SHARE YAHOSHUA WITHOUT FEAR

SHARE YAHOSHUA WITHOUT FEAR

The gospel of Yahoshua is “good news”.  You want to share it with every person you know and every person you meet.  This method of witnessing gives you a natural non-threatening way to share your faith in Yahoshua.  The following “scriptures” illustrate the truth that Elohim does the work. We cannot fail. It is all Elohim’s work. 

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourself: It is a gift of Elohim.”  Ephesians 2:8

“I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.  And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and power.”  1Corinthians 2:3-4

“No man can come to Me, except the Father who has sent Me draw him.”  Yahonan 6:44

“Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto Me, except it were given unto him of My Father.”  Yahonan 6:65

“Now then we are ambassadors for Ha MaShiach, as though Elohim did beseech you by us.”  2Corinthians 5:20

“So shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My mouth:  It shall not return to Me void.” Yeshayahu /  Isaiah 55:11

PRINCIPLES

Two important principles guide you in sharing your faith by using verses from “The Scriptures”.

1. Hearing – It is important to say to the other person, “Read the verse aloud.”  This principle comes from Romans 10:17: “So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by “The Word of Elohim”.”  Elohim uses this hearing of His Word in a dynamic way.

2. Question – It is also important to ask, “What does this say to you?” when the person has finished reading the verse.  This principle comes from Luke 10:25-26: “And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?”  Stay out of Elohim’s way and watch Him work.  Your responsibility is to listen.  Your only responses should be something like, “umm” or “Uh huh”.

Remember:

·          The nonbeliever will be doing the reading out load.

·          The nonbeliever will be doing the talking.  Listen in a way that he or she will want to talk.

·          The Ruah ha Chodesh (Set-apart Spirit) will be doing the convincing.

·          Elohim’s Word will bring conviction.

Mark your “Scriptures” so you can help someone read the verses and come to know Yahoshua Ha MaShiach through Elohim’s Word.  Notice, you do not have to memorize anything.  You prepare yourself ahead of time by marking your "Scriptures”.  Use, if possible, a Bible that you will not have any other marks in it that might distract the other person from reading “The Scriptures” that will lead to salvation.  You may even use a small card available with the Share Yahoshua Without Fear for further help.  Prepare your “Scriptures” by doing the following:

·         Highlight Romans 3:23.  You will be asking a person to take your “Scriptures” and read Romans 3:23.  The color will help locate the passage quickly and show exactly what should be read.

·         In the margin on this page in your Scriptures write in a pen, “Romans 6:23.”  You will probably be sitting across from the person, so you will want to write the verse in the top margin, upside down so you can see it while the other person reads “The Scripture” passage.  This will help you remember where to go next.

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      Highlight Romans 6:23.  Circle the words sin, death and through.  Now write John 3:3 in the top margin.

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      Highlight John 3:3.  Draw a cross in the margin near John 3:3.  Draw an X beside the cross.  Alongside the cross you have drawn, write the question, “Why did Yahoshua come to die?”  The X reminds you that this is the only exception in the process.  You don’t want to ask, “What does this verse say to you?” after the person reads this verse because you would be applying pressure that is not needed.  Not many nonbelievers know the answer to this question.  He or she may feel unfairly placed on the spot.  Write John 14:6 in the top margin.

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      Highlight John 14:6.  Write Romans 10:9-11 in the top margin.

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      Highlight Romans 10:9-11.  Write 2Corinthians 5:15 in the top margin.

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      Highlight 2Corinthians 5:15.  Write Revelation 3:20 in the top margin.

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      Highlight Revelation 3:20.

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             Keep Share Yahoshua Without Fear notes in your pocket or inside of your “Scriptures”.  You don’t have to be uncomfortable about referring to notes in the margin or a memory aide such as the notes to find verses you want to use.  There is no evidence that lost people are more responsive to someone who seems to have “The Scripture” verses memorized.  Often times a nonbeliever is more comfortable knowing that a believer is finding verses with help.  They will recognize that you don’t have to by an extraordinary scholar or student of “The Scripture” to find the way to salvation, peace, and hope.

Having marked your “Scriptures”, you are ready to share Yahoshua without fear.  To do so, you simple follow three steps. (Please see additional handout)

This way of evangelism is Elohim’s invitation to you to share Yahoshua without fear.  It eliminates the pressure to succeed, the need to argue, and the fear of failure.  Through everyday conversation, persons are guided to the Word of Elohim and asked to read for themselves what it has to say.  You open the door for Elohim to work in the nonbeliever’s life.

               

Every time you use these simple steps to share Yahoshua, you take yourself out of the way.  You let the Ruah Ha Chodesh do the convicting, the convincing, and the teaching.  Remember, success in witnessing is not bringing someone to Yahweh.  Success in witnessing is living out your life, sharing the gospel, and trusting Elohim for the results. 

*The preceding notes are adapted from William Fay and Ralph Hodge, Share Jesus Without Fear (Nashville: Lifeway Press, 1997), used by permission.  The following resources will enable you to learn more about sharing Yahoshua without fear.  Order these by calling 1-800-458-2772

·         Share Jesus Without Fear Workbook by William Fay and Ralph Hodge

·         Share Jesus Without Fear Leader’s Guide

·         Share Jesus Without Fear Kit

·         Testifique de Cristo sin temor (Spanish Edition)

·         Share Jesus Without Fear: Students Reaching Students (Youth Addition)

STEP ONE

Use questions that determine where Elohim is working.

1. Do you have any kind of spiritual belief?

2. To you, who is Yahoshua?

3. Do you believe there is a Heaven and a hell?

4. If you died right now, where would you go?  If Heaven, why?

5. If what you believe were not true, would you want to know it?

If the answer to the last question is “Yes,” then open your “Scriptures” and proceed to Step Two.

If the answer to the last question is, “No,” do nothing but thank the person for their time.

STEP TWO

Let The Scriptures speak

Ask the Person to read the verse aloud

Then ask, What does this say to you?

Listen to the person.

1.       Romans 3:23 – “All have sinned.”

2.       Romans 6:23 – “The wages of sin is death.”

3.       Yahanan 3:3 – “Except a man be born again.” Ask, Why did Yahoshua come to die?

4.       Yahanan 14:6 – “I am the way.”

5.       Romans 10:9-11 – “If thou shalt confess…thou shalt be saved.”

        Here we explain to them that the word confess means covenant.  We ask them if they are married and explain the picture of covenant via the wedding ceremony.

6.       2Corinthians 5:15 – “Should not henceforth live for themselves.”

        Here we explain the picture of living for Yahoshua as a picture of two people who marry.  Once you marry           someone you leave your previous life behind and you make a life together. 

7.      Revelation 3:20 – “I stand at the door and knock.”

Now you are ready to use the closing questions in Step Three.

STEP THREE

Close with Key Questions

1. Are you a sinner?

2. Do you want forgiveness for your sins?

3. Do you believe Yahoshua died on the cross for you and rose again?

4. Are you willing to surrender your life to Yahoshua?

5. Are you ready to invite Yahoshua into your heart and into your life?

Be Silent… AND Pray!  Let the Set-apart Spirit work to convict the sinner.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I have sinned against You.  I want forgiveness for all my sins.  I believe that Yahoshua died on the cross for me and rose again.  Father, I give you my life to do with as You wish.  I want Yahoshua Ha MaShiach to come into my life and into my heart.  This I ask in Yahoshua’s name. Amen

Ask: Now that you have prayed and believed where does Yahoshua live? 

Say: Heaven desires to give you gifts & callings without repentance (meaning Heaven will never take them back).  These gifts are found in the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 12.  These gifts are so that you can bless everyone else in the body of Yahoshua just like my hand has to feed my mouth for my body to be blessed and thus my hand is blessed.  Heaven desires you to receive these gifts so you can bless others and in return be blessed by others.  These gifts are transferred through prayer by the laying on of hands.  Heaven desires for you to receive these gifts, I desire for you to receive these gifts, would you like for me to pray for you to receive these gifts?

If they say yes, then ask them to raise their hands toward Heaven and lay your hands upon their head or shoulders and pray something like:

Father, I ask you to stir up the gifts and callings without repentance in my brother/sister’s life.  I pray that the fruit of the Ruah Ha Chodesh (Holy Spirit) will abound.  Father, I pray that every curse of sin & death, every generational curse, every curse of sickness, disease, and poverty, every curse spoken by themselves or by others in ignorance or willingly will be rendered powerless, dead and still born.  Father I pray that all ungodly soul ties would be severed and that they would be bound anew to You, to Your plan, Your purpose, Your provision, Your people, Your altar.  I pray that every covenant of death and every hidden thing of darkness would be revealed and repented of swiftly for Your glory and for their reward.  I pray that their ears would be anointed with the water of the Word, the blood of Yahoshua and the oil of the Ruah Ha Chodesh (Holy Spirit).  May their ears hear your voice, their hands do the good works that you have established from the foundations, and their feet publish the good news of the gospel.  Thank you for saving them, for healing them, making them holy by the power of Your Word and the Ruah Ha Chodesh. 

Say to the person you are praying for:  “I want you to pray and say, I receive every good thing you desire for me.  Thank you for saving me, for healing me and for making me set-apart.  In the name of Yahoshua I pray, Amein."