Planting the Word

2/18/2019

5 Simple Ways to Plant God's Truth

We can begin to plant the seeds of God’s truth into the cultivated hearts of our spiritually lost peers using any of the following five simple ways.

1. Share What You Learn
For the next 30 days every time God teaches you something, share it with a Christ-following friend. As an overflow of your walk with Christ, you will soon find it more natural to share the same truths God is teaching you with your spiritually lost friends.

2. Share It Again
Maximize every opportunity for your friend to hear God’s truth and meet other Christ-followers. Remember, most people need to hear the Gospel seven times and know several Christians before they are ready to trust Christ.

3. Confess
We can plant seeds of God’s truth as we live out genuine Christianity by confessing our sins and seeking restoration in relationships.

If you lose your temper, confess that it is wrong. Admit that as a Christian your display of unrighteous anger was not right.
If you gossip or lie, confess your sin and ask for forgiveness from the person you wronged.
Invite friends over to your home and include them in your time of prayer before a meal or a nightly Bible reading.

By modeling true Christianity, we help our spiritually lost friends see what it means to follow Christ. God has not called us to model perfection, but progress.

4. Listen
Get to know where your friends are coming from… what’s their story?

What’s your most important relationship?
Where do you turn for comfort when you’re lonely?
Do you think it’s possible to have a friendship with God?
Can I pray for you?
What do you think happens after we die?
Does God seem close to you, or far away, distant and impersonal?
Was Jesus a liar, lunatic, legend or Lord?

5. Persevere
“Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” 1 Timothy 4:15–16

Sharing what God has done in your life is a persuasive tool for communicating God’s truth.
Revelation 12:11 affirms the power of personal experience: “They overcame [the accuser] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”