This is an illustration that a friend of mine shared with me from a talk he heard from Dave Newman. Dave teaches on the book of Ephesians at Downline Ministries. Downline focuses on equipping followers of Christ in make disciples according to Jesus Christ's command in Matthew 28:19-20. You can check out them out at http://www.downlineministries.com/
Verses used in the video:
(Romans 5:12 ESV)
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
[Sin is in the World]
(Ephesians 2:1-2 ESV)
[2:1] And you were dead in the trespasses and sins [2] in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—
[You were dead in sin]
(Ephesians 2:4-6 ESV)
[4] But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, [5] even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— [6] and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
[You are saved from sin by God's grace]
(Colossians 1:14 ESV)
[14] His beloved Son in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. [Your sins are forgiven]
(Ezekiel 36:26-27 ESV)
[26] And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. [27] And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
(Galatians 2:20 ESV)
[20] I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
[Christ is in you]
(Ephesians 2:6-7 ESV)
[6] and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, [7] so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
[You are in Christ]
(Romans 8:1 ESV)
[8:1] There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
[No Condemnation for those in Christ]
(Ephesians 1:13 ESV)
[13] In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
[The Holy Spirit is in you]
(Colossians 3:3 ESV)
[3] For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
[We died and are now hidden in Christ, in God]
(Romans 8:38-39 ESV)
[38] For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, [39] nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
[NOTHING can separate us from God]
(John 14:20 ESV)
[20] In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
[Christ is in the Father, you are in Christ, and Christ is in you]
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The Gospel Illustrationby magitoby1,214 views
@jobert03221 Great point. I felt the same way, and that is why I was encouraged to make the video, which would hopefully be shared from a computer or smartphone, etc. The boxes are not mine, but were borrowed from a local ministry. If it would help, I will post the verses used in the illustration. They are great memory verses.
bjmn2005 6 months ago
awesome...but we cannot use that evangelism materials outside or that's not handy..u can't bring that things w/ u always..^_^
jobert03221 7 months ago