How to witness. Here is a suggested
structure of a gospel message:
Begin in the natural realm if you are not in a
normal church setting. Perhaps you could springboard off some
well-publicized tragedy, then ask if your hearers ever wonder
how they are going to die. Say that we will all die because we
have broken an eternal law—the Law of God, often referred to as
the Ten Commandments. Then open up each Commandment, emphasizing
its spiritual nature (lust is seen by God as adultery, hatred is
murder—that God sees man’s thoughts, and nothing is hidden from
His eyes).
Stress the fact of Judgment Day—that God is holy
and will bring every work into judgment, including every secret
thing whether it is good or evil. Don’t be afraid to use the
word “hell.” Tell them that it is God’s place of punishment for
sin. Emphasize that He doesn’t want them to go there, that He
has made provision for their forgiveness. Then preach Christ and
Him crucified, risen from the dead. Thoroughly lace the message
with God’s Word—verbally quote relevant Scriptures.
Then preach the necessity of repentance (that
it’s commanded), and the importance of faith in and
obedience to God’s Word.
