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Flashcards by Julie Gholston, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Julie Gholston
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Most opportunities for personal evangelism occur | during ordinary activities of life |
| Believers can be confident in the effective nature of unplanned witnessing opportunities | when they recognize the work of the Holy Spirit in lives and circumstances |
| Jesus' offer of living water to the Samaritan woman revealed | His perception of her spiritual hunger, despite her seeming indifference |
| It is common for people to misunderstand personal evangelism as a | series of arguments to be won |
| To engage a nonbeliever in meaningful conversation with evangelistic potential, one must | first find a subject that genuinely interests the other person |
| The key to connecting spiritual truths to everyday subjects | is to use vocabulary familiar to the listener |
| It is important not to neglect the subject of sin even in relational evangelism because | an understanding of sin is needed in order to pursue forgiveness and salvation |
| The subject of religion during a personal witnessing presentation | most often results in divisive questions that distract for the real message |
| When considering the relationship between God and lost people | God takes the initiative in making the relationship possible |
| The central message of the gospel is the | person of Jesus Christ |
| Does the Greek verb usage in this passage indicate that Jesus was acting on divine foreknowledge when he passed through Samaria? | The text gives no evidence of Jesus' foreknowledge and portrays Him as interacting spontaneously with the woman |
| When do most opportunities for personal evangelism occure? | During ordinary activities of life rather than preplanned outreaches |
| Why can believers be confident in the effective nature of unplanned witnessing opportunities? | The Holy Spirit works in lives and circumstances to create opportunities when people will be receptive to the gospel. |
| What social barriers were represented at the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman? | Racial, gender and religious |
| What did Jesus' offer of living water to the Samaritan woman reveal about His attitude toward her? | Jesus perceived her spiritual hunger despite her seeming indifference and sinful public reputation |
| What is a common misconception about personal evangelism? | People often mistake personal evangelism as a call to aggressively counter the challenges and arguments of an unsaved person |
| What was the cultural context of Jesus' reference to water? | Jesus used the difficulty of obtaining vital water in his day to build a bridge to a spiritual application, living water |
| Where is the starting point for effective evangelism? | The believer must learn about the person with whom he or she is sharing the gospel and begin with something relevant to that person |
| When responding to evangelism opportunities, how can the believer be prepared when the opportunities are unexpected? | Lifelong study of God's Word and daily reliance on God's Spirit combine to offer the believer spiritually solid answers to unexpected questions. |
| Why is it vital to include the subject of PERSONAL SIN within any presentation of the gospel? | It is only within the context of sin that the gospel is recognized as good news that counters personal failure, moral loss and eternal damnation |
| Why is not RELIGION a beneficial topic in personal evangelism in most cases? | Religious issues are usually tangential to the real issue of relating to God, and the subject of religion often creates a confrontational atmosphere |
| Is it always a bad idea to discuss religion practices when witnessing? | In some cases it can be productive. Spiritual sensitivity is needed in order to identify those situations. It is important to avoid being unnecessarily sidetracked by firnge issues. |
| What does it mean to worship God in spirit and in truth? | To worship in spirit is to commune with God directly. To worship in truth is to live a lifestyle consistent with that communion |
| Who takes the initiative in establishing a relationship between God and lost people? | God seeks for people to become true worshipers and enjoy a relationship with Him. |
| What about the Samaritan woman's announcement to her village showed that Jesus had successfully prioritized relationship? | By inviting her neighbors to "come see a man," the woman rightly focused on Jesus' person rather than theological issues. |
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