SHARING YOURFAITH STORY

11. Realize the Realize the power of your power of your

spoken spoken testimonytestimony!

Biblical Biblical examplesexamples

PaulPaul

Historical examples

JohnJohnWesleyWesley

May be rejected, May be rejected, but can’t be but can’t be CONTESTEDCONTESTED

If it is important to you, it will be

important to others.

Every time you Every time you share your share your testimony, testimony,

God is God is GLORIFIEDGLORIFIED.

2. HOW TO 2. HOW TO WRITE YOUR WRITE YOUR CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN TESTIMONYTESTIMONY

Spend some time Spend some time thinking about thinking about

your life, your life, focusing on your focusing on your

FAITHFAITH story story

Follow a simple Follow a simple 3-point outline. 3-point outline.

Tell it like a Tell it like a STORYSTORY..

• My life BEFORE I met Christ • HOW I came to trust in Jesus• How my life has CHANGED

3. General 3. General GuidelinesGuidelines

Stick to the Stick to the MAINMAIN point- point- How your relationship with Christ How your relationship with Christ

has changed your life. has changed your life. What has Christ done in your What has Christ done in your

life?life?

Be Be SPECIFICSPECIFIC- - shareshare

details of the details of the experienceexperience

Be Be HONESTHONEST- don’t - don’t exaggerate or make stuff exaggerate or make stuff

up. up.

Be Be RELEVANTRELEVANT- Talk about - Talk about sinful behaviors and sinful behaviors and attitudes that others attitudes that others

might relate to. might relate to.

Keep it Keep it CURRENTCURRENT- - what is he doing in what is he doing in

you now?you now?

Be Be CLEARCLEAR. Avoid . Avoid “Christianese” “Christianese” terminology.terminology.

Give credit to Give credit to GODGOD, not a , not a church or pastor, church or pastor,

though He might have though He might have used either one.used either one.

Keep it Keep it SHORTSHORT; ; no more than 3 no more than 3

minutes. minutes.

Practice your Practice your testimony testimony with other with other believers.believers.

Realize that your Realize that your testimony opens the testimony opens the

door for further door for further WITNESSWITNESS

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