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How to Engage in Spiritual Conversation
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Prayer Power Evangelism Intelligently strategized and focused, prayer functions as a direct force for winning people to Christ. Signs and wonders follow the proclamation of the Word of God often after prayer over people. The whole Church can model the whole gospel to the whole community through prayer and prayerful evangelism. Luke 10 reveals Jesus’ strategy which incorporated asking God to encounter the person of peace through signs and wonders. Numerous testimonies exist of God beginning people movements to Christ through obeying His instructions to pray for others. Birthed in intimacy with God, walked out in instant, joyful obedience to Him, prayer evangelism releases the power of the Holy Spirit to transform lives and communities as His kingdom comes through His will being done.
Examples of How to Engage in Spiritual Conversation Some people seem to naturally be able to introduce spiritual conversation with people; others, like me, have had to learn how with help from those who know. Here are a few simple suggestions if you struggle:
- Begin with SIMPLE natural conversation. Listen for cues to a “God need”—something only God could solve.
Move to more SERIOUS conversation. Listen for bridges and ask Holy Spirit to nudge you toward a SPIRITUAL topic that penetrates to their heart.
- You might ask, “If there was one thing I could pray for you personally right now, what would that be?” Follow on
with a genuine prayer committing that need and them to God. With Muslims, ask, “If Allah was to visit you in a dream and gave you three wishes, what would they be?”
- If they have a genuine God need that isn’t material, ask them: “What would you give to have this need met? If
they say “anything”, you’ve got a desperate enough person. Some trainers say that unless they have a “God need”, they do not begin a ‘Creation to Christ’ Bible study with that person.
- With or without a “God need”, you can get their contact information and send them the Creation story with a
link to the YouVersion Bible App in their heart language. The link will load automatically if it’s copied from YouVersion. Play Genesis 1 on your phone for audio learner cultures in their heart language (usually available) and have a Discovery Group right there with them. Afterward, ask them to go and discuss with their family.
- Follow up the following week to see if they want to meet up and continue to hunt for the “God need”, if you
don’t already have one.
- Once you have found a Person of Peace with a “God need” (peace, physical healing, anger, marriage trouble
heaven, mental health in order of precedence seem to be the most common ones), do three story sets with them alone. Ask them to bring two or more family/friends, if they don’t you move on until later. Do three more story sets with the new friend facilitating for their group. Then, you leave and coach that new leader weekly as he continues in the Creation to Christ story set.
CREATION TO CHRIST DISCOVERY BIBLE STORY SETS: https://www.deeperplaceworship.com/sp/spiritualdisciplines/dbs/biblestudysets/creationtochristdbs BIBLICAL BASIS FOR HEALING: Begin at 26:55 in this video https://youtu.be/zEgM6czSATc YOUVERSION BIBLE: Get a free Bible for your phone, tablet, and computer: https://my.bible.com/
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