Who's Your ONE?
Imagine if every one of us could answer that question with the name of ONE person – a person for whom we're praying and with whom we're sharing the Gospel (the "good news" of Jesus). How would it change the person? How would it change you? How would it change our church? How would it change the world?
The need for personal evangelism is critical. All around us (in our homes, neighborhoods, and communities) are people who desperately need Jesus. It doesn't matter how many buildings we construct, churches we plant, or sermons we preach if we're not intent on doing everything we can so that lost men, women, and children will experience the transforming work of God. Without that ONE thing, we fail. This is where the Who's Your ONE? movement comes in.
Who's Your ONE? is designed to mobilize you to identify ONE person in your relational network to pray for and share the Gospel with. It is something that can be done any where, any time, with any ONE. The idea is listening and looking for the right opportunity to turn an everyday conversation into a Gospel presentation.
The leadership (Staff, Elders, Deacons, etc.) of Calvary have been challenged to participate in Who's Your One? and will take the lead in this movement. First, we identify our own ONE for whom we pray and with whom we will have Gospel conversations.
Now we want to challenge every person who makes Calvary their home to identify your own ONE that you will commit to pray for and seek to share the Gospel with. On Sunday, February 5, we will officially launch the Who's Your ONE? movement. You will be provided with the following:
1- Who's Your ONE? Prayer Guides. We will have them in print, or you can use a digital copy to pray for your ONE over the next 30 days of emphasis. You will also be able to track each day's prayer verse and prayer from the Prayer Guide on our church's social media page to remind you to pray.
The need for personal evangelism is critical. All around us (in our homes, neighborhoods, and communities) are people who desperately need Jesus. It doesn't matter how many buildings we construct, churches we plant, or sermons we preach if we're not intent on doing everything we can so that lost men, women, and children will experience the transforming work of God. Without that ONE thing, we fail. This is where the Who's Your ONE? movement comes in.
Who's Your ONE? is designed to mobilize you to identify ONE person in your relational network to pray for and share the Gospel with. It is something that can be done any where, any time, with any ONE. The idea is listening and looking for the right opportunity to turn an everyday conversation into a Gospel presentation.
The leadership (Staff, Elders, Deacons, etc.) of Calvary have been challenged to participate in Who's Your One? and will take the lead in this movement. First, we identify our own ONE for whom we pray and with whom we will have Gospel conversations.
Now we want to challenge every person who makes Calvary their home to identify your own ONE that you will commit to pray for and seek to share the Gospel with. On Sunday, February 5, we will officially launch the Who's Your ONE? movement. You will be provided with the following:
1- Who's Your ONE? Prayer Guides. We will have them in print, or you can use a digital copy to pray for your ONE over the next 30 days of emphasis. You will also be able to track each day's prayer verse and prayer from the Prayer Guide on our church's social media page to remind you to pray.
- Digital copies can be found on the Youversion Bible App, or we can send you a link through your email.
2- Who's Your ONE? Prayer Bookmarks to write the name of your ONE on to always keep with you as a reminder to pray for them. The Prayer Bookmark will also include 30 Days of Prayer to use in praying for your ONE. At the end of the 30 days of this emphasis (Sunday, March 5), you will have the opportunity to write the name of your ONE on a card which will then be laid on the stage as a means of accountability as your Elders will join you in praying for them on an ongoing basis.
- The Who's Your One? movement does not end after the 30 days of emphasis. We pray that this will become part of the lifeblood of Calvary. We want Who's Your One? to be an ongoing movement within the life of our church. That also means when you have a Gospel conversation with your ONE, and your ONE receives Jesus as their Savior, we encourage you to start the process by getting another ONE!
The following Devotionals are also available for you to use:
- Who's Your ONE? 40-Day Devotional - We will print it out for you if you request it, or you can use a digital copy found on the Youversion Bible App, or we can send you a link through your email.
- Who's Your ONE? 4 Week Family Devotional - We will print it out for you if you request it, or you can use a digital copy found on the Youversion Bible App, or we can send you a link through your email.
- Who's Your One? 30-Day Student Devotional - We will print it out for you if you request it, or you can use a digital copy found on the Youversion Bible App, or we can send you a link through your email.
- Who's Your ONE? 21-Day Any Given Weekend Devotional - We will print it out for you if you request it, or you can use a digital copy found on the Youversion Bible App, or we can send you a link through your email.
8 out of 10 people say they are open to a Gospel conversation. 4 out of 5 people will come to an Easter service if someone invites them. So spend spend time praying for ONE person who doesn't know Jesus and begin thinking about how to invite them to our Easter service on Sunday, April 9 – they will hear the Gospel.
On Sunday, March 5, you will have the opportunity to write the name of ONE person you plan to invite to Easter on a card (this could be the same person you're praying for in Who's Your ONE? – but it doesn't have to be). Then, at the end of the service on that day, you will be invited to come forward and place your card on the stage as we pray over them – asking God to move the people listed on the cards to respond to an Easter invitation. Cards will then be picked up and distributed to Elders to pray over them.
I want to encourage you to talk about Who's Your ONE? with your Ministry Teams, during your Sunday School classes, during your Life Groups or Small Group Bible Studies, during Prayer Groups, in meetings, as families, and even as friends for accountability.
I also want to encourage you to let me (Pastor Derek) know when you have had the opportunity to have a Gospel conversation with your ONE. It doesn't have to be only when someone receives Jesus as their Savior; every Gospel conversation you have with someone is a win – and I want to hear about it!
Let's celebrate our stories of obedience. Let's rejoice when someone is saved. But then, let's get serious about our ONE. If we are going to move the evangelism needle in our church, we've got to be modeling what we're preaching. Then, we can all partner together by God's grace to reach our ONE.
Let's go!
Pastor Derek (PD)
On Sunday, March 5, you will have the opportunity to write the name of ONE person you plan to invite to Easter on a card (this could be the same person you're praying for in Who's Your ONE? – but it doesn't have to be). Then, at the end of the service on that day, you will be invited to come forward and place your card on the stage as we pray over them – asking God to move the people listed on the cards to respond to an Easter invitation. Cards will then be picked up and distributed to Elders to pray over them.
I want to encourage you to talk about Who's Your ONE? with your Ministry Teams, during your Sunday School classes, during your Life Groups or Small Group Bible Studies, during Prayer Groups, in meetings, as families, and even as friends for accountability.
I also want to encourage you to let me (Pastor Derek) know when you have had the opportunity to have a Gospel conversation with your ONE. It doesn't have to be only when someone receives Jesus as their Savior; every Gospel conversation you have with someone is a win – and I want to hear about it!
Let's celebrate our stories of obedience. Let's rejoice when someone is saved. But then, let's get serious about our ONE. If we are going to move the evangelism needle in our church, we've got to be modeling what we're preaching. Then, we can all partner together by God's grace to reach our ONE.
Let's go!
Pastor Derek (PD)
Practical Tips
From finding your ONE, to presenting the Gospel to your ONE, use these tips to get started:
1. Find Your ONE
Not sure how to answer the question “Who’s Your ONE” yet? Here are a few suggestions to help:
Not sure how to answer the question “Who’s Your ONE” yet? Here are a few suggestions to help:
- Family: Who could love your family members more than you do?
- Close Friends: Who do you want to tell when you have news (good or bad)?
- Neighbor: Who lives right next door to you?
- Coworkers: Who works across from you, or who do you run into in the break room?
- Cashier or Server: Who are the people you see at your regular shopping and dining spots?
- Classmate: Who do you see in class, the library, or the lab?
- Teammate: Who plays in the same league as you?
- Online Friend: With whom do you engage on social media?
- Fellow Parent: Who are the parents of your child’s friends?
- Workout Buddy: With whom do you go to the gym or run?
2. Serve Your ONE
Once you’ve identified your ONE, let them know you care through acts of service:
Once you’ve identified your ONE, let them know you care through acts of service:
- Take them out for a cup of coffee
- Write a note of encouragement
- Hand out notes of encouragement to those who serve you at grocery stores, restaurants, etc., letting them know they are prayed for and loved by Jesus
- Send a text asking how you can pray for them
- Drop off a gift card for your ONE at their door and leave them a hand-written note explaining why you did it
- Type up a note saying you’re offering to help your neighbors in any way they need. Leave it on neighbors’ mailboxes or on their doors. Offer to do yard work, run errands, etc. Ask for prayer requests. Put contact information on the note
- Any time the Lord puts your ONE on your mind, take the time to pray for them, then send them a text or DM them to let them know you have been praying for them and ask how they are doing
3. Start the Conversation with Your ONE
Use these simple questions and conversation starters to lead the way to a Gospel conversation with your ONE:
Use these simple questions and conversation starters to lead the way to a Gospel conversation with your ONE:
- Can I ask you a question that’s really important to me? Has anyone ever told you that God loves you and sent His Son Jesus to die for you?
- Do you have any spiritual beliefs?
- How can I pray for you?
- Are you a religious person?
- Do you have a church that you attend?
- Do you believe in God? What do you believe about Him?
- When is the last time someone told you that God loves you?
- Did you grow up in church? What were you taught about God growing up? Do you still believe that?
- What do you think the solution to (insert recent troubling news event) is?
- Can I share my story with you briefly? Or, can I tell you about the best thing that ever happened to me?
- What do you think it takes to go to Heaven?
- How’s your day going? Listen to how they respond and let them know you will pray for them. Go back and see them again, let them know you’ve been praying for them, and follow up on how they are doing. Then ask if they have any spiritual beliefs
- Share your testimony on social media. Then, copy the link to the post and text it to your ONE, saying, “I just shared my story on social media. Would you watch it and let me know what you think?”
- Suggest a Christian movie for you and your ONE to watch and discuss
- Relate with your ONE’S struggle as they share. Then let them know how Jesus was your only hope in your time of struggle