God’s Story

A Gospel-Sharing Tool

God’s Story.

Learn to draw the Bridge illustration and share the good news in nine simple steps.

The Bridge Illustration

“The Bridge” uses a simple way to share the gospel message using illustration, showing there is no intermediary to God except Jesus. Every Scripture verse cited fits in the context of its intended meaning in the Bible.

There are plenty of great sermons or teachings out there exhorting Christians to evangelize or to witness, yet the vast majority remain unmoved. Based on studies, only one out of 10 Christians make a genuine effort to share the gospel with others; there might be several reasons for this, but here are two main ones:

1

Basically, some believe that the believers’ presence is enough, that it is enough to show through one’s life the goodness of God. Indeed, presence is essential. But this will not provide adequate information to lead a person to saving faith in Christ. The apostle Paul pointed out, “How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?” (). Proclamation of the gospel is needed to lead the lost to Jesus Christ.

2

Many Christians simply don’t know how to share the good news of salvation.

Nine steps

Say it. Draw it. Share it.

Each step pairs what to say with what to draw, so you can practice until it feels natural.

Practice

Memory verses

The ten verses you’ll use, in the order they come up. Hide the words to test yourself, then tap each word to check.

About

About & privacy

About this app

God’s Story: A Gospel-Sharing Tool is a resource of Union Church of Manila. This app presents its nine steps for learning to draw the Bridge illustration and to share the gospel with another person.

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version), copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The Bridge Illustration is adapted from The Bridge to Life © 1976 The Navigators, all rights reserved.

Design and Development by Ernie Agtarap / Mulberry Lane Creative, Metuchen, NJ, United States.

Privacy

  • There are no accounts, ads or trackers.
  • Your progress, the age you enter in Step 8 and your settings are saved only in this browser, on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
  • Fonts load from Google Fonts. Verse audio plays from files that come with the app.
  • You can erase everything at any time in Settings.