So You Can Share Your Faith – Now what?

I’ve ENJOYED working in 2014 to help our church learn to share their faith personally and practically.  I LOVE that more than 500 people have come to gain a new confidence and boldness in this area, and I’m praying for about 1000 more to come through “Can We Talk?” in 2015 in our church alone.

But what’s the “end game” of “Can We Talk?”   It’s this – that you share the Gospel in your everyday life.  That you become a Gospel-centered person who thinks about the amazing message they’ve first experienced and then been equipped to share.  It’s that you become a witness in the hands of the Holy Spirit, moved about by Sovereignty to step into a conversation that is so seldom had – a conversation about Christ.

Witnessing is not just saying a good word about the Lord. It’s not just bringing Jesus’ Name up in conversation, although that can be be both difficult and powerful.  It is not just saying, “well, I believe this stuff.”

Witnessing is sharing a clear and complete picture of the Gospel – that Jesus died on the cross, rose again – and why He did that.

So, you’re trained.  Now what? What do you do with it?   Three things:

1) Intercede like never before.  Pray for your family, your friends and co-workers, and those “random” people who come through life daily.

2) Invest in them.  Have a conversation with them about…well, them!  Spend a little time getting to know them, or getting updated on their lives.

3) Invite them to a spiritual conversation.  “Can we talk about spiritual things?”  That’s a great question, and few turn me down when I ask it.  And when they allow me, I make sure I never turn down the open door.  I’m ready – and so are you.  Do it!  Invite them to your home.  Invite them to church.  Invite them into your LIFE – all all time remembering you’re trained to be an effective witness for Christ.

When we do this – we are literally (literally!) obeying the first steps of the Great Commission.  And when we do, the power of the Holy Spirit is upon us!