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S. Michael Houdmann
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An effective testimony is one that conveys both your own experience and the Gospel of Christ so that someone else has the information about the process of salvation. (1) Start by writing down the d...
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Andrew Osakue
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One of the best ways of sharing your CHRISTIAN testimony is with the intent to use your experience to draw the unsaved to CHRIST. It is also one of the easiest ways God is using us to save souls. Jn 4:4 the story of the Samaritan woman at the well is a vivid example. She just told the story of her encounter with Jesus and virtually the whole village ended up believing Jesus. It is essentially different from preaching and highly appealing to any one who might be in the same situation you were before you encountered Jesus. Apart from that, if your intention to share is pure, the Holy Spirit always empowers your testimony to save souls.Sharing our CHRISTIAN testimony is one of the ways the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship draws men unto God by mere telling of stories of our lives.
Jack Gutknecht
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This is a very relevant question. One of the Christian evangelistic organizations that I was in, whether it was Campus Crusade for Christ, now CRU, or whether it was Young Life, I forgot (I'm 78 now), trained us to share our testimony of "Before-During-After" or before I received Christ, I was like this. During the encounter with Christ means how I received Christ. And after I received Christ I am now different in the following ways... Always pray before you give your testimony. Afterwards, thank God for the way/s that He worked through you. This was CCC's method (Campus Crusade for Christ) when they took us around to different churches to share our testimony (about 5 of us). According to 1 Peter 3:15, the defense is strictly meant to be given with "meekness and fear" (or "gentleness and respect"), avoiding arrogance or hostility. That should be our attitude! If not, you may win the argument but lose the prospect of winning the person’s heart to Christ. Jesus was gentle, as He said in Matthew 11:29. “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29) He’s our example (1 Peter 2:21). “Follow in his steps” and “do as he did.” “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” The proverb means that you can persuade people and get what you want much easier with a polite, positive attitude than with hostility, rudeness, or negative demands. Kindness and gentle persuasion typically yield far better results than confrontation. That is, a respectful approach encourages cooperation, whereas hostility makes people want to refuse your requests when you are asking them to trust Christ as their personal Savior. Be sensitive and respectful when witnessing because the lost have different beliefs and backgrounds. "Let your conversation be full of grace, seasoned as it were with salt.” (Colossians 4:6).
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