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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on June 16, 2012 at 6:11am

What do you sense to be their greatest need as you have been working with them? Are they in need of salvation, hope, encouragement ... ?

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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on June 16, 2012 at 7:56am

I will leave the wedding planning to others :-)

 

Based on what you said I would follow the Scriptures used by Share Jesus Without Fear and walk them through those verses one at a time.

 

Romans 3:23 - All hve sinned

Romans 6:23 - The wage of sin is death and the gift that is offered.

John 3:3 - Yo must be born again, illustrating the conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus.

John 14:6 - Jesus is the only way.

Romans 10:9-11 - If you confess and believe ... you will be saved.

Revelation 3:20 - Jesus stands at the door, but you have to open it, you have to receive Him.

 

In your situation I would then add another verse that is very pertinent to them based on what you have said. Romans 10:13 "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Emphasizing that "everyone" means "all" who call on the name of the Lord. Also emphasizing by the the understanding of the word "all" who is excluded? The answer  is none are excluded. Thus, no matter how bad you have been, God is willing to save you. No matter what you have done, God is willing to save you. There is nothing you could have commited that is so bad that the blood of Jesus cannot pay for that sin, none, not one. The idea that you have done something so bad that God cannot save you is a lie of the enemy, but you must receive Him (Note I switched to first person as I would teach it to others and it was not pointed directly at you)

 

If the Lord leads you to speak on this subject, hopefully this little bit will help.

 

Lord Bless,
LT

 

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