Sunday, February 08, 2015

Evangelistic Flash Cards Part 7: The Sinner's Dream


Page 1
Numbers 32:23

Romans 3:23

Romans 2:15


Page 2
Romans 2:2

Psalm 90:10

1 Peter 1:24


Page 3
Jeremiah 8:20

Hebrews 9:27

Matthew 25:13


Page 4
Colossians 1:20

Revelations 5:9

John 3:14-15

Saturday, February 07, 2015

Evangelistic Flash Cards Part 6: The Saviour


Page 1
Proverbs 16:25

Mark 13:35

James 4:14


Page 2
Job 21:23

Psalm 73:19

Deuteronomy 8:20


Page 3
1 Corinthians 4:20

Romans 3:20

Proverbs 3:5


Page 4
1 John 4:14

Acts 4:12

Ephesians 2:5-9

Friday, February 06, 2015

Evangelistic Flash Cards Part 5: The Village Pump


Page 1
Jeremiah 17:9

Revelations 2:23

James 2:14


Page 2
1 Samuel 16:7

Matthew 23:27

James 3:10


Page 3
Proverbs 23:9

Romans 3:10

James 4:17


Page 4
Mark 7:21

Proverbs 15:5

Romans 1:32


Page 5
Ezekiel 36:25-26

1 John 1:7

James 1:21


Page 6
Matthew 7:17

Matthew 5:16

2 Corinthians 5:17

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Evangelistic Flash Cards Part 4: The Prodigal Son


Page 1 (the younger son goes off)
Luke 15:13
“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country...

Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Hosea 6:4
“What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.


Page 2 (wasting away his life)
Luke 15:13
and there squandered his wealth in wild living.

Romans 1:24
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

James 4:4
You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.


Page 3 (the man tending to the pigs)
Luke 15:15-16
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

Hosea 8:7
They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up.

Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.


Page 4 (the son asking for forgiveness)
Luke 15:21
The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

2 Chronicles 7:14
"If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sins and will heal their land.


Page 5 (a grand feast to celebrate his return)
Luke 15:24
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.

Psalm 32:1
Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Romans 5:1-2
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Evangelistic Flash Cards Part 3: The Gulfed Bridge


Page 1 (separated from God)
Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have separated you from your GOD; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.

Revelations 21:27
Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Hebrews 10:26-27
If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.


Page 2 (bulding the bridge)
Titus 3:5
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he SAVED us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.

Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

Galatians 2:15-16
“We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.


Page 3 (falling into the fiery pits of Hell)
Romans 3:10-11
As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Revelations 21:8
But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.


Page 4 (the vision of the infant Jesus)
Matthew 1:21
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus,[f] because He will save His people from their sins.

1 Timothy 1:15
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.

Jonah 2:9
But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’


Page 5 (the bridge from Earth to Heaven)
Isaiah 53:5
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believs in Him would not perish, but gain eternal life.

1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Evangelistic Flash Cards Part 2: The Heart of Man


Page 1
Hebrew 1:1-2 (The Word of God)
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

Matthew 3:16-17 (The Holy Spirit)
As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased.”

Matthew 15:19 (The Natural Heart)
For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

James 4:6 (Peacock)
But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud, but shows favor to the humble.”

1 Peter 2:11 (Goat)
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.

Philippians 3:19 (Pig)
Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things.

Exodus 20:17 (Wolf)
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Jeremiah 17:9 (Snake)
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Ephesians 4:31 (Tiger)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

Matthew 25:26 (Tortoise)
You wicked and slothful servant!

2 Corinthians 4:4 (Demon)
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Matthew 6:23 (Eye)
But if your eyes are unhealthy,[d] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

1 Timothy 4:2 (Star)
Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.


Page 2
Romans 3:20
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

John 16:8
When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin, righteousness and judgment.

John 3:19 - 20
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.


Page 3
Acts 26:18
I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.

1 Peter 2:24
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.


Page 4
Hebrews 9:27
Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.

Acts 17:30-31
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

Hebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?


Page 5
Philippians 1:23-24
I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

2 Peter 1:11
For if you do these things, you will never stumble, 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Revelations 21:4
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death" or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.


Page 6
1 Timothy 6:7
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.

Hebrews 10:31
It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Hebrews 2:3
How shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.


Page 7
Revelations 2:4
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.

Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.

1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Monday, February 02, 2015

Evangelistic Flash Cards Part 1: Man's Origins & Future


Page 1
a) Genesis 1:1 (the creation of the universe) 
In the beginning GOD created the heavens and the earth.

b) Genesis 1:31 (creation of all living things) 
GOD saw all that He had made, and it was very good.

c) The Fall of Man
Isaiah 59:2 
But your iniquities have separated you from your GOD; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.

Genesis 3:23 
So the LORD banished both Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

   
Page 2
a) Cain murders Abel
Genesis 4:10-11
"What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hands."

Genesis 6:5
The LORD saw how great Man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

b) Genesis 6:19 (God instructs Noah to build an ark) 
"You are to bring into the ark two of each living creature, male and female, to keep them alive with you."

c) Genesis 8:20 (Noah builds an alter to the Lord)
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.

d) Genesis 11:8-9 (The Tower of Babel) 
So the LORD scattered the people from the city all over the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel - because it was there that the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and there that the LORD scattered them over the face of the earth.

e) Genesis 22:12 (Abraham put to the test)
The angel called out to him, "Do not lay a hand on the boy! Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear GOD, because you have not withheld from me your only son."

f) Hebrews 3:5 (Moses with the Ten Commandments) 
Moses was faithful as a servant in all GOD's house, testifying to what would be said in the future.


Page 3
a) The Nativity
John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

b) Jesus casts out demons
Mark 1:27
The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching- and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey Him."

c) Jesus calms the storm
Matthew 8:27
The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!"

d) Jesus resurrects Jairus' daughter
Mark 5:41-42
Jesus took the girl by the hand and said, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" Immediately the girl stood up and walked around.

e) Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 7:28-29
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at His teachings, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.


Page 4
a) Jesus carries the cross
John 19:17-18
Carrying His cross, Jesus went out to the place of the skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). Here the Romans crucified Him, and with Him two others.

b)  The Crucifixion
1 Corinthians 15:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.

Hebrew 9:22
The law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.


Page 5
a) Matthew 28:6 (the empty tomb)
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

b) Luke 24:50-52 (the Ascension)
When Jesus had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 5hile He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

c) Acts 2:1-4 (the Pentecost)
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

d) Acts 8:4 (the first Christians)
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

e) 1 John 5:19 (Satan's dominion)
We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.


Page 6 (the way to heaven)
Romans 1:29-32
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, STRIFE, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."


Page 7 (John's visions)
Acts 1:11
“Men of Galilee,” the angels said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Revelations 1:7-8
"Look, He is coming with the clouds," and "every eye will see him,
even those who pierced Him”; and all peoples on earth "will mourn because of Him." So shall it be! Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the LORD God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”