Resources to follow up Sunday Sermon

Hey everyone. Don't know if you had a chance to catch Hopper's sermon from last week (9/5/2010). He may not agree, but I think his main point was: We need to be ready to share the gospel in one of 3 venues even if we lean towards only one of those venues. His three venues were: (1) Intellectual discussion (2) Miraculous conversion (3) Service opening I personally lean towards (1) b/c that's the way the Lord has gifted me. I can do the other two, but I'm weaker at them. Not saying of course that I'm perfect, far from it (just ask my wife and close friends ;).

One of the neat things about Acts 16, that Hopper referenced, is that in both of the examples of people who were recorded as specifically believing, Lydia & Jailer, they were able to come to faith because Paul was able to explain to them what they needed to do to be saved and provided other details of the gospel that they could understand. Do you or your community group members know how to share the gospel and what some basic tenants of the faith are so that they can 'give an answer'?

Below is a list of resources I've used to help me do that. (This list is not an all encompassing list. Just meant to get you started.) Feel free to try them out or comment below as to whether they or other resources have been useful to you. Some at BACC may not even like some of these resources. That's ok too. Again feel free to post other options.

Basic Systematic Theology

• Essential Truths of the Christian Faith - by R.C. Sproul (Book has 2 to 3 page explanations of a doctrine and the verses to support it. Great for first timers)
• Christian Beliefs: 20 basics every Christian should know - by Wayne Grudem (this is the short-short book, not the short-long or the long-long book ;)
• Systematic Theology - by Tommy Nelson (sermon series from mid 90s from a favorite pastor of mine at Denton Bible Church)
• Drive By Theology - by Todd Friel (short 15 min lessons made for commutes)

Basic Gospel presentation

• What is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert (Great little 100 page book on the gospel)
• Terrified - by Todd Friel (20 some Audio examples of witnessing encounters teaching you the right and wrong way to get into conversations with people)

Solo Deo Gloria --doug ><>