Yesterday at FBC Bowling Green we had the privilege of having Jeff Kisiah from Man in the Mirror Ministries speak to us. He told us there were five types of people. Firstly, those who do not have a God conscience yet. Secondly, those who know there is a God and He is on the back burner of life, but they are on the front burner of life. Thirdly, those who have God on the front burner, but they are still on the stove on the back burner. Fourthly, those who do not have a stove, only God. Finally, those who are wounded and hurt and they can fall into any of the preceding four slots.
This week in the Thoughts by Scott blog I am going to address the first four types of people and on Friday I am going share with you some thoughts Jeff gave us about moving people from position one to position four. Jeff described this process as putting firewood on the fire and he referenced Leviticus 6:8-13 to the importance of keeping the fire going in our lives in order to move to that fourth position.
The first type of person in which we will discuss is the person who does not have a God conscience. Jeff did not use this type of language. He called these people those who are on the fringe and not seeking to know God. These people may even live life from such a mental frame work that they deny the very existence of God. To use our church lingo, these people are lost. They have no relationship with God and if they were to die right this second they would spend eternity in the Lake of Fire in perpetual torment.
It is our job, the churches commission, to reach these people. We need to do whatever is possible to earn the right to share Jesus with these people. To this end we must be intentional about building these relationships. Let me give you some examples from a meeting Jeff had with our Men’s Ministry Committee after the service. Please understand, these were examples to reach men, but the same concept is true for ladies. The distinction is in the specific types of methods.
Jeff shared taking a man who likes to fish, fishing. If a man likes music and you are aware of a concert he might enjoy, take him to the concert. If he likes movies and there is a new movie that is coming out that you are also interested in seeing, take him to the movie. If he likes to eat, invite him over to grill out. Do things with the man in order to build the relationship with him.
As the relationship grows, however, you must eventually come to a point where you speak Jesus to the person. In other words, there comes a point in which you must ask the Lord for boldness and ask the person the most important question they will ever answer. I use two specific questions to get to this point, but for today I will give you the intended result of those two questions. The question you need to ask this person in the first category is, “Do you have a relationship with Jesus?” Beloved, be intentional and build the relationship and then ask the question. By God’s grace, move this person to position number two.
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