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Sharing your personal story is similar to the story of the man from Gerasenes or the woman at the well
It’s just simply telling others what Jesus has done in your life.
Witness - A person who has seen or hear something & who can give testimony as evidence to prove something.
Nassau County Homicide Trial
Several years ago, during a homicide trial in Nassau County, New York, the prosecution was examining their witness on the stand.
In his testimony, the witness stated that he saw the victim lying on the ground, obviously dead.
When the prosecution had finished, the defense lawyer rose to his feet intent on undermining the credibility of the witness.
He conducted the following cross-examination: “Sir, are you a doctor?”
“No,” replied the witness.
“Well, are you a paramedic?”
“No, I’m not,” the witness stated.
“Have you ever gone to medical school?”
“Never,” was the answer.
“Then tell me, sir, how do you know that the victim was indeed dead?” “Well,” responded the witness, “I went to his funeral.”
Seeing the dead man buried was all the expertise necessary.
The power of a testimony is the fact that it happened to you.
You saw it, felt it, or experienced it.
People might reject your argument about Christianity, bu they can’t reject what God has done and is doing in your life.
No one could refute what she was saying.
Paul saw himself as the worst of all sinners, but also as a recipient of God’s Grace.
When we share, we need to have this same attitude… one that says we are the worst but that God has forgiven us and he will forgive them to.
Andrew was Peter’s brother.
After he met Jesus, and Jesus read his mail, he went and found Peter...
Alexander Maclaren
Illustration: In the 1800’s there was a British preacher named Alexander Maclaren.
In the 1800’s there was a British preacher named Alexander Maclaren.
He managed to persuade one of the town’s leading skeptics to promise that he would attend church for four Sundays on which Maclaren would be presenting the main points of Christianity.
The skeptic listened intently to Maclaren’s sermons.
And after the fourth message the skeptic was converted to Christ.
Maclaren was delighted and could not resist the impulse to ask which of the four sermons brought him to his decision.
The skeptic replied, “Your sermons, sir, were helpful, but they were not what persuaded me.”
He said that after church one Sunday as he was helping an elderly lady on a slippery walk, she looked up into his face and said, “I wonder if you know my Savior, Jesus Christ.
He is everything in the world to me.
I would like you to know Him too.”
Persuasive debate might win some minds, but a testimony penetrates hearts, even the hardest ones.
Paul had a powerful testimony and often used it to present the Gospel.
The Jews could not deny that he had at one time been a Zealous Jew.
However Jesus appeared to him and everything changed.
Paul Before Christ
Paul when He Received Jesus
Paul After He Received Jesus
Fine Tuning Your testimony
When sharing your testimony with someone, try to relate your past to what the person is going through.
(divorce, feeling guilty, depressed, alone)
Many of our problems are so similar that we can take the truth that we have experienced and relate it to others.
Sharing your testimony is telling others what God has done for you.
The focus of your testimony is on Jesus and the difference He has made in your life.
Your Testimony involves...
What Your life was like before Jesus.
What common circumstances would an unbeliever identify with?
What were your attitudes that an unbeliever would identify with?
What was most important to you?
What substitute for God did you use to find meaning in your life?
(sports/fitness, success at work, marriage, sex, making money, drugs/alcohol, having fun, entertainment, popularity, hobbies)
How You Realized You Needed Jesus
What significant steps led up to your conversion?
What needs, hurts, or problems made you dissatisfied with the way you were living without God.
How did God get your attention?
What motivated you?
How You Committed Your Life to Christ
What specifically did you do to step across line?
Where did it happen?
What did you say in your prayer?
Be specific
What is the Difference Jesus Has Made in Your Life
What benefits have you experienced or felt?
What problems have been resolved?
How has Jesus helped you change for the better?
How has it helped your relationships?
Give a current example
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