WANT TO WIN YOUR FRIENDS TO CHRIST?

Here’s a simple but effective approach:

Christ called us to be “fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). In order to fish, we need a “N-E-T.”

N = Nerve ending: Identify the area of pain in their life – the “nerve ending”.

E = Empathize, as well as you can, with their pain.

T = Teach them how Christ can heal their pain.

And what are the “nerve endings” in people’s lives these days? Well, according to The Barna

Research Group:

Financial – 39%

Work-related – 16%

Personal health – 12%

Time and stress – 8%

Parenting – 7%

Educational attainment – 6%

Fear of crime – 3%

Personal relationships – 3%

Key Scriptures on:

Finances: Deuteronomy 8; Matthew 6:19-33; Philippians 4:12, 13, 19;

I Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19; Hebrews 13:5

Work: Proverbs 10:4; 12:11, 24, 27; 13:4, 11, 23; Ecclesiastes 5:18-20;

Ephesians 4:28; I Thessalonians 4:11, 12; II Thessalonians 3:6-15

Happy fishing!