The Village Church - Sermons Below the Line
Mar 29, 2026
A practical guide to moving conversations from small talk to spiritual depth. Simple tools are taught: a 15-second testimony, a three-circle gospel diagram, and questions to steer talks toward Jesus. Lessons compare spiritual growth to jiu-jitsu, stress the Holy Spirit's role, and call for obedient, attractive Christian living that invites others.
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Move Conversations From Surface To Spiritual
- Move conversations from surface to serious to spiritual using targeted questions that invite vulnerability.
- Examples: ask what they turn to for hope, what they miss about home, whether they pray, or what they believe about God.
Carry A Fifteen Second Testimony
- Use a 15-second testimony to communicate your story briefly and invite questions.
- The preacher's example: I was violent and perverse, then Jesus met me and brought peace and a pure heart.
Explain The Gospel With Three Circles
- Explain the gospel with three circles: God's design, broken world, and Jesus' rescue, then ask where they see themselves.
- Draw the circles, list common fixes, show Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and offer the free gift.
