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God uses three things to bring people to Christ: 1) our prayers for those who proclaim the message, 2) our wise conduct among outsiders by making the most of opportunities, and 3) our gracious conversation seasoned with salt so we can answer everyone. Christians should prepare themselves to give a reason for their hope with gentleness and respect. Several books are recommended to help Christians be prepared to defend their faith through apologetics.

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0301 - Colossians 4

God uses three things to bring people to Christ: 1) our prayers for those who proclaim the message, 2) our wise conduct among outsiders by making the most of opportunities, and 3) our gracious conversation seasoned with salt so we can answer everyone. Christians should prepare themselves to give a reason for their hope with gentleness and respect. Several books are recommended to help Christians be prepared to defend their faith through apologetics.

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The Apologetic Lifestyle

Series: Loving Three for Eternity – Part 1


Colossians 4:2-6
Eddie Byun

3 Things God Uses to Bring People to Christ

God uses our


________ ____________ _________
Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

o Our prayers for those who ___________________ the Message

Colossians 4:3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so
that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

o Our prayers for those who ___________________ the Message

Colossians 4:4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.

God uses our


________ ____________ _________
Colossians 4:5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every
opportunity.

“The single greatest obstacle to the impact of the gospel has


not been its inability to provide answers, but rather the
failure on our part to live it out.”
Ravi Zacharias

God uses our


________ ____________ _________
Colossians 4:6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so
that you may know how to answer everyone.

Therefore:
 _________________________
2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman
who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

1
 _________________________
2 Timothy 2:2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many
witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.

 _________________________

THE NEED FOR APOLOGETICS

o What is it?

o Why is it important?

1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an
answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do
this with gentleness and respect

The Cultural and Cross Chasm1

o When we don’t know

o When we doubt

SUMMARY:

Books to Help You Be Prepared

1
Taken from Ravi Zacharias & Norman Geisler Eds., Is Your Church Ready?, Zondervan 2003, p. 59

2
- Josh McDowell: A Ready Defense & More Than A Carpenter
- Lee Strobel: The Case for Christ & The Case for Faith
- Ravi Zacharias & Norman Geisler: Who Made God?
- Norman Geisler: When Skeptics Ask: A Handbook on Christian Evidence
- Peter Kreeft: Handbook of Christian Apologetics
- Winfried Corduan: No Doubt About It: The Case for Christianity
- Paul Copan: True for You, but Not for Me – Deflating the Slogans That Leave Christians Speechless

2009 Eddie Byun

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