Who's Your One for September?
Highlighting Holiness
Last month, we discussed how to love our unbelieving neighbors by listening to them. Now, let’s think about how to share with our “ones” about the character and holiness of God.
Richard Lovelace helpfully observed, “Men and women cannot know themselves until they know the reality of the God who made them, and once they know the holy God, their own sin appears so grievous that they cannot rest until they have fully appropriated Christ.”
An individual comes to trust in Jesus when, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, they come to see the holiness of God and the sinfulness of their sin. There’s no other way to see the gospel as good news. Our task as evangelists is to convince others about the holiness of God and the sinfulness of their sin so that they begin to ask the question, “How then can I be saved?”
A couple of useful questions to get the conversation going in that direction are:
“What do you think God is like?” or
“If God created us, what do we owe Him?”
After listening to our “one” answer the question, we can use passages of Scripture about the holiness of God (Exo. 15:11, Isa. 6:3, Ps. 96, 1 Pet. 1:15, Heb. 12:14) to challenge and shape their views of God.
Next Steps
Decide who your “one” is for September and prepare to share about them with your small group. If you didn’t share the gospel with your “one” from last month, feel free to pick them and try again!
Think of two or three questions you could ask your “one” to get them to share their thoughts about the character and holiness of God. Prepare to share them with your group.
Review the “Who’s Your One?” webpage and make use of the recommended resources at the bottom.
May our neighbors come to know both the righteousness of God and the mercy of God shown to us through Jesus Christ.