Free and available for editing and adaptation for Evangelical purposes
In my desire to consistently share the gospel with the people around me, I have tested and tried a number of applications for smartphones. The principle is simple: no matter where I go, I always have my phone on me. While I am impressed with the availability of applications that allow me to take the Bible with me, I cannot find an application or video that successfully presents the gospel in an effective manner. Therefore, I endeavored to create such an application myself. In my search, I realized something incredibly important: the most accessible way to create the presentation was to package it in a Power Point presentation or PDF slide set. Those two documents are universally applicable to any smartphone or mobile device today: Windows Phone, Android device, tablet, ipad, iphone, etc. Better yet, updating the language or contents in these slide shows is simple too, so that they can be adapted to each person’s specific style and desire.
Below is a downloadable copy of the basic presentation, a copy of a longer presentation directed at Muslims, and a guide that describes the basic concepts each slide is designed to represent. Feel free to edit this to work for your personal use. I don’t desire credit and I don’t have a desire to force anyone into my mode of sharing the gospel, I only desire to equip other people beyond myself.
Remember this helpful aspect of electronic presentations too: They are as easy to share with others as sending them as an email attachment. This is often a very comfortable way for me to both give the person follow up material, and get their contact information.
For someone who accepts the gospel, I will leave them with a Bible or a New Testament, and we set a plan going forward for church attendance and follow up. I always pass along this presentation by email, so they can review it and be reminded of the concepts, and then I pray blessing for them as they start their new walk.
Basic Gospel Presentation: PPT File PDF File
Gospel for Muslims: PPT File PDF File
For anyone downloading these tools, I only ask for one thing: feedback. Please tell me what you like, what you don’t like, and what you would change.
Also note, the reason I have pdf files in addition to Power Point, is that Power Point is best, but I have found that it does not always work perfectly on some devices, particularly the HP Tablet. Often the background graphics don’t work perfectly.
November 16th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Hello there,
I’ve enjoyed reading some of your blog and particularly enjoyed your evangelism guide for Muslims — thank you for sharing and for your faithful commitment to the Gospel of God. I have a few Muslim friends who have come into my life who desperately need Jesus; I will likely use your presentation as a resource in our continued relationship.
I was curious, however, about your use of Arabic terms for Jesus/God. While I firmly agree with presenting the Gospel in their heart language, I wonder if we wouldn’t be confusing them by accidentally presenting “our Allah” as pretty much the same as “their Allah,” with a few technical differences. As we both know, the Christian Yahweh is very different from the Muslim Allah. In the discussions that I have had with my friends so far, I’ve found it necessary to clarify that we do not, in fact, worship the same God, even if we may both trace our faith heritage back to Abraham. I have considered only using the Hebrew terms when I talk about God, to avoid confusion. What are your thoughts on this? I hope I don’t sound like I’m saying “I’m right, you’re wrong,” I’m just curious about how to rightly divide the word of truth for my friends.
Thanks for reading this long post.
Because of Jesus,
Zach
December 18th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Sorry to keep you waiting on a reply.
I do indeed see a need to clarify the differences in the God we worship, but I believe He can be rightfully called Allah. This is simply a generic term for God in arabic, and one they are comfortable with. Though I don’t have a ton of experience in this area, I would say that Jesus the the first term we need to clarify. If we can focus their attention on the proper understanding of Him, then I believe their understanding of Allah will change accordingly.
January 11th, 2016 at 4:53 pm
I got this idea but then started looking at what was ‘already out there’ and came across your site!! Feedback: love the bridge illus. but we need to find a way that man is not the same size as ‘God’… maybe use the words ‘man’ and ‘GOD’ (in much bigger type?). Since we don’t know what Jesus looked like, I’d take out the Jesus picture and just write His name ‘Jesus’.