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<lesson xmlns="http://edvance360.com/v1"><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 8]]></name><description><![CDATA[<p>In previous lessons we&rsquo;ve already seen that salvation is freely given to those who believe. So, based on that, what incentive is there to serve God once we&rsquo;re saved? Jesus addresses that question in Mark 8:34-38. God doesn&rsquo;t always ask us to use logic to make a spiritual decision, but in this case He does. Hear what Jesus says:&ldquo;<strong>&hellip;</strong>Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Mk 8:34). He&rsquo;s talking about being a follower. A follower must (1) deny himself, (2) take up his cross, and (3) follow me. Someone might say, Okay Jesus, but why should I do that since I&rsquo;m already saved and going to heaven?</p>

<p>Jesus answers saying it&rsquo;s a matter of gaining your life (Mk 8:35-37). For if we live for ourselves and gain the whole world, we lose everything when we die. But if we lose our life now by serving God everything we gain lasts into eternity. So, He asks us to come to a logical conclusion. Is it worth it to serve God?</p>
]]></description><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 8 Topic 1]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately, there are a lot of biblical examples of someone sowing to the flesh. One good example is that of Lot. Lot was Abraham&rsquo;s cousin and he accompanied Abram to the Promised Land (Gen 13:5). Eventually, their mutual possessions of &ldquo;flocks, herds, and tents&rdquo; became so great that &ldquo;the land could not support them while they were living side by side&rdquo; ({i-Anchor{Gen 13:5-6}i}). This situation led to quarrels between Abram&rsquo;s herdsmen and Lot&rsquo;s herdsmen Gen 13:7). So Abram gave Lot his choice of the land (Gen 13:8-9).</p>

<p>To make a long story short, Lot made his choice based on fleshly concerns because &ldquo;he looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan&hellip;that all of it was&hellip;(before the LORD obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord&rdquo; (Gen 13:10).</p>

<p>This choice would eventually cost Lot in many ways. One example was that he lost his wife, who died in judgment for looking back longingly when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed Gen 19:26.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_32_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 8 Topic 2]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>What goals did the Apostle Paul set for himself? In Philippians 3 Paul shares some of his personal goals with us.</p>

<p>(1) That I may gain Christ and be found in Him (Phil 3:8-9).</p>

<p>(2) To know Him, to experience the power of His resurrection, to share in His sufferings, and to be like Him in His death (Phil 3:10)</p>

<p>(3) To somehow attain to the resurrection from the dead [defined in v 12 as being perfected] (Phil 3:11-12)</p>

<p>Then he goes on to tell us how he will obtain those goals. &ldquo;Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but <em>this</em> one thing <em>I do</em>, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.&rdquo; (Phil 3:13-14).</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_33_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 8 Topic 3]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Just by doing a Google search, it&rsquo;s possible to find hundreds of stories of people who have overcome depression. Many of those stories come from people the world would see as extremely successful. They were rich, had fame and fortune, and they were popular with the party crowd. In fact the more worldly success someone has the more likely it is that they will suffer depression.</p>

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<p>Why? All of these worldly pursuits are ultimately empty of any real and lasting meaning. But is depression a problem among Christians? Definitely! Yet God wants us to experience His joy (Phil 4:4). How do we do that?</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_34_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 8 Topic 4]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>New Christians can be some of the best witnesses for their Lord. I&rsquo;ve heard some well-meaning Christians teach that a new Christian should wait to witness until they have their life straightened out or when they know more about the faith. But let&rsquo;s look at a Biblical example.</p>

<p>In the familiar story of the woman at the well in John 4, Jesus talks with a woman from Samaria. In this story Jesus leads her through all her misconceptions, through knowledge of her sinful lifestyle, to an understanding that He is the long-promised Messiah (Jn 4:25-26). Then immediately, &ldquo; The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?&rdquo; (Jn 4:28-29). &ldquo;Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified&rdquo; (Jn 4:39).</p>

<p>How little did she know, yet she knew enough. Just think if someone would have stopped her.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_36_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Unit 3 Exam]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>This is a graded exam that covers the material taught in Lessons 7-8. Make sure you are ready, as once you begin the exam your browser will lock and you will not be able to exit until you finish the exam. You must score at least an 80% in order to move on to the next unit.</p>
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