful
Bible Verses For Witnessing"
Course : EVANGELISM MADE PERSONAL
-- Mark A. Copeland
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Concluding
Remarks
I hope that the thoughts presented in this series might serve in
some way to encourage all those who desire to lead others to Christ and
His church. The emphasis has not been to stress one approach above
others, nor to say that everyone must be doing the same thing in this
enterprise we call "Evangelism," but rather to motivate,
encourage, and offer suggestions of a general nature that may help
anyone do whatever they can, according to the ability and opportunity
God has given them. If it has helped but one person to be more diligent
in their efforts, then my effort has been well worth it.
To God be the glory!
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Helpful Bible Verses For Witnessing
Before using these references, familiarize yourself with each of the
complete verses, then use the verses which seem apropriate for these
suggested topics.
I- God Loves You :
"For God so loved" ........................... John 3:16
"God Commendeth his love" ............ Romans 5:8
"Herein is love" ............................... I John 4:10
"gave himself .. might deliver us" ... Galatians 1:4
"Son ... is come to seek" .................. Luke 19:10
II- The Fact Of Sin :
"none righteous" .............................. Romans 3:10
"all have sinned" ............................. Romans 3:23
"not just a man" ...................... Ecclesiasties 7:20
"The heart is ... wicked" ........... Jeremiah 17:9,10
"righteousnesses ... filthy rags" ..... Isaiah 64:6
"If we say that we have no sin" ....... I John 1:8
III- The Penalty :
"soul that sinneth ... die." ........ Ezekiel 18:4,20
"sin ... bringeth forth death." ........ James 1:15
"once to die ... judgement." ........... Hebrews 9:27
"wages of sin is death" ................. Romans 6:23
"shall give account ... to God."...... Romans 14:12
"dead were judged" .................. Revelation 20:12
IV- Man's Inability :
"Not by works of righteousness" ..... Titus 3:5
"not justified by works" ................ Galatians 2:16
"faith ... not of yourselves" ...... Ephesians 2:8,9
"deads ... no flesh be justified" ..... Romans 3:20
"way which seemeth right" ........... Proverbs 14:12
"righteousnesses ... filthy rags" .... Isaiah 64:6
V- God's Remedy :
"Christ died for us." ...................... Romans 5:8
"gift of God is eternal life" ............ Romans 6:23
"I am the way" .............................. John 14:6
"Neither ... salvation in any other" ...... Acts 4:12
"save that which was lost." .......... Luke 19:10
"Christ died for our sins" ........ I Corinthians 15:3
VI- Man's Responsibility :
"Repent ye therefore"........................ Acts 3:19
"repentence ... faith" ........................ Acts 20:21
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ" .. Acts 16:31
"believe on his name: ".................... John 1:12
"confess ... believe ... shall be saved".. Rom10:9,10
"call upon the name of the Lord" .... Romans 10:13
V- Results of Salvation :
"not condemned" ............................. John 3:18
"hath everlasting life"...................... John 3:36
"he is a new creature".............. II Corinthians 5:17
"the children of God:" .................... Romans 8:16
"heirs of God" ............................... Romans
8:17
"peace I give unto you.."............... John 14:27
"Spirit of God dwell in you" .......... Romans 8:9
"names are in the book of life." ... Philippians 4:3
1- God Loves You :
-- John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that
He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
-- Romans 5:8 - "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
-- 1 John 4:10 -- "This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that
He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins."
-- Galatians 1:4 -- "Jesus died for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live."
-- Luke 19:10 -- "For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost."
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2- The Fact Of Sin :
-- Romans 3:10, 23 -- 10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" -- 23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Ps 14:1-3)
-- Ecclesiastes 7:20 -- "There is not a single person in all the earth who is always good and never sins."
-- Jeremiah 17:9 -- "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"
-- Isaiah 64:6 -- "We are all infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall. And our sins, like the wind, sweep us away."
-- 1 John 1:8 -- " If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."
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3- The Penalty :
-- Ezekiel 18:4,20 - 4 "For all people (soul) are Mine to judge—both parents and children alike. And this is My rule: The person who sins will be the one who dies. - 20 "The one who sins is the one who dies. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own goodness, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness."
-- James 1:15 - "Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death."
-- Hebrews 9:27 - "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment."
-- Romans 6:23 - "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
-- Ro 14:12 -- "Yes, each of us will have to give a personal account to God."
-- Revelation 20:12 -- " I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to the things written in the books, according to what they had done."
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4- Man's Inability :
-- Tit 3:5 -- "He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit."
-- Galatians 2:16 - "Yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law."
-- Ephesians 2:8-10 -- 8
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God --
9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast. --
10 For we are what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.
-- Romans 3:20 -- "For no one can ever be made right in God’s sight by doing what His law commands. For the more we know God’s law, the clearer it becomes that we aren’t obeying it."
-- Proverb 14:12 -- " There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death."
-- Isaiah 64:6 -- "We are all infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall. And our sins, like the wind, sweep us away."
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5- God's Remedy :
-- Romans 5:8 -- "But God demonstrates
His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
-- Romans 6:23 - "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
-- John 14:4 -- "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
-- Acts 4:12 -- "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved."
-- Luke 19:10 -- "For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost."
-- 1 Corinthians 15:3 -- " I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me—that Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said."
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6- Man's Responsibility :
-- Acts 3:19 -- "Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out" --
20:21 "As I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus." --
16:31 "They answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
-- John 1:12,13 -- 12
"But to all who received Jesus, who believed in His name, He gave power to become children of God, --
13 who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God."
-- Romans 10:9,13 -- 9
"because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." --
13 "For, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
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7- Results of Salvation :
-- John 3:18, 36 --
18 "There is no judgment awaiting those who trust Him. But those who do not trust Him have already been judged for not believing in the only Son of God." --
36 "And all who believe in God’s Son have eternal life. Those who don’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life, but the wrath of God remains upon them."
-- 2 Corinthians 5:17 -- "What this means is that those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun!
-- Romans 8:8,16,17 -- 8
"Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God." -- 16 "The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children." --
17 "Now if we are children, then we are heirs— heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory."
-- John 14:27 -- "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
-- Philippians 4:3 -- "And I ask you, my true
teammate, to help these women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. And they worked with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life."
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