In Week 4 of the Who’s Your One? series, Pastor Jeff Dye shifts from discussing why Christians should share the gospel to focusing on how believers can practically engage in evangelism. Drawing lessons from sports, he explains that sharing faith is much like learning a game: you must choose to participate, learn from mentors, persevere through challenges, practice consistently, and keep showing up even when results aren’t immediate.
Using the story of Lydia in Acts 16:13-15, the message highlights two foundational truths: God is already at work in people’s lives, and God is the one who opens hearts to the gospel. Just as Paul encountered Lydia while she was actively seeking truth, believers today can trust that God is preparing hearts long before spiritual conversations take place. Our responsibility is not to save people but to faithfully join God in what He is already doing.
Pastor Jeff also introduces the Seven Realities of Experiencing God, emphasizing that God is always working, desires a personal relationship with us, invites us to join Him, speaks to us, and calls us to obedience. A key challenge for many believers is not believing God’s Word but making the necessary adjustments to obey it. True spiritual growth and experiencing God’s presence come when believers respond in faith and action rather than remaining comfortable.
To provide a practical tool for sharing the gospel, the sermon explores the Three Circles Gospel Presentation: God’s Design, Brokenness, and the Gospel. This simple framework helps explain how sin brought brokenness into the world, how humanity seeks solutions in all the wrong places, and how Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection provide the only path to restoration through repentance and faith.
The message concludes with a powerful reminder: If you know enough about the gospel to receive it, you know enough about the gospel to share it. God is continually inviting His people to step into His mission, trust His work in others’ lives, and boldly share the hope of Jesus with the one person He has placed on their heart.