Study 3: Conversion Study Skills Flashcards
1.
Rely on God (Proverbs 3:5-6)
a. Always start off the Bible study with a prayer.
b. Ask for guidance, wisdom, understanding from the Holy Spirit. God will give you insight.
c. Have faith! Assume in your heart that the person will be baptized.
d. Pray before you arrive at the study.
2.
Make A Disciple (1 John 2:6)
a. It is not about baptism or racing through the studies. It is about making a disciple who makes disciples for life! This is our goal & prayer for every person!
b. Have challenges for each study and expect them to be met.
c. Someone should be living as a disciple before they are baptized!
3.
Believe You Are God’s Ambassador(Isaiah 6:1-8)
a. Are you called by God to serve as a leader? If Jesus was a leader, should you be a leader?
b. God gives us a powerful ability to see people and what are going to be stumbling blocks and challenges for the non-Christian to make it! (2 Corinthians 2:11)
c. Faith is an essential ingredient in any conversion. You must believe God is with you & will use you and others to impact studies!
d. Preach with an expectation of obedience
4.
Excel in Bible Studies (2 Timothy 2:15)
a. A Bible study should be an incredible challenge and amazing inspiration! Tell them that God wants to use them to save so many people! Inspire them at all costs!
b. Energy can make up for a lack of skill
5.
Be Sure Everyone Has A Role (Ephesians 4:16)
a. Do you know who can lead studies all the way through? Are they designated and stacked with studies? The dynamic leader, empathetic and sincere friends, the dutiful note taker.
b. If possible, include people from other economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds (James 2:1)
c. Create a “family” or team that will “gang tackle” this person and “rescue” them into the kingdom of God.
d. Great engaging and stimulating questions are key to invite wholesome discussion.
e. Follow the Bible Study Leader in your communication and engagement.
6.
Choose Your Environment (1 Peter 4:9)
a. Choose a quiet place with good lighting where someone can be open without worrying about us listening
b. Sometimes a beverage, snack, and even a candle, if the location is right, can make a huge difference in someone’s comfort level
c. People are going to relate to your body language as much as what you say. (Unenthusiastic, being late, poor dress, etc.)
7.
Read the Scriptures Appropriately with Reverence and Heart (1 Peter 4:11)
a. God’s Word is exciting, and the life of a disciple is, too! (It’s sin to read the Bible in an unexciting, boring way! Use inflection, emphasize key words, pronounce words properly, recognize biblical punctuation.)
b. Know the study very well
c. Stay on track and gently redirect back to the scripture when veering off happens.
d. Keep illustrations short and appropriate to that person
e. Keep the study under an hour! Be considerate of their time
8.
Connect and Listen (James 1:19)
a. Connect before you correct. Get to know about their life: who they are, where they come from, religious background, etc.
b. After reading a Scripture ask them what they understand from it before you teach and call to decision. Then go back and listen to what they understood from your teaching when you are done.
c. Do not assume. They may not know or understand everything you explained; ask questions and draw out their heart and then give direction and challenges. (Proverbs 18:13)
d. Everyone should empathize and listen, even if they are not leading the study.
e. Hang out and communicate between studies
f. Be vulnerable, not combative, or arrogant!
g. Give the person you are studying with a Bible and a notebook as a gift.
h. Be wise and do not bring in new people when it is time to read the sin list.
i. Choose the discipler for your convert from those who connect the best
j. Make a timeline
k. Ask questions to help you make appropriate analogies
l. The more they talk the better!
m. You are in a tug of war between this person and the world. It is all about relationship
9.
Keep the First Principles Studies Clear & Focused (2 Timothy 1:13)
a. After every study you must call them to a decision
b. Are they willing to seek God with all their heart?
c. Are they willing to make the bible their standard?
d. Do they want to be a disciple
10.
Do Not Let The Study Or Your Evangelism Flounder (1 Corinthians 15:58)
a. Set up custom studies between the conversion studies if necessary but do not veer from the point of each study
b. Do not jump ahead either
c. Do not challenge on things you have bot taught yet!
11.
Do Not Let the Study or Your Evangelism Flounder (1 Corinthians 15:58)
a. Every disciple should be in multiple studies every week! What do you have to change to be in more studies? Priorities and schedule!
b. At the end of every study set up the next study at the end with a date, time, and location.
c. Bring in your evangelist to deal with difficult situations and keep things moving.
d. Do not stop sharing your faith because you have someone studying
e. The harvest is plentiful
f. Keep an eye on the pipeline
12.
Be Happy Under Persecution and Rejection (Matthew 5:11-12)
a. You will be insulted, persecuted, and slandered as a true disciple of Jesus
b. Always be open about your hurts, pray and seek true healing from God so you can continue to seek and save the lost!
Timeline Example:
When did you become a Christian?
When did you become a disciple? (Who made you into one?)
When did you have a saving relationship with God? (How?)
When did you receive the “forgiveness of sins?” (How?)
When did you receive the “Holy Spirit?” (How?)
When were you in darkness? (Why?)
When did you enter the light? (How?)
When did you repent of all your sins? (What?)
When did you become part of the kingdom?
When were you baptized? Why were you baptized?
When were you born again? (How? Why?)
When did you die with Christ? (How?)
When did you get added to the body?
When did you confess Jesus as Lord?
When did you pray Jesus into your heart? (Trick question)
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
[5] Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; [6] in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
1 John 2:6 NIV
[6] Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
