Your Personal Testimony:
Talking to People about a Relationship with God and His
Plan of Salvation
Are
you a contagious Christian? Is your faith infectious? If you are excited about
what Christ has done for you then you will be bursting to tell others about
Him. You will want to share that wonderful feeling of being loved by God and
being free from the burden of sin with everyone you meet. If it’s been a long
time since the day you were saved and you seem to have lost some of your
enthusiasm due to life circumstances then, my friend, take another look at
Calvary and see what your Lord did for you. Ask Him to renew a right spirit
within you so that you can fulfill your great commission to go into all the
world and preach (proclaim) the gospel!
Be
active in sharing your faith…"That the communication of thy faith may
become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in
Christ Jesus." (Philemon 1:6)
Do not
underestimate the power of your testimony. It is your story and no one can tell
it like you. No one else came to the knowledge of Christ in exactly the same
place, same circumstance, same day, same time, etc. as you.
Sharing your testimony can open up further dialog with the person you are witnessing to
because it gives you credibility when presenting the law of God and the gospel
because it is your own experience.
*Writing
out your testimony will help you be ready to tell your story about how you
came to Christ to anyone who asks.
There
are three reasons why personal testimonies impact people.
1. People who know you are interested in you and
your life.
2. Other people can relate to your story.
3. They can't argue with the fact that your life has been
changed.
Read
Acts 26 to hear Paul telling his story.
1.
Acts 26: 4-11 Before
2. Acts 26:12-18 How
3. Acts 26:19-23 After
Your answers
to the following questions form your salvation testimony.
A. Before: your
life before you knew Christ
1. Before you came to Christ, where were you
spiritually? How did that affect you -- your feelings, attitudes, actions, and
relationships?
2. Before you became a Believer, what were some ways God
began drawing you to Christ?
B. How: your conversion
1. What motivated you to invite Christ into your
life as Lord and Savior?
2. Specifically, how did you come to Christ, receive His
forgiveness and submit to His Lordship?
3. If a church played a part in your conversion, how did you
come in contact with that congregation? Who and what do you remember from your
first visits?
C. After: your
new walk with Christ
1. What changed in your life after you accepted
Jesus as your Savior?
2. Finish this sentence: "My prayer is....
*Writing Out Your Testimony
This following testimony writing exercise
will help you be ready to tell your story to anyone who asks. Your story is
important because (as stated before):
1. Your friends are interested in you and
your life
2. Your friends can relate to your story
3. People cannot argue with the fact that
your life has been changed
Here is a worksheet format to help you in writing
your testimony:
My Faith Story Work Sheet (if
you became a believer as an adolescent or young adult)
Write an attention-getting opening sentence:
Before I received Christ I lived and thought
this way:
How I received Christ:
What caused you to begin considering God/Christ
as a solution to your needs?
What finally motivated you to actually come to
God for forgiveness and to accept Christ as Lord?
Specifically, how did you receive Christ?
After I received Christ, these changes took
place:
Be honest about any ups and downs along the
way.
Pertinent or favorite verse which is important
in explaining my Faith Story:
An attention-getting opening sentence:
My background and early Christian experience:
Life between my early experience and when I
yielded my life to Christ:
How I yielded my life to Christ (be specific)
Why I still follow Jesus:
Pertinent or favorite verse that helps
explain my Faith Story:
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