Discuss

What is the best news you've heard this week and why?

To be able to reach the world of sport for Christ, each Christian in sport must be able to explain the Good News of Jesus Christ - the gospel. Yet, so often, we keep it to ourselves rather than share it as good news. One of the reasons we don’t share it as good news may be because we don’t really know it!

• Why is Paul not ashamed of the gospel?
• How does the passage describe what the gospel is?
• Who is the gospel for?
• How does this passage convict or encourage you as you think about sharing the Good News with your sports friends?

Sum up

If we are to tell people about the gospel, we need to know what the gospel is and how to explain it clearly.

Six Windows into the gospel

Write this summary out and practise explaining it to each other, if you're in a group. Coach one other on how to be clearer and more concise.

Sum up

Remember that the gospel is Good News! Let’s not forget how important and how amazing it is!

What does this mean for us?

Sharing food and spending time with sports friends can often be a great environment for discussing the gospel. If Covid-19 restrictions allow why not plan together to invite your sports friends around for a Pre-Match meal. During the meal, tell your sports friends that you are a Christian and invite them to share what they think the Christian faith is and what they think of it. If restrictions mean you cannot meet in person consider how you could do something similar online.

Pray in advance of these for those you are inviting. Hold each other accountable for inviting your sports friends around and asking them what they think of the Christian faith.

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