The Three Circles is an effective and simple way of presenting the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus Christ, with people who do not know Christ and what He has done for us.  

The 3 Circles is more than a simple gospel presentation, it...

•  guides a spiritual conversation to include the gospel

•  tells God’s story (God's story could also be told within your own story - your testimony)

•  invites a response

• provides the person with whom you shared the 3 Circles, a diagram of it as a reference for future review and reflection)

•  trains new believers how to do the same with others

BEFORE 3 Circles Presentation

Three options for how to approach people (choose one)...

• I would love to share a picture that changed my life...

• Someone shared something with me that gave me hope and helped me change. I’d like to share it with you...

• Has anyone ever shared the Gospel with you?

ASK: Right now, do you feel close to God or far from Him?

AFTER 3 Circles Presentation

1. SAY: Every single person in this world is either in "Brokenness" or is pursuing "God's Design." 

2. ASK: In which place do you find yourself, right now? In "Brokenness" or in pursuit of "God's Design?"

3. ASK (If in Brokenness): What's keeping you from putting your full trust in Jesus and what He has done for you?

IF: If the person is ready to accept Christ into their lives, lead them in a prayer to do so (use the idea from each of the circles to inform how you lead them in this prayer).

Helpful Links 

• 3 Circles Presentation: 3 Circles Presentation Script - Scripted help with learning how to share the 3 Circles

• 3 Circle Stickers: How To Make 3 Circle Stickers (for your phone, water bottle, laptop, etc.)

• Flashcard Bible Verses: God's Plan of Salvation

Looking at these different videos presenting the 3 Circles will help you hear different wording and explanation for the same presentation. This allows you to refine your own way of presenting by... 

1. Choosing wording to make it most clear, understandable, memorable, and winsome. 

2. Allowing you to fully grasp the extent of what God has done for us through Christ Jesus, on the cross, and beyond (His resurrection, coronation as King, etc.) despite our disobedience and rebellion against His ways. 

NOTE: Though there may be a few differences in the terms of some the parts of the Three Circles in these videos, I do recommend the terms used in the diagram above. In particular, the term "Grow" denotes a process. With the description of what it means to be a disciple of Christ (following Jesus, being changed by Jesus and joining in Jesus' mission) , "Grow" captures that this movement back to God's Design is a process and not a one-time, instantaneous thing. In a true sense we do have immediate and full access to God and His resources as soon as we enter into this relationship with Jesus, and yet in another sense, we are in the process of letting go of our old sins and habits (that lead us away from God's design), renewing our mind, and learning to trust in Jesus Christ for all of life. This process of transformation takes time and it takes work - a lifetime in fact, to be completed when we see Jesus face to face in the coming age - but all of it is covered in the grace of God and the empowerment of Holy Spirit, through our allegiance to Jesus Christ. It begins when we make Jesus King of our life, and immediately we are restored into relationship with Father God once again. It continues as we gradually surrender every area of our life to Jesus (in practice, not just in theory), and allow His Word (The Bible) and Holy Spirit to guide us. We are in the process of being transformed and restored to the abundant life God has for us, and that change is an inner transformation so that we can fully partake of what we have been fully given when we first accepted Him as our King and became part of God's family.

To clarify these points a little more: 

It is like an orphan being adopted into a family. From the get go, those new parents have counted the cost, in fact they already have invested large sums of money to adopt this child. These parents might already be thinking about setting money aside for that young child's future education. They are totally invested in this new child of theirs and are willing to forgo much, while loving unconditionally without needing to receive the same quality of love back from the adopted child. They hope some day they will experience great love back but they also know there's no 100% assurance of that.  

The adopted child, on the other hand, likely has had attachment issues from birth and will therefore take much time to fully trust, love and appreciate the loving parents he/she has at the moment of adoption. But the reality is, that child, with his/her trust issues, already has full access to fully committed, fully loving parents, and to all the resources of those parents for life.  These accessible resources are all there but the lack of trust from the adopted child will take time for him/her to truly enjoy the blessings that are his/her from the get go. We believers who have entered into a relationship with Christ are exactly the same way. We need time, consistency of love and truth to counteract our distorted perceptions of what is, and much more to fully accept and live out of the blessings we have been given in Christ. All of us, from the most mature to the most immature believer, take a lifetime (at least in some aspects of our faith) to fully trust and to fully lean on Christ for all of life. 

Why did I say all of this? 

In my gospel presentation, I don't want to present a misleading narrative that everything will be perfect as soon as I trust in Jesus. Not true. Both the life God calls us to live, which is contrary to the ways of the world and to Satan (i.e.: expect opposition from the outside), and our own brokenness and tendencies towards distrust (i.e.: expect opposition from the inside self), will take time for us to understand at some basic level, and even more time to truly depend on Christ as He so desires and knows is best for us.  We will need to grow, though we have the grace of God and the leadership of Holy Spirit to help us as promised by Christ, in order to come to experience what it means to live the abundant life we have been given in Christ. 

Los Tres Círculos es un forma efectiva y simple de presentar el Evangelio, las Buenas Nuevas de Jesucristo, con personas que no lo han oido.