Telling Friends About Jesus

In a recent survey, 22 percent of believers said they don’t share about Jesus because they are afraid.* Have your kids ever had the chance to share the Gospel with someone? You can help take away the fear of sharing the Gospel by taking away ambiguity and uncertainty. Prioritize Gospel conversations in your home. When you discuss the Gospel, allow time for kids to practice sharing the truth themselves. Pray intentionally for friends and family members who don’t know Jesus. Share your own stories of having Gospel conversations throughout your week (which is accountability for you too!). In this week’s Brite lesson, kids will learn about friends who went to great lengths to bring their friend to Jesus. Pray for your family to have that urgency for the salvation of their friends and the world.

Here’s how we discussed this topic and how you can discuss at home: 

Discuss: Have you ever had the chance to tell a friend about Jesus?

Discuss: What can be scary about talking to others about Jesus?

Discuss: What does God have to say about that?

Say: God wants us to share the good news of His love with everyone! Wasn’t it awesome how the men in the story today were determined to get their friend to Jesus? They knew the man needed Jesus more than anything. Our friends need Jesus more than anything, too. It can be hard sometimes to have conversations about Jesus. We may be afraid our friends will think we are weird or they might get mad at what we say. Generally, people won’t get mad if we are nice and respectful in how we share with them. The most important thing we can do for our friends is help them learn that Jesus forgives and makes a way for us to have eternal life. Practice talking about the Gospel so it isn’t so hard. Think about how you can share these important points: God made the world, we all sin, and Jesus died on the cross and rose again. When we trust in Him as Savior, we can live forever with Him.