That’s Not My Style!
Strategic Friendship Series, January 7, 2018
Warm up
How did you spend the holidays? What were the highlights for you?
Is getting a present at Christmas meaningful to you? Why?
Read Acts 2
Message Recap
Main idea: Be Yourself
Approaches to being a faith-trainer:
1. The confrontational approach (Acts 2:22-24, 36-37)
2. The intellectual approach (Acts 17:2-3)
3. The testimonial approach (John 9:24-25)
4. The relational approach (Luke 5:29)
5. The invitational approach (John 4:28-30, 40-41)
6. The service approach (Acts 9:36-39)
In Practice
1. Pray to love people who don’t know Jesus
2. Ask for wisdom
3. Track energy levels
Questions for discussion
- Which of the approaches to faith training are the least like you? What have you experienced that led you to that conclusion?
- Which of the approaches to faith training are the most like you? What have you experienced that led you to that conclusion?
Application
- If you were really honest and not afraid of being judged at all, on a scale of 0 to 10 (10 being the most), how would you rate your concern for people far from God?
- What are you willing to do differently as a faith trainer in 2018 compared to 2017?
