Week 6: Evangelism

Your story matters

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The most powerful thing you own is not an argument. It is a testimony — and nobody can debate what happened to you.

In John 9, a man healed of blindness is interrogated by experts. He cannot answer their theological questions. So he says: "One thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see."

That ended the discussion. Yours can too.

Your story in three parts

Before. What life was like — the ache, the emptiness, the thing you were chasing. Be honest, not dramatic. "I looked fine and felt lost" is a story many people need to hear.

How. What happened. Who said something. What you understood. What you did about it.

Since. What is different now. Not "everything is perfect" — that is not true and people can smell it. Something more like "I still struggle with X, but I am not carrying it alone any more."

Keep it short

Practise until you can tell it in two minutes. Most opportunities are short. A story you can actually tell beats an eloquent one you never finish.

You do not need a dramatic testimony

Growing up safe and coming to Jesus quietly is a wonderful story. It says God's grace can reach a life before it breaks. Do not apologise for it.

Read it for yourself

  • John 9:25 — One thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see.

  • 1 Peter 3:15 — Always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.

Think it over

Sit with these for a moment. Writing your answers down helps more than you would expect.

  1. Write your before, how and since in three sentences each.
  2. Who is one person who might need to hear it?

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