How to Share the Gospel

If you’ve ever wanted to share your faith but felt unsure where to start, you’re not alone. In this short, practical video, Pastor Cory shares a simple way to talk about the hope you’ve found in Jesus.

Talking About Jesus Doesn’t Have to Feel Awkward

Sharing the Gospel can feel intimidating—but it doesn’t have to be. You don’t need a seminary degree or a perfect presentation. You just need a heart that wants others to know Jesus and a few tools to help you speak with confidence.

In this video, Pastor Cory walks through a simple three-step conversation framework—Ask, Admire, Admit—that can help you connect with others in a real, relational way. He also walks through the core message of the Gospel clearly and biblically, so you can feel equipped to share it with others.

What You’ll Take Away

A natural way to start conversations:
‍Learn how to ask thoughtful questions, find common ground, and build trust.

A clear way to explain the Gospel:
‍From God’s design and the problem of sin to Jesus’ finished work on the cross—and how someone can respond.

Practical next steps:
‍Discover how to invite someone to respond in faith, and how to keep walking with them afterward.

Let This Encourage You

You don’t have to be perfect to share the Gospel—just faithful. As you grow in your own walk with Jesus, God can use your story to point others to Him. So take a few minutes to watch this video, pray for someone in your life, and be ready for the next conversation He might open up.

“Sharing the gospel isn’t about having all the answers or being perfect. It’s about pointing people to Jesus, who is the answer to our greatest need.” —Pastor Cory

Video Transcript

Prefer to read? Here’s the full transcript of Pastor Cory’s message.

How to Share the Gospel

Sometimes we build up in our minds that sharing the gospel feels intimidating or awkward, but what if it doesn’t have to be that way? Let’s talk about how we can simply and clearly share the good news of Jesus with people around us.

There are many excellent approaches to sharing the gospel with people in your life. Today we want to share one simple way you can talk about Jesus with your friends, family, or even someone you just met.

This isn’t about memorizing a complicated script. It’s about first praying for the Holy Spirit to lead, to guide, and provide opportunities for you to have a genuine conversation that points to the hope we have in Jesus.

A Simple Approach: Ask, Admire, Admit

Sharing your faith starts with three simple words: ask, admire, and admit.

Ask thoughtful questions to understand where the other person is coming from. Questions like:

• “Do you have any spiritual beliefs?”
• “What’s your experience with the church or faith?”
• “What do you think about God?”
• “Is there any way I can pray for you?”

Take time to listen—I mean it, really listen—to their answers. This isn’t just about waiting for your turn to talk. It’s about understanding their story.

So first ask, then admire. Admire what you can about what they believe and find common ground. This doesn’t mean agreeing with everything they say, but acknowledging the parts of their perspective that resonate with truth. In Acts 17:22-23, Paul connected with the Athenians by noticing their religious interests before sharing about Jesus.

Lastly, admit. Admit that the reason you’re a Christian is that you need Jesus. Be honest about your own journey. Share that you don’t follow Jesus because you have it all together, but you follow him because you don’t.

Sharing the Gospel: G-O-S-P-E-L

Once you’ve opened the conversation, here’s a simple way to explain the gospel. A great place to start is to open up your Bible and share that:

G – God created us to be with Him

In Genesis chapters 1 and 2, we see that God made us for a relationship with him. He designed us to walk with him daily and know him personally. It’s in Genesis 1:26 that God said, “Let us make mankind in our image.” So right from the beginning, God created us to be with Him.

O – Our sins separate us from God

When the first humans, Adam and Eve, chose to disobey God in Genesis chapter 3, sin entered the world and it broke humanity’s relationship with God. But Adam and Eve’s sin didn’t stop with them. Because of their disobedience, the sin nature has been passed down to all of us. The Bible tells us that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

S – Sins cannot be removed by good deeds

Not only that, sins cannot be removed by good deeds. We are all born with this sin nature, and no matter how hard we try, we can’t fix our sin problem on our own. We can’t do enough good deeds or go to enough church services to fix ourselves. Our attempts to be good enough will always fall short. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves. It’s a gift of God—not by works so that no one can boast.”

P – Paying the price for sin, Jesus died and rose again

So not only do we have a sin problem that you and I cannot fix, but our sin demands a price. Romans chapter 6 tells us that the price sin demands is death, which means we are all hopeless unless someone intervenes and stands in the gap for you and for me—someone who would pay the death price for our sin so that we don’t have to.

The good news is someone did. In the greatest example of love, Jesus, God in human flesh, came to earth, lived the perfect life that you and I could not live, and died the death we as sinners deserved. Jesus’s sacrificial death was the payment that our sin required. But Jesus didn’t stay dead. He rose again, defeating sin and death forever. Jesus did for us what we could never do. That’s why the Bible says, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

Now listen, that’s the bad news for all of us. However, the story doesn’t end there. There is good news.

E – Everyone who trusts in Jesus alone has eternal life

Salvation isn’t earned—it’s received. When we put our faith and trust in Jesus, we admit that “I am a sinner.” We repent of our sin—all of it. We trust in Jesus alone. We do not simply tack Jesus onto our life. We invite him to come into our lives, and we surrender our lives and ask him to be our life. When we genuinely call on his name, we’re forgiven of our sins and we’re given new life. That’s why Romans 10:9-10 says, “If you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it’s with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it’s with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”

L – Life with Jesus starts now and lasts forever

What’s even better is that following Jesus starts now and it lasts forever. Following Jesus isn’t just about the future. It’s about a relationship that begins the moment we trust him and lasts through our time on earth and continues for all eternity. Life with Jesus starts now and it lasts forever. Jesus himself says, “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full” (John 10:10).

Inviting a Response

That’s the gospel. That’s the good news of Jesus Christ. After sharing this with someone, you can wrap up with two simple questions you can ask:

1. “Does that make sense?” If not, take time to explain anything that wasn’t clear.

2. “Is there anything holding you back from trusting in Jesus right now?” This gives them space to share concerns or questions, and it opens the door for them to consider taking a step of faith.

If the person you’re talking to has more questions or needs more time, that’s okay. That’s a great opportunity to reconnect with them at a later date.

Remember, your job isn’t to convince or pressure. It’s simply to share. The Holy Spirit does the work in people’s hearts.

And if someone is ready to put their faith and trust in Jesus, I’d say it’s a good idea to close your time with them in prayer that touches on their decision to follow him. I personally like to share that prayer is how we talk to God and that prayer doesn’t save them—only Jesus does. Then I lead them in a prayer that confesses that they’re a sinner, admits their need for forgiveness, and invites Jesus to come into their life.

Conclusion

Sharing the gospel isn’t about having all the answers or being perfect. It’s about pointing people to Jesus, who is the answer to our greatest need. When we share out of our own need for Jesus, people are more likely to see him for who he truly is—not just someone we talk about, but someone who has changed our lives.