Hi, so in this second video I'm going to be showing you how to present the gospel
from start to finish. I'm not going to be talking about how to introduce yourself
at the door of a stranger or how to end the conversation, but purely how to use
the verses that we went through in the first video to present the gospel. Now
there is just one thing that I want to bring to your attention. You should
already know by this stage what the person you're speaking to
believes in order to get to heaven.
Okay, so for example most people say, well you know you've got to be a good person.
You know, I'm a pretty good person. I think I deserve going to heaven. That's
going to be the main response you get from someone about going to heaven, so I'm
going to be using that example in this gospel presentation. So you already know
they believe it's about being a good person. So if they've given you the
opportunity now to take out your Bible and show them your Bible verses that
you've got, the first, well actually before I get there, look the Bible I use is one of these
waterproof Bibles. It's a New Testament, waterproof. I can fit it easily in one of
my pockets. What's great about this Bible is that, you know, rain, hail or
shine, I can pull this out and the pages aren't going to get destroyed. You can
also highlight the verses in this Bible that you use. You need a dry highlighter.
You can't use your regular highlighter because it's waterproof. It's not
going to retain the color. It's going to spread. So a dry highlighter is basically a
normal color pencil that has floral colors. Okay, so the first reference,
remember that? Romans 3.23. One more tip as well. I keep one of the gospel tracks into
where the first reference is. So I keep it there at Romans 3.23, just so it's a
very quick thing for me to do. The track is there and I'll just quickly open up so
I'm not wasting time for that individual to get straight into the gospel. So Romans
3.23, I'll ask them, well you know, let me show you what the Bible says about going
to heaven and if they've given me the permission we go ahead. I'll read to you
to them Romans 3.23, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. So
the question I would ask that individual is, do you know what it means to be a
sinner? Sometimes they'll give me the right answer. It doesn't matter if they
give you the right answer or the wrong answer, you know, I still tell them what
it is. So I'll say, yes, sin is breaking God's laws. And then I'll say this, for
example, lying is breaking God's law. Lying is a sin. The Bible says, thou
shall not bear false witness. And I'll often ask them at that point, have you
ever told a lie? Now, you know, 99 out of 100 people are going to say, yeah, you
know, I've told a lie in my life, you know. And if they are kind of
resistant to say that, I'll say to them, well, you know, I've told lies in my life,
have you told lies in your life? And then they'll usually open up and say, yeah, you
know, I've at least told a lie. And you can show them. So we'll see the Bible says,
for all have sinned, we're all sinners. Yourself, me, the whole world, everybody
has broken God's laws. And then it says, and come short of the glory of God. So
what you want to show them there is that God's glory is perfection. God is perfect
and God is without sin. And because we're sinners, we've come short of God's glory.
We can't make it to heaven on our own. And that they usually understand. If you
are still struggling with someone admitting they're a sinner, just you can ask them,
basically say it this way, you can say, you know, nobody's perfect. And at that
point, they'll recognize, yeah, you know, I mean, it's pretty, it's a very
prideful thing for someone to say, yeah, I'm perfect. Nobody says that. Everybody
knows they have faults. So that's another way to say it, you know, if they're
struggling to admit that they're a sinner, they'll be like, yeah, I'm not
perfect. I've done wrong things. So then you take them to Romans 6 23. And you say,
well, see, because we're all sinners, God has a punishment for sin. And then you'll
read Romans 6 23, the first part, for the wages of sin is death. Now, what you'll
want to ask them at that point is, do you know what it means to have a wage? What it
means, what that word wages means? And if they're struggling to answer, just say,
well, you know, think about the workplace. Have you ever, you know, earned a paycheck?
Have you ever earned a wage? That's your payment. And that's, they'll understand
that. So then you might want to repeat that verse, for the wages or the payment
of sin is death. Now, at this point, I explained to them the reason why there's
death, pain and suffering in this world. It's not because God wants us to suffer
and die. That's not God's original plan. But the reason why there's death, pain and
suffering in this world is because mankind have sinned against God. We don't
keep His laws. And, you know, we just make this a terrible place for one another as
sinners. And again, they'll usually nod to that and agree to that. And the reason I
bring that up now is because what I have found many times people don't want to hear
the gospel because they're angry at God. They say, well, if God is this perfect and
just God, why does He allow, you know, murderers? Why does He allow rapists? You
know, why does He allow children in Africa to die from hunger? And they'll use
these kind of things to resist the gospel. So I bring it up straight away. The reason
why there's death in this world is because mankind have sinned against God. And again,
they'll acknowledge that. And then they can't turn around and say, and blame God for
the sin because they've already acknowledged that it is the sin of mankind that has brought
the pain, death and suffering into this world. Now, the payment or the wages of sin here
is death. And I'll usually say to them, so obviously when we die, you know, I'll ask
them the question. You know, you want to make this interactive. You ask them the question,
what happens to your body once you die? And they'll usually say it gets buried or it gets
cremated or one of these things. And then I'll point to them and say, that's correct.
You know, the Bible speaks of two deaths. There's a physical death, but then the Bible
speaks of a spiritual death. And that's when I'll take them to Revelation chapter 20,
verse 14. And then I'll read this to them and it says here, and death and hell were
cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. So they can see there's two deaths.
There's the first death, which is the physical death, and there's a second death. And then
I'll say to them, look, it says it's the lake of fire. Does that sound like heaven
or hell to you? And you know, they'll say, well, that sounds like hell. And I'll be correct.
So that's our punishment for being a sinner. Then I'll take immediately to Revelation
chapter 21, verse 8, where it has that list of sins that send someone to hell. And I'll
read it to them, but the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers. And at that
point I'll stop and say, you know, maybe you've never murdered anybody. And then it
says and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters. And I'll usually explain idolaters means someone
that worships idols. And idolaters is someone that worships idols, but then I'll show them
this. And all liars. All liars. So again I'll just say, look, you may not have done these
sins that are on this list, the murdering, the sorcery, the worshipping the idols, all
these kind of things, but you've already admitted to me that you're a liar. And it says, and
all liars shall have their part in the lake, which burneth with fire and brimstone, which
is the second death. And I'll usually ask them here, does that concern you? Does it
concern you that the Bible says that the payment for sin is death? And even if they say yes
or no, I don't really make it, I don't really stop there and make that an issue. I just
continue on with the Gospel. Because what we're trying to do right now is just show
them what the Bible says. I'm not trying to necessarily convince them right now. But at
least they can acknowledge what the Bible says about these matters. And then I'll say
to them, look, this is all very gloomy news. I've come to give you the good news. I've
come to give you the Gospel. This is the bad news, and we need to understand what the bad
news is before we can get onto the good news. And then I'll ask them this question. Do you
believe God wants us to go to hell? Do you believe He wants us to go to the lake of fire?
And again, most often they'll say, no, I don't believe that. And I'll say, that's right,
you're correct. You've probably heard that God is love. And they'll say yes. And then
I'll ask them, what do you believe God did so we don't have to go to hell? And look,
because we live in Australia, because this is a Christian nation as such, a lot of people
are familiar with Jesus Christ. A lot of people are familiar with what He did, how He died
on the cross. And every now and again you're going to get the person that says, oh, He
sent Himself, or He sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. They'll say something
along those lines, or sometimes they'll just say, I'm not sure. Anyway, it doesn't matter
again what they say. You just want to have that dialogue. You want to get them thinking.
And then you'll turn to Romans 5-8, Romans 5-8, and show them that's right, God loves
us. Romans 5-8, but God commendeth His love toward us. And at that point I'll just repeat
that, so God loves you. In that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. So if they
gave me that answer, like Jesus Christ died on the cross, I'll just say, yeah, that's
what it says. Jesus Christ died for us. You seem to be aware of what Jesus Christ did.
Now I'll use that as kind of leverage, because a lot of people know what Jesus Christ did.
So that way, when they hear what I'm teaching them, it's not something that's totally foreign.
They can see, I'm trying to find that common ground with them. They know about Jesus, they
know about dying on the cross, and I'm just pointing that to the Scriptures and tying
that all into the Gospel. In fact, that is the Gospel, the death, burial, and resurrection
of Jesus Christ. Now what I'll also show them from this verse, it says here that while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us. The Bible doesn't say, while we're trying to be
good people, while we're trying to keep His commandments, He sent Jesus to die for us.
No, I'll point that, look, God looked down at us, He saw that we're sinners, we can't
help but sin, and even then He sent His own Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross. Now
at this point I'll go into it a little bit further. I'll say to them, you know, God became
a man, the Word of God was manifest in the flesh, which was Jesus Christ. So He was fully
God and fully man, the Son of God. Again, they're usually not at this point, okay? And
then I'll say to them, He lived a perfect life, He lived a life without sin. Unlike
you and I, which have committed sins, Jesus Christ never committed any sin. And then I'll
ask Him again, and then what did they do to Him, what did the Romans do to Him? And again,
usually they'll say, oh, they nailed Him to the cross, they crucified Him, something
along those lines. Again, if they don't know, you just tell them. And I'll say, that's
right, He was crucified on the cross, and I'll ask Him, why do you believe He was crucified
on the cross? And again, they'll say, oh, because of our sins, but they don't really
understand how that applies to them. And again, I'll always affirm that they correct answers,
so they don't feel like they're stupid and don't know what they're talking about. Of
course I'm going to affirm the correct answers. And then I'll say to them, yes, He died on
the cross for our sins. So all the sins you've committed in your body, all the sins you've
ever committed, all the sins you're going to commit in the future, were put on Jesus
Christ as though He committed those sins. And God's wrath, God's judgment, God's anger
was put on Jesus Christ. He paid for our sins so we can go free. He paid for your sins,
He paid for my sins, He paid for the sins of the whole world. And then I'll ask, do
you remember how long He was buried for? And again, they might give the right answer, He
was buried for three days. And then I'll ask, well then what happened after that? He rose
again. And I'll say, yeah, He rose again from the dead, and then eventually went to heaven
to be with the Father. Now, then I'll ask them this question. So they understand that
Jesus has died and paid for their sins and paid for the sins of the whole world. Again,
they may have already understood that concept. But then I'll ask them this question. So just
because Jesus died for the sins of the whole world, does that mean everybody goes to heaven?
And at that point, they're going to think about it, and usually they'll say, no, not
no. Some people still will go to hell. Not everybody goes to heaven. And then I'll say
to them, correct, there is one thing we must do to be sure of going to heaven. And again,
at this point, they're probably still thinking, oh yeah, be a good person, at this point.
So that's when I'll take them to Acts chapter 16, Acts chapter 16, verse 30 and 31. So Acts
16, verse 30 says, and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And
I'll say to them, hey, that's a great question. What must I do to be saved? What must I do
to be saved from my sins? What must I do to be saved from hell? And depending on how interested
they are, if I find that they're really keen and they're really interested in what I'm
saying, I'll get them to read verse 31 on their own. I'll just show them the Bible.
Hey, read verse 31. Otherwise, I'll just read it myself. And they said, believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And at that point, just to not
confuse them, I'll just say, look, thy house is your family. And basically, it's saying
here that if your family believes on the Lord Jesus Christ as well, they too will be saved.
Okay, and they usually understand that. Now, I'll usually ask them this question now, especially
if they've said you've got to be a good person to go to heaven. I'll say to them, look, does
it say anywhere here that you have to be a good person to be saved? They'll say no. Does
it say you have to go to church to be saved? They'll say no. And again, depending on their
religious background, let's say they're Roman Catholic. I might say something like, does
it say you have to confess your sins to a priest to be saved? Does it say you need to
be baptized to be saved? And you can come up with different things people say you need
to do to be saved. And they'll say no, no, no. And if sometimes they say yes, like I've
had situations where I say, does it say you have to be a good person to be saved? And
they'll say yes. I'll say, well, let's just read that again. You know, believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ and I shall be saved. But at that point, anyway, once I've gone through
that list, I'll say to them, well, what does the Bible say you have to do? And they'll
say believe on Jesus Christ. And they'll be like, correct, that's right. And then I'll
take them to the most famous verse, John 3 16. I'll say to them, look, let me show you
the most famous verse in the whole Bible. Maybe you've already heard it. It says this,
for God so loved the world. And I'll usually pause there. If I haven't got their name by
now, I'll usually ask them for their name. Let's say it's Robert. I'll say, you know,
for God so loved the world, or we can say it this way, for God so loved Robert, that
he gave his only begotten son, it's a gift, he gave his son, that's Jesus Christ. And
then the most important part says this, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish,
that's not perish in hell, but have ever last in life. So again, you can see that it says
it's just believing on Jesus Christ, okay? And then I'll ask them this question. It says,
and if you believe on him, you will have ever last in life. I'll ask them this question.
How long is everlasting? And they'll just say, it never ends, or it lasts forever. And
again, affirm that correct answer. If they don't know, just say, well, it's, you know,
it's in the word itself, everlasting, it lasts forever, it'll never end, and they'll understand
that, okay? Then I'll point them to verse 18, and I'll say to them, look, the Bible
says not only, it tells us not only those that go to heaven, but also those that go
to hell. And I'll show them John 3 18. He that believeth on him is not condemned. So
I'll say, if you believe on Jesus, you're not condemned to hell. But he that believeth
not, so the one that doesn't believe, is condemned already. So he's already condemned on his
way to hell. Why? Because he have not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Okay, so those that believe on Jesus are not condemned to hell, they're going to receive
ever last in life, but those that believe not, those that reject Jesus as their Savior,
will be on their way to hell. But again, I'll show them this verse, and I'll say, look,
it says there, believe, believeth on him, believeth not, believed in the name, and I'll
show them, look, this verse has three times the belief, because we want to reinforce to
them, it's believing on Jesus Christ, it's their faith on Jesus Christ that saves them,
nothing else. Okay, now at that point, you know, you take them to Romans 3 23, the second
part of Romans 3 23. And usually at this point, I'll say to them, look, thanks so much for
giving me your time, I'm almost finished, I've just got two more verses to get to, just
so they know, hey, you know, we're wrapping up, especially if they're starting to get
a bit fidgety, and they might, you know, stop the conversation, I'll just, you know, reinforce,
hey, look, we're close to the end now. Thank you for giving me the time. And Romans 6 23,
and I'll say to them, look, we've already read part of this, you may remember it said
for the wages of sin is death, and they'll say, yeah. And I said, but I didn't read all
of it. The rest of it says this, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ, our Lord. Okay, and I'll ask them, look, it says they're eternal life. That's
just another way of saying everlasting life, something that never ends. And what I usually
by this by this time, they have one of these gospel tracts in their hand. And I'll say
to them, look, the Bible says eternal life is the gift of God. I've given you a gospel
tract that's in your hand. How much did you have to pay for that? And they'll say, well,
I didn't have to pay for it, it was free. And I'll say, that's right. You know, if you
had to pay five cents for that, would that be a gift? And I'll say no. I said, if you
had to work for that, would that be a gift? And they'll say no. And then I'll say to them,
have you ever given a gift to anyone, like a birthday present, or a Christmas present?
And again, they'll say yes. And I'll say, well, who paid for the gift? Was it yourself
or the person you gave it to? And I'll say, well, it was myself. And I'll say, correct.
The gifts are free. If you had to either work for them, work for it, or pay for it,
it's no longer a gift. And they can understand that concept. So then I'll say to them, the
Bible says here that eternal life is the gift of God. Okay? So then I'll ask them this question.
If eternal life is the gift of God, who pays for the gift? You or God? And at that point
they've understood that gifts are paid by the giver. And they'll say, well, it's God
that pays for the gift. And I'll say, correct. How did he pay for the gift? The Bible's verse
says he threw Jesus Christ our Lord. So when Jesus Christ was crucified, his death, burial
and resurrection is how he paid for the gift of eternal life. And gifts are free. Okay?
Now, at this point as well, I'll just reinforce, hey, eternal life is something that can never
be lost. If you receive that free gift, but you could lose it tomorrow, was it ever eternal?
Did it last forever? And they'll say, no. I'll say, correct. Because when Jesus Christ
died on the cross for your sins, he died for your past sins, your present sins, and even
your future sins that you've yet committed. Now again, people get a bit uncomfortable
with that. And I'll just say to them, look, obviously I'm not saying you should go ahead
and commit sins in the future. I'm not saying that at all. We should strive to keep the
laws of God. But the reality is we are human beings, we are sinners, and we will commit
sins in the future. But you need to understand, even if you commit sins in the future, you
can never lose your salvation because Christ has already paid for your future sins and
you already have received eternal life. It's something that can never be lost. And that's
very important for them to understand because if they think that they need to maintain good
works, be a good person to keep their salvation, they're not trusting Jesus Christ alone. They've
got their trust on their works. Now at this point I'll say to them, so, actually no, yeah,
I would say to them, now at this point I'll repeat the Gospel through them one more time
and I'll be very quick. I'll say to them, so do you admit that you're a sinner? And
they'll say yes. And they'll say these words, and these choice of words are very important.
I'll say to them, according to the Bible, where do sinners go? And I don't ask them
in your opinion or what do you believe I've told you, you know, because their opinion
or them trusting what I'm saying isn't important. I want them to understand what the Bible says.
And you'll find that a lot of people are resistant to thinking that God will ever send anybody
to hell. They think, well, you know, maybe everyone makes it to heaven if everyone follows
their light. Yes, I can believe in Jesus, but other people can believe in other things.
And so I'll ask that question, according to the Bible, because they've already seen it
in the Scriptures, according to the Bible, and the authority comes from the Word of God.
According to the Bible, where do sinners go? And they'll say hell. And I'll say, well,
does God want us to go to hell? And they'll say no. I'll say, what did God do so we don't
have to go to hell? And again, you know, they should say, you know, He sent Jesus to die
on the cross. And sometimes they'll kind of forget, and I'll just say to them, remember
what Jesus Christ did? And they'll be like, oh yeah, He died on the cross for our sins.
And then I'll say, yes, and after He died, how long was He dead for? Three days is the
response. And then what happened after three days? He rose again from the dead. And I'll
say, the next question, just because Jesus died for the whole world, does that mean everybody
goes to heaven? They'll say no. And then I'll ask this question, just like it's stated in
Acts 16, verse 30, what must I do, so what must we do to be saved? And they'll say believe.
All right, if they've understood it, they'll say believe. Now at any point of this, if
they've struggled to answer the questions, just go back to those references and show
them once again, just refresh their memory. But if they say just believe, and then I'll
say, you know, do you have to be a good person to go to heaven? They'll say no. You know,
is it church attendance? They'll be like, no. Do you have to clean up your life and
stop sinning? You know, they'll say no. Great. At that point, they've understood the gospel
message. And then I'll ask this question. If you receive eternal life, if you believe
in Jesus Christ, you place your faith on Him and receive eternal life, can you ever
lose it? And again, they should say no. And at that point, I'll say, look, let me show
you one more Bible verse. And that's where I'll take them to John chapter 1, verse 12.
John chapter 1, verse 12. And I'll show them this. And I'll say, see how I've described
eternal life as a gift of God? Well, just because someone's offering you a gift, you
still need to receive that gift. And that gift is received through faith. But look what
it says here in John chapter 1, verse 12. But as many as received Him, so I tied that
into the gift, receiving Jesus, receiving the gift. But as many as received Him, to
them gave you power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.
I love this verse because it ties into the receiving of the gift. And then it also mentions
become the sons of God. Because a lot of people in this world think we're all children
of God. We're all sons of God. And I'll show them, look, I'll show them this verse.
No, that's a misconception. We're not all children of God. We're not all sons of God.
We become sons of God when we receive Jesus Christ, when we receive that free gift through
faith. So that's how you become a son of God. And then again, I might repeat that and say,
look, repeat that you can never lose your salvation. I'll say to them, look, when my
sons were born into my family, they're always my children. Even if they rebel against their
parents, even if they leave home, even if they want nothing to do with mum and dad,
they're still my sons. And so when you're born into God's family, you are still His
son, whether you're a good son, an obedient son, or whether you're a rebellious son. Hey,
if you're a rebellious son, just like any parent would, He'll correct you, He'll chastise
you, He'll discipline you to get you back on track. But then again, I'll reinforce
the last bit, even to them that believe on His name. So again, just hey, it's believing
on Jesus Christ, believing on His name, the Lord Jesus Christ. And then I'll ask them
this question, is there anything stopping you from receiving that gift right now? Okay?
And if hopefully at that point, they'll say, no. And then I'll ask this question, I'll
say, do you believe what I've just shown you from the Bible? Because I want to make sure
they firmly believe what I've shown them in the Bible. And at that point, you know, I'm
hoping they'll say yes, I believe that. Now if they don't, if they say no, I don't believe
that, you know, you don't want to force them to say a prayer. You don't want to force them
to receive the gift. Okay? But again, I might just persuade them a little bit more and say,
look, this is this, you know, you may never hear this again, I'm going to go knock on
the next doors, you know, you may never hear this again, this is your chance to receive
the free gift. All it takes is for you to put your full faith and trust on Jesus Christ
alone. And again, you know, when I've done that a second time, I've had people say, yeah,
actually, no, I do want to receive that free gift. So it's important to give them a second
chance. But again, if they say no, you know, I don't believe that, I'm not ready, I need
to think about it, then don't force them. Okay? Because they have to believe with all
their heart. Okay? It's not something, it's not just saying magic words. And then what
I'll say to them is this, say, well, if you want to receive the gift right now, how about
we tell God this is what you believe, and that you receive his free gift of salvation.
And I say, look, we can just say a quick prayer. If you're not comfortable, I can lead you
in a prayer, I can say a few words, and you can repeat after me. And again, if everything's
gone well, they'll want to do that. What I personally find is about one in every four
Gospel presentations, one in four, and one in five, roughly, of Gospel friends where
I can give the Gospel in full, they will want to go ahead and proceed and pray that prayer
with me. And if they do want to pray that prayer, I always say these, this very important
thing, I'll say to them, I just want you to understand that it's not the prayer that
saves you, it's not magic words that saves you. It's you believe in these things from
your heart and trust in Jesus Christ. And at that point, they say, yes, I believe in
Jesus Christ. So I'll lead them into prayer, and I'll say something like this. Dear Jesus,
and then I'll pause and get them to repeat. If they don't repeat, I'll just stop and say,
oh, you know, you can just repeat after me. And so dear Jesus, dear Jesus, I know I'm
a sinner. I know I'm a sinner. Thank you for dying on the cross for me. Thank you for
dying on the cross for me, for being buried and rising again from the dead. Being buried
and rising again from the dead. I'm only trusting you, Jesus. I'm only trusting you, Jesus.
Please take me to heaven when I die and give me eternal life. Please take me to heaven
when I die and give me eternal life. In Jesus' name, in Jesus' name, amen, amen. And if they
pray that prayer, boy, I'm rejoicing in the heart. I'm trying not to be too awkward, but
internally I'm rejoicing. And I'll say to them, look, you truly meant that, didn't you?
And they'll say yes. And I'll be like, well, according to the Bible, you received Jesus
Christ as your Saviour. You've become a child of God. You have eternal life right now. You
can never lose it. And hey, welcome to the family. Congratulations. And that's how you
give the Gospel as a beginner. Obviously, once you've developed your skills, once you've
done this a few times, you might tailor it a little bit differently. You might use other
verses. But just for the beginner right now, hey, I really encourage you, understand these
verses and know how to present the Gospel. Thank you so much.