1. Be Quick to Listen and Slow to Speak

Proverbs 18:13 (ESV)

13  If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

Proverbs 19:20 (ESV)

20  Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.

James 1:19–20 (ESV)

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

2. Be adaptable; not One Size Fits All‌
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Colossians 4:5–6 ESV
5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

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1 Corinthians 9:22 ESV
22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.

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2 Timothy 4:5 ESV
5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

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1 Peter 3:15 ESV
15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
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3. Going is Being a Child of God
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Isaiah 6:8 ESV
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”

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Psalm 96:3 ESV
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!

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Romans 10:13–14 ESV
13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
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4. We are Never Alone in Evangelism
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Acts 1:8 ESV
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

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Acts 5:32 ESV
32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”

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2 Corinthians 10:4–5 ESV
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
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Humankind has 3 God-given inner needs.

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Love‌
Receiving an unchanging, unconditional commitment from another for what is best for you

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John 15:12 ESV
12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
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Significance‌
Knowing the meaning and purpose of your life

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Psalm 57:2 ESV
2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

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Security‌
Being grounded with an unshakable sense of belonging and acceptance

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Proverbs 14:26 ESV
26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.

1. Salvation is a Gift, Not the Result of Works

‌Ephesians 2:8–9 ESV

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

2. The Power of Salvation is Available

Romans 1:16 ESV
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

3. A Message for All the World all are Included‌
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Mark 16:15–16 ESV
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

4. God’s Love Demonstrated

1 John 4:9–10 ESV
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.