How to Mark Up a Bible to Share Jesus Without Fear

If you have read my article called Share Jesus Without Fear and viewed my presentation by the same title based on the book by that name, then hopefully you are ready to take the next steps to putting it into practice. Here I would like to explain how to mark up your Bible in order to share Jesus without fear.

Preferably begin with a Bible that you have not highlighted, so the pages are clean and presentable. So you wouldn't want to use your regular study Bible that you've marked up already with highlighting and your handwritten notes inside. I suggest a pocket edition of the New Testament that you can easily carry with you in your pocket, purse, laptop bag, backpack, or glove compartment of your car. I have a black, leather copy of the official Share Jesus Without Fear New Testament, which is translated in the Holy Bible New International Version, but you can use any good, reliable translation of the Bible that common people can understand. I also recommend using a non-ink, yellow, wax highlighter, designed especially for highlighting Bibles, rather than the ink ones that can tend to bleed through the pages.

Here are the recommended steps:

1. Bookmark Romans 3:23 in your Bible, since this will be the first of seven Scripture verses you use. I suggest using the Bible's built-in ribbon marker to do this.

2. Highlight Romans 3:23.

3. On the page containing Romans 3:23, turn the Bible with the text upside down with the print facing up as if you were handing it to someone to read the verse. In the upper margin of the page, the margin closest to you, write "Rom 6:23" (without the quotation marks), which is the next verse that you will turn to after the person has read Romans 3:23. I suggest writing it in pencil not too big yet big enough to you can read it as you take the Bible back from the person after they've read Romans 3:23.

4. Highlight Romans 6:23.

5. On the page containing Romans 6:23, turn the Bible with the text upside down with the print facing up. In the upper margin of the page, write "Jn 3:3," which is the next verse that you will turn to after the person has read Romans 6:23.

6. Highlight John 3:3.

7. On the page containing John 3:3, turn the Bible with the text upside down with the print facing up. In the upper margin of the page, write "Jn 14:6," which is the next verse that you will turn to after the person has read John 3:3. Also draw the cross next to that verse to remind yourself to ask the person "Why did Jesus die on the cross?"

8. Highlight John 14:6.

9. On the page containing John 14:6, turn the Bible with the text upside down with the print facing up. In the upper margin of the page, write "Rom 10:9-11," which is the next verse that you will turn to after the person has read John 14:6.

10. Highlight Romans 10:9-11.

11. On the page containing Romans 10:9-11, turn the Bible with the text upside down with the print facing up. In the upper margin of the page, write "2 Co 5:15," which is the next verse that you will turn to after the person has read Romans 10:9-11.

12. Highlight 2 Corinthians 5:15.

13. On the page containing 2 Corinthians 5:15, turn the Bible with the text upside down with the print facing up. In the upper margin of the page, write "Rev 3:20," which is the next verse that you will turn to after the person has read 2 Corinthians 5:15.

14. Highlight Revelation 3:20.

Now you are reading to begin using your New Testament to Share Jesus Without Fear!

Resources: You can find more resources related to Share Jesus Without Fear online, such as the book, the workbook (which I highly recommend), the Share Jesus Without Fear New Testament (also available here), and the DVD Leader Kit. When I originally taught this it was on VHS video tape, and our church bought the leader materials for me to use in order to teach it, so I would recommend getting the DVD Kit if you can afford it.

Attribution notice: All material in the linked presentation is from Share Jesus Without Fear by William Fay and Ralph Hodge, copyright 1997 Lifeway Press, Nashville, TN. Duplicated and used by permission.The method of Bible marking is taken from the same book.
 
Author's note: You are invited to read Share Jesus Without Fear, Rescue Souls!, Here I Am Send Me, Give Me Children or I'll Die!, The Sin of Silence, Confrontational Evangelism, and Being a Witness for Christ. You may find more articles about being fruitful and multiplying on the Home Page of this blog. You may also find my collection of blogs at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.