FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 12
STAYING CONNECTED
I had a day. Did you have a day? It was a day. The day began and its soon to end. Yup...that about sums it up...it has been a day.
AT A GLANCE
5.12 BEAVERTON SDA WORSHIP: COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS
5.12 SABBATH SHARE: ERIC AND JAUDE' TALKING ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS FOR LIVING THE MISSION
SABBATH SHARE: CHRIS AND JAUDE'
TOPIC: PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND WITNESSING
Following Jesus means following Jesus. Jesus shared faith and discipled others. We need to be about the same way of life. This Sabbath's lesson can help you move in that direction.
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Sabbath Share Question: Share your name and a piece of good news you have received lately.
Key Text: “You are My witnesses,' says the Lord, 'and My servant whom I have chosen'” (Isaiah 43:10, NKJV).
Summary: Those who have the joy of assurance of salvation will want to lead others to experience the same.
Intro: Although many people will hear the good news about Jesus through a church’s witnessing and evangelism endeavors, there is a special sense in which the individual’s influence contributes significantly to the success of the corporate church pro- gram. Over the last few decades, surveys have shown that friends, relatives, neighbors, or acquaintances (all under the power of the Holy Spirit) were the most influential factors in leading people to give their hearts to Christ. Research has shown that up to 83 percent of new members surveyed stated the influence of their church-member friends, relatives, and acquaintances as being significant. Of those who attended some form of public evangelistic meetings before join- ing the church, 64 percent attended at the invitation of someone in their close-people network.