“Empowered” Lesson #5

  “ Empowered to reach the lost! “

Intro:  Where is one place you would love to go to evangelize and win people to Christ?

Study

  1. Isaiah 48:16, Acts 1:8 God has called us to live a life empowered by the Holy Spirit so that we can reach the lost, be victorious, and able to accomplish His purposes here in this world.
    1. Mathew 19:26 The Holy Spirit will empower us to accomplish that which seems impossible for us to do in our own strength.
      1. Mark 16:15, Mathew 28:18-20 Everyone of us as Christians are called to evangelize! Our purpose is to reach the lost.
      2. Romans 12:6 We each have different talents and abilities, but all of us are called to use our position in this world to win as many people to Jesus as possible!
    2. 2 Tim 1:7 Many Christian youth and young adults know that they need to evangelize, but they are afraid because they feel they don’t know what to say, how to evangelize, or that  people will even listen to them.
  2. Acts 1:8, 2 Cor 5:20 The main purpose of the Holy Spirit is to anoint us to evangelize. The Holy Spirit will empower us to reach the lost!
    1. Luke 24:49 God has called everyone of us to reach the lost, but he doesn’t want us to do it alone! God wants to fill us with the power of the Holy Spirit so that we can evangelize!
      1. Mark 13:11 The Holy Spirit will give you the right words to speak when you go out to evangelize and reach the lost.
      2. Acts 6:10 The Holy Spirit will also anoint you and fill you with a boldness so that you can go into unsafe places, and directly talk to gang members, terrorists, witch doctors, and all other lost people about the Gospel, and pray them through the sinners prayer!
    2. Rom 10:13-15, Jude 1:23 We must understand that our main purpose here in this world is to win people to Christ! The Holy Spirit will empower us to reach the lost!  #Empowered!

Discussion

  1. What are some of the greatest excuses many youth and young adults give as to why they are afraid to evangelize and win others to Christ?
  2. Who can share a testimony of a time when you felt the Holy Spirit anoint you to evangelize? What happened?
  3. Who here has a testimony of a time when you personally led someone through the sinners prayer? What happened?
  4. Are there people you know God wants you to evangelize, but you have been to afraid to do it? Are you now ready to face your fear and step out and share the Gospel with them?

End: Pray for those who want to be filled with the Power of the Holy Spirit to reach the lost. Pray for those who want to accept Jesus or rededicate their lives to Christ, then take requests.