WHEN IT IS WISE TO REFRAIN FROM SHARING THE GOSPEL
WITNESSING BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – OVERVIEW
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS LESSON IS TO MAKE THE WITNESS AWARE OF THE POWER AND OF THE ROLE THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT PLAYS IN REGARD TO WITNESSING THE GOSPEL.
THE METHOD USED TO ARRIVE AT THIS UNDERSTANDING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
EACH DAY OF THE WEEK THE WITNESS IS ASKED TO STUDY A PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE THAT VIEWS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, THE ROLE THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT PLAYS IN WITNESSING. AFTER READING THE PASSAGE THE WITNESS IS ASKED TO ANSWER A SET OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE FOUND IN THIS WORKBOOK. THESE QUESTIONS ASK THE WITNESS TO MAKE CERTAIN OBSERVATIONS ABOUT WHAT HE HAS READ AND RESPOND TO HYPOTHETICAL WITNESSING SITUATIONS. THERE WILL BE FIVE DIFFERENT OBSERVATIONs CONSIDERED: THE ROLE THE HOLY SPIRIT PLAYS IN:
1. PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS.
2. CONVICTING THE SINNER.
3. GUIDING THE WITNESSES THROUGH DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
4. PROVIDING GRACES TO OVERCOME NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL OBSTACLES.
5. GUIDING THE WITNESSES SPEECH
APPROACH TO STUDYING THE SCRIPTURES
APPROACH TO STUDYING SCRIPTURES
WEEK ONE
MONDAY:
- MATTHEW 21:23-27
- ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-5
TUESDAY
- ACTS 13:42-52
- ANSWER QUESTIONS 6-10
WEDNESDAY
- ACTS 8:1-4
- ANSWER QUESTIONS 11-15
THURSDAY
- MATTHEW 8:28-34
- ANSWER QUESTIONS 16-20
FRIDAY
- MATTHEW 7:8
- ANSWER QUESTIONS 21-25