Virology 101

Contagious

By Jason Hensley, April 13, 2025

ROMANS 10:14

1 PETER 3:15-16

  1. Have a Ministry (Romans 10:14)
  2. Be Available
  • Often times the best times to share faith are also the most inopportune

An effective ambassador of the Gospel ASKS:

A - Ask Questions (Spiritual Ones Too!)

  • At the end of the day, we must be willing to go there.
  • This is where we capitalize on the ministry of presence.
  • It is important to intentionally get into these topics sometimes, and to always profess boldly our hope in Jesus.

S - Share your story, Honestly and Vulnerably

Look at Paul’s example 2 Corinthians 12:7 & 1 Timothy 1:15

When we share our story honestly, we achieve a few things:

  • Apprehensions of hypocrisy are disarmed
  • Our testimony is emboldened as we have nothing to hide
  • The efficacy of the Gospel is displayed
  • Feelings of alienation and condemnation are bridged across

K - Keep it Simple

  • Do you know the a Gospel well enough to share it?
  • Do you know the gospel well enough to focus on it?
  • Convincing people is not our work, it’s God’s.

Philippians 2:13

Know the Romans Road

S - Seal the Deal (Ask for Commitment)

  • The next step for somebody who has heard the Gospel is to have a next step. It’s to respond to the Gospel.
  • Ask for commitment! “What do you think of Jesus after all that?/ Is accepting Jesus’s work for you and following Him something you’d like to do?” “Let me pray with you.”

Matthew 28:19-20