The 3 Circles

Wherever we go we are always looking for ways to share the Gospel message with anyone we encounter. A great tool is one that is called the 3 Circles and I want to demonstrate it here for you. It usually starts out like this ...

We live in a broken world – there is a lot of disease and suffering and death. It’s all around us. 

But we also see traces of beauty, like the beauty of a sunset or an incredible painting. That’s because God’s design was perfect when He made it. There was no death or disease or suffering.

But starting with the very first people, we chose to go our own way and leave God’s perfect design. We would call that sin. Sin is what led to brokenness in us and in the world.

We don’t like brokenness, this state we were born into, so we try to get out. Some try to get out by climbing the ladder of success at work or school. Others try to get out by being religious or going to church or by helping people. Those can be good things but they don’t get us out of brokenness. Some try to drown out the pain with alcohol or drugs or maybe suicide. Still others may seek to find answers in relationships. We try to get out on our own but what happens is ... we get snapped back in like a bungee cord.

But God loved us so much he did not want us to stay in brokenness and He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. He provided the only way out and that is through His Son Jesus. Jesus came down into our world and allowed Himself to be killed on a cross, taking on our sin. And 3 days later He rose from the dead. And he declared that if anyone would turn from their way and surrender to Him, and believe that He died on a cross and rose again... and be willing to make Him King of their life and Lord, that they would be forgiven.

They would be made new and then be able to experience God’s perfect design for their life.

Now I want to ask you, which of these two circles are you in? Are you in brokenness or have you repented and are back in God’s perfect design?

There was a time in my life …. (Your Personal Testimony)

Is that something you would like to do?

A quick reminder ... this is just a tool like many others, but it can be useful in sharing the gospel. It should only take about 3 minutes to share. Give it a try!!