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<lesson xmlns="http://edvance360.com/v1"><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 9]]></name><description><![CDATA[<p>Much of being an effective witness boils down to being considerate of others. We as Christians want to represent God. So, what was God&rsquo;s attitude towards us when we were yet sinners? Romans 5:8 tells us, &ldquo;But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.&rdquo; Ephesians 2:12 tells us that at that time you were &ldquo;without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Christ died for us when we were still His enemies. When we had no hope He met our hope. Christ, the God of the universe, came as a servant to serve humanity: &ldquo;For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.&rdquo;</p>
]]></description><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 9 Topic 1]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>People naturally fear being embarrassed in front of other people. Our dreams sometimes reveal those fears. One common dream people have is being caught in a public place, like a classroom, not fully clothed. The fact that the fear of embarrassment comes out in a dream shows how deep seated this fear is for people.</p>

<p>One of the best ways to ruin an opportunity for witnessing is to unnecessarily embarrass someone. This is just one of the issues we will look at during this topic.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_37_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 9 Topic 2]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>The decision of the Jerusalem council about the gospel, in Acts 15, is an interesting lesson. The issue before them was the content of the gospel (Acts 15:1). Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate about whether the gospel of faith in Christ was enough to save someone. Some Jewish elements were trying to say that circumcision and observing the Law of Moses was also necessary for salvation (Acts 15:1; 15:5).</p>

<p>One would think that they would give as clear and simple of a gospel as possible. And they did make it clear that believing the gospel, apart from the law, was all that was required (Acts 15:7-11). But they didn&rsquo;t leave their answer at that point. They chose to include instructions telling them to &ldquo;abstain from things defiled by idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood&rdquo; (Acts 15:20). Why did they do that? James said it was to show respect for the Jews and their customs (Acts 15:21). In other words, they showed sensitivity to others.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_39_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 9 Topic 3]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Many young people have a goal to be a successful athlete. To accomplish their goal they may follow a strict diet, exercise strenuously, get plenty of rest, and compete with and against other athletes. Some go to even more extremes to try to get to the championship level of a sport. They will do whatever it takes to push the limits and be the best athlete they can be.</p>

<p>Paul used this illustration of athletic training to describe how he trains for his spiritual battles (1 Cor 9:23-27). He did what it took to be prepared to win in what was the most important arena to him. And he finished at the top (2 Tim 4:6-8).</p>
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