Photo by Luca Baggio on Unsplash After you tell your story, what should you do next? You gathered up all the courage to walk up to someone and tell them how Jesus changed your life. That’s awesome! But what you do next? How do you end the conversation? Most of…
Photo by Igor Rodrigues on Unsplash A very disturbing river runs through the Pentecostal/charismatic movement, a river of mysticism and random weirdness viewed as spiritual maturity. But this spiritual phooey actually sets itself against spiritual maturity, and Christian thinking! I speak now of those weird moments in a service where…
Photo by Sarah Noltner on Unsplash Jesus instituted a powerful force on the earth before he left. The church is full of brothers and sisters in Christ, people who are on your side. This is where you get the resources to be the best witness for Jesus you can be.…
Photo by Cupcake Media on Unsplash I hear many people referring to faith in some strange ways nowadays. For some odd reason, faith has become an unreliable thing, like the phrase points out, “Take it on faith,” meaning even though you don’t see it and there’s no proof, it’s still…
Photo by Rosie Fraser on Unsplash You hear about them all the time in church, those elusive divine appointments. Are they moments with God? Or are they special times of renewal? A divine appointment is when the Holy Spirit leads you to the right person at the right time with…
Photo by Greyson Joralemon on Unsplash When I was first introduced to evangelism models, I was taught the process of coming to Christ from the hardened atheist to the growing saint. The one overwhelming aspect was guiding anyone through this process myself. It’s a daunting responsibility! And I was freaked…
Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash It’s often skipped by many Christians, but is the most important step in anything we do. It’s prayer. How can we expect God to bless our efforts in sharing our faith if we don’t ask him to guide us first? We will be much…
Photo by Alexis Brown on Unsplash Everyone loves a good story. The greatest story ever told, other than Jesus’ story, is your story of how he changed your life. There are several benefits to opening conversation about Jesus with your personal story: Especially in the New Testament, the writers talk…
Photo by Michelle McEwen on Unsplash So you’re standing around the cooler on your break at work, or you’ve just finished your college class and you’re heading out of the room, or any number of real situations in life, and one of your friends or coworkers comes up to you.…
Although with great training some people can do well with a high pressure approach to sharing their faith, most of us are more comfortable with different options. The high-pressure approach doesn’t only put pressure on the ones we share with, but also on us. For those who don’t do their…