When Sharing…..
Do:
- Make sure you have your own devotional time with the Lord before you minister.
- Have a genuine love.
- Listen attentively.
- Pray for wisdom and discernment
- Believe that God will lead you to the right person.
- Have basic scriptures with their references readily available.
- Read your Bible.
- If you can, get a Bible program that you can cut and paste scriptures at appropriate times.
- Know what you believe.
- Give your own testimony when you can.
- Memorize appropriate Scriptures if possible.
- Remember that God’s Word will never return to you void.
- Avoid answering the telephone and other similar distractions at this time.
- Keep a list of email names with as much information as you have on them so you can remember to follow up with little inspirational notes from time to time.
- Speak to please God.
- Start with a positive witness for Christ.
- Enter a conversation with an open heart, asking God to lead you.
- Keep things simple.
- Try to understand others beliefs before you begin to try to share your own.
- Define your terms.
- Be ready to learn from the people you witness to.
- Be patient and gentle.
- Give them a chance to talk as well and ask questions.
- Answer their questions.
- Ask questions.
- Bring them, if possible, to a decision about Jesus.
- Encourage them to study the Bible.
- Use Scripture in context.
- Remember that greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4).
- Be prepared in advance with resources to point them to if needed.
- Take your time
- Offer to get back to them if you don’t know an answer
- Continue to pray for God to work in them after you share.
- Praise God that He used you to plant seeds.
- Pray that He would put others in their path to water those seeds.
Do Not:
- Pass up an opportunity to pray with someone.
- Talk about denominational differences; focus on the Cross.
- When you have a strong sense inside that it’s time to move on, don’t let your mind take over and end up wasting time. Let God work on their hearts.
- Get drawn in by someone who asks controversial questions constantly.
- Give out any more information on yourself than what is appropriate.
- Use theological words; be simple.
- Give in to the voice that tells you that you are not making a difference.
- Rush them.
- Argue
- Share your opinions; stick to the Gospel.
- Pretend to know all the answers; people will appreciate you for that.
- Compromise on the Gospel.
- Attack directly or make fun of someone.
- Jump from one subject to another.
- Expect too much from him.
- Lose patience.
- Come on too strong.
- Debate peripheral issues or doctrines.
- Get sidetracked defending your denomination.
- Be uptight.
- Assume.
- Speak unclearly.
- Force your views on others.
- Go into witnessing without first praying.
- Overwhelm them with post after post.
- Be disappointed if they don’t pray to receive Christ as their Savior immediately.
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