Witnessing Part A Philippians 1:5 Lesson 3 Presented by Pastor Jim Oliver http://home.comcast.net/~jimoliverministries/

Scripture Reading “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We invite, on behalf of Christ, to become reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20

Witnessing

Witnessing

Witnessing “Be filled with the Spirit…” Ephesians 5:18

Witnessing Name your sins to God the Father.

Witnessing Opening Prayer

8 Outline

9 Outline Introduction Definition and Description The Role of God the Holy Spirit The Issue: Faith Alone in Christ Alone The Weapon of Witnessing Mental Attitude in Witnessing Principles of Witnessing The Analogy to Witnessing

10 Introduction

11 Introduction You are in full time Christian service.

12 Introduction You are in full time Christian service. You do not dedicate yourself to full time Christian service.

13 Introduction You are in full time Christian service. You do not dedicate yourself to full time Christian service. Your first act of service as a believer is to grow in grace! Witnessing is one of five categories of Christian Service.

14 Introduction Categories of Christian Service

15 Introduction Categories of Christian Service Related to Your Spiritual Gift Communication Administration Helps Pastor-Teacher Evangelist Deacon Nurse Teacher

16 Introduction Categories of Christian Service Related to Your Spiritual Gift Related to Your Royal Priesthood Spiritual Giving Intercessory Prayer Execution of the Plan of God You are a royal priest, representing yourself before God.

17 Introduction Categories of Christian Service Related to Your Spiritual Gift Related to Your Royal Priesthood Related to Your Royal Ambassadorship

18 Introduction Categories of Christian Service Related to Your Spiritual Gift Related to Your Royal Priesthood Related to Your Royal Ambassadorship “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We invite, on behalf of Christ, to become reconciled to God” 2 Corinthians 5:20

19 Introduction Categories of Christian Service Related to Your Spiritual Gift Related to Your Royal Priesthood Related to Your Royal Ambassadorship “For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.” Ephesians 6:20

20 Introduction Categories of Christian Service Related to Your Spiritual Gift Related to Your Royal Priesthood Related to Your Royal Ambassadorship Witnessing or Personal Evangelism Missionary Functions Function of Your Spiritual Gift Administration in a Christian Organization

21 Introduction Categories of Christian Service Related to Your Spiritual Gift Related to Your Royal Priesthood Related to Your Royal Ambassadorship Related to Invisible Impact for Christ

22 Introduction Categories of Christian Service Related to Your Spiritual Gift Related to Your Royal Priesthood Related to Your Royal Ambassadorship Related to Invisible Impact for Christ Related to Your Job or Profession

23 Definition and Description

24 Definition and Description Three Categories of Witnessing

25 Definition and Description Three Categories of Witnessing By the Evangelist

26 Definition and Description Three Categories of Witnessing By the Evangelist By the Pastor-Teacher

27 Definition and Description Three Categories of Witnessing By the Evangelist By the Pastor-Teacher By Every Believer as a Royal Ambassador

28 Definition and Description Every believer has the responsibility to witness regardless of spiritual gift.

29 Definition and Description Every believer has the responsibility to witness regardless of spiritual gift. “And having shod your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.” Ephesians 6:15 NASB “After you have put the combat boots on your feet with readiness to communicate the Gospel, the peace.” Ephesians 6:15 RBT

30 Definition and Description Every believer has the responsibility to witness regardless of spiritual gift. “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We invite, on behalf of Christ, to become reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20

31 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing.

32 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing. The Witness of Your Life

33 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing. The Witness of the Life “Being manifested that you are a letter from Christ, having been served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tables of stone, but on the tablets of the human heart.” 2 Corinthians 3:3

34 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing. The Witness of the Life The Witness of the Lips

35 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing. The Witness of the Life The Witness of the Lips Personal Verbal Communication of the Gospel

36 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing. The Witness of the Life The Witness of the Lips Personal Verbal Communication of the Gospel Personal Versus Mass Evangelism

37 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing. The Witness of the Life The Witness of the Lips Personal Verbal Communication of the Gospel Personal Versus Mass Evangelism Informal and Conversational

38 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing. The Witness of the Life The Witness of the Lips “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20

39 Definition and Description The Church Age believer has two areas of responsibility in witnessing. The Witness of the Life The Witness of the Lips “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

40 Definition and Description The Biblical Pattern for Witnessing: 1 Thessalonians 2

41 Definition and Description The Biblical Pattern for Witnessing: 1 Thessalonians 2

42 Definition and Description The Biblical Pattern for Witnessing: 1 Thessalonians 2 Witnessing is never a waste of time. Vs. 1 “For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain…”

43 Definition and Description The Biblical Pattern for Witnessing: 1 Thessalonians 2 Witnessing is never a waste of time. Vs. 1 “For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain…” Witnessing should be undertaken when energized by confidence in God. Vs. 2 “…as you know, we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.”

44 Definition and Description The Biblical Pattern for Witnessing: 1 Thessalonians 2 You must witness from accurate knowledge of the Gospel while in fellowship with the Holy Spirit with no hidden agendas.

45 Definition and Description The Biblical Pattern for Witnessing: 1 Thessalonians 2 You must witness from accurate knowledge of the Gospel while in fellowship with the Holy Spirit with no hidden agendas. Vs. 3 –4, “For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of deceit; but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who examines our hearts.”

46 The Role of God the Holy Spirit

47 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Effectiveness of witnessing depends on the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

48 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Effectiveness of witnessing depends on the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The Witness of the Holy Spirit is Common Grace

49 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Effectiveness of witnessing depends on the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The Witness of the Holy Spirit is Common Grace The Power of the Holy Spirit is Efficacious Grace

50 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Effectiveness of witnessing depends on the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The Witness of the Holy Spirit is Common Grace The Power of the Holy Spirit is Efficacious Grace The Filling of God the Holy Spirit.

51 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, in all Judea, and in Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth” Acts 1:8 Effectiveness of witnessing depends on the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

52 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “Forasmuch as you are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.” 2 Corinthians 3:3

53 The Role of God the Holy Spirit We are totally dependant upon the ministry of the Holy Spirit in common grace.

54 The Role of God the Holy Spirit We are totally dependant upon the ministry of the Holy Spirit in common grace. In common grace, the Holy Spirit acts as a human spirit so that the spiritually dead, the unbeliever, can comprehend the gospel.

55 The Role of God the Holy Spirit We are totally dependant upon the ministry of the Holy Spirit in common grace. In common grace, the Holy Spirit acts as a human spirit so that the spiritually dead, the unbeliever, can comprehend the gospel. Common grace is the Holy Spirit’s ministry in making the Gospel real to the unbeliever.

56 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Every human being is born spiritually dead. We are totally dependant upon the ministry of the Holy Spirit in common grace.

57 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “Therefore, just as through one man, sin entered into the world, and death through the sin nature, so death spread to the entire human race because all sinned.” Romans 5:12 Every human being is born spiritually dead. We are totally dependant upon the ministry of the Holy Spirit in common grace.

58 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “Therefore, just as through one man [Adam], sin [the sin nature] entered into the world, and [spiritual] death through the sin nature, so [spiritual] death spread to the entire human race because all sinned.” Romans 5:12 Every human being is born spiritually dead. We are totally dependant upon the ministry of the Holy Spirit in common grace.

59 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “Therefore, just as through one man [Adam], sin [the sin nature] entered into the world, and [spiritual] death through the sin nature, so [spiritual] death spread to the entire human race because all sinned [when Adam sinned.” Romans 5:12 Every human being is born spiritually dead. We are totally dependant upon the ministry of the Holy Spirit in common grace.

60 The Role of God the Holy Spirit No spiritually dead human being can understand spiritual things, including the Gospel. We are totally dependant upon the ministry of the Holy Spirit in common grace.

61 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “But the soulish man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14

62 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “But the soulish man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 Soulish means dichotomous, referring to the unbeliever.

63 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Mechanics

64 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Mechanics You give the Gospel

65 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Mechanics logoj You give the Gospel

66 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Mechanics Filled with the Holy Spirit logoj You give the Gospel

67 The Unbeliever Listens The Holy Spirit Teaches pneuma The Role of God the Holy Spirit Mechanics Volition logoj You give the Gospel

68 The Believer Listens The Holy Spirit Teaches pneumatikoj The Role of God the Holy Spirit Mechanics logoj pneuma Spiritual Phenomenon You give the Gospel

Witnessing 69 The Believer Listens The Holy Spirit Teaches pneumatikoj The Role of God the Holy Spirit Mechanics logoj The Holy Spirit Transfers gnosij Soul’s Left Lobe Understanding You give the Gospel

9/2000 The Believer Listens The Holy Spirit Teaches pneumatikoj The Role of God the Holy Spirit Mechanics You give the Gospel logoj The Holy Spirit Transfers Understanding V+ Holy Spirit Makes Faith Effective Eternal Life Volition gnosij Soul’s Left Lobe

71 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Spiritual Death Issues Characteristics of Spiritual Death Total Depravity Total Separation from God Total Helplessness Dichotomy

72 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Characteristics of Spiritual Death Spiritual death occurs at the moment of physical death. Spiritual Death Issues

73 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Characteristics of Spiritual Death Spiritual death occurs at the moment of physical death. Salvation is strictly the work of God. Spiritual Death Issues

74 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Characteristics of Spiritual Death Spiritual death occurs at the moment of physical death. Salvation is strictly the work of God. “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 Spiritual Death Issues

75 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In Common Grace, the Holy Spirit makes only the Gospel real.

76 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “And when He is come, He will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they do not believe in Me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you see Me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.” Jn 16:8-11 RBT In Common Grace, the Holy Spirit makes only the Gospel real.

77 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In Common Grace, the Holy Spirit makes only the Gospel real. The Spirit convinces unbelievers of unbelief.

78 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In Common Grace, the Holy Spirit makes only the Gospel real. The Spirit convinces unbelievers of unbelief. God is righteous. Our lives are measured against God’s perfect righteousness. God has provided this righteousness. Jesus Christ is the only one qualified to accomplish the work on the Cross.

79 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In Common Grace, the Holy Spirit makes only the Gospel real. The Spirit convinces unbelievers of unbelief. Jesus Christ is the only one qualified to accomplish the work on the Cross. Jesus Christ has already judged and sentenced Satan, the ruler of this world.

80 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In Efficacious Grace, the Spirit makes faith effective for salvation.

81 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In Efficacious Grace, the Spirit makes faith effective for salvation. Jesus compared faith with looking.

82 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “The Lord said to Moses: ‘Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live: So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived.” Numbers 21:8-9 NASB In Efficacious Grace, the Spirit makes faith effective for salvation. Jesus compared faith with looking.

83 The Role of God the Holy Spirit “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:14-16 In Efficacious Grace, the Spirit makes faith effective for salvation. Jesus compared faith with looking.

84 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In Efficacious Grace, the Spirit makes faith effective for salvation. Jesus compared faith with looking. The Holy Spirit makes effective the simplest faith.

85 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In Common Grace, the Holy Spirit makes only the Gospel real. In Efficacious Grace, the Spirit makes faith effective for salvation. These ministries can be compared to breathing.

86 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Inhale is the clarification of the Gospel in common grace In Common Grace, the Holy Spirit makes only the Gospel real. In Efficacious Grace, the Spirit makes faith effective for salvation. These ministries can be compared to breathing.

87 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Inhale is the clarification of the Gospel in common grace Exhale is God the Holy Spirit making faith effective for salvation. In Common Grace, the Holy Spirit makes only the Gospel real. In Efficacious Grace, the Spirit makes faith effective for salvation. These ministries can be compared to breathing.

88 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In the function of evangelism, two categories of human volition are involved. Hearing the Gospel Communicated Believing in Jesus Christ

89 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In the function of evangelism, two categories of human volition are involved. “In Whom also, when you heard the message of truth, the Gospel of your salvation, in Whom also, when you believed, you were sealed by the Holy Spirit with reference to the promise.” Ephesians 1:13

90 The Role of God the Holy Spirit In the function of evangelism, two categories of human volition are involved. The unbeliever provides belief while the Spirit does the rest.

91 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Principles Related to the Holy Spirit

92 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Principles Related to the Holy Spirit Common and efficacious grace emphasize the total helplessness of the spiritually dead person to be saved by any system of human works.

93 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Principles Related to the Holy Spirit Common and Efficacious grace emphasize the total helplessness of the spiritually dead person to be saved by any system of human works. The spiritually dead person can make a positive decision to believe in Christ, but both hearing and believing have no validity in themselves.

94 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Principles Related to the Holy Spirit Common and Efficacious grace emphasize the total helplessness of the spiritually dead person to be saved by any system of human works. The spiritually dead person can make a positive decision to believe in Christ, but both hearing and believing have no validity in themselves. Only God the Holy Spirit can make faith effective for salvation.

95 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Principles Related to the Holy Spirit Both the hearing and believing of the Gospel are non-meritorious.

96 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Principles Related to the Holy Spirit Both the hearing and believing of the Gospel are non-meritorious. Human works have no place in salvation.

97 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Principles related to the Holy Spirit Both the hearing and believing of the Gospel are non-meritorious. Human works have no place in salvation. The ministry of the Holy Spirit in evangelism excludes human merit and works.

98 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Principles related to the Holy Spirit Both the hearing and believing of the Gospel are non-meritorious. Human works have no place in salvation. The ministry of the Holy Spirit in evangelism excludes human merit and works. Witnessing must always be compatible with God’s grace policy.

99 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Scripture References

100 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Scripture References Spiritual Death: “For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; for the mind set of the flesh is death.” Romans 8:5-6

101 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Scripture References Common Grace: “My Spirit shall not convince man forever. In his going astray, he is also flesh; nevertheless, his days shall be 120 years.” Genesis 6:3

102 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Scripture References Efficacious Grace: “Not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and by the renewing of the Holy Spirit.” Titus 3:5

103 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Scripture References Works Cannot Save: “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

104 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Only the Holy Spirit in common grace can overcome spiritual brain death.

105 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Only the Holy Spirit in common grace can overcome spiritual brain death. Only the Holy Spirit in efficacious grace can make the faith effective.

106 The Role of God the Holy Spirit Only the Holy Spirit in common grace can overcome spiritual brain death. Only the Holy Spirit in efficacious grace can make the faith effective. Therefore Gospel presentation must be accurate. To conclude this lesson, go to Witnessing, Part B Or to http://home.comcast.net/~jimoliverministries/