THE ONE, TWO, THREE of it:
ONE: LET'S AGREE ON THESE BASIC POINTS:
- The mere chance that we may be able to give someone their opportunity for Eternal Life just has to be worth a little 'discomfort' on our part.
- Only GOD converts - we may provide information - but GOD is the only one who does the converting !
- We have to be RIGHT with GOD first - beginning with our DAILY walk with God
- "By our Actions will we succeed" - people see a lot more in what we DO than what we SAY!
- Make sure we ARE seeking to serve GOD and NOT just trying to score points for ourselves!
TWO: FIVE VITAL HINTS FOR SHARING: You will LEARN how to BREAK THE ICE in order to allow you to SHARE the GOSPEL - below are a few suggestions that work whether you are speaking to a (Essay # 1:) Fallen Away Catholic; or an (Essay # 2:) Fallen Away Christian or an (Essay # 3:) Non-Believer :
- Always ask GOD for His words and remember Jesus never demanded--- He INVITED! Jesus said "IF ...a lot. "If" is a great way to start a conversation. You get their attention; you ask for their decision.
- You may start with "IF You have ever had any questions about MY FAITH, I'll try to answer".... then WAIT for their response (in Sales they have a saying...'once you state your case, be quiet...the first one who speaks...BUYS!!') Smile kindly, look them in the eye but wait for them to formulate their question.
- IF it's a wise-crack or insult DO NOT get insulted as there was probably a time in your own life you might have said the same thing. SO SAY THAT: " I used to think that too...but then ..." (and tell your story briefly)
- Be as simple as you can and STAY ON SUBJECT ! " I have wanted to share this information with you for a long while ... if it's true about GOD and JESUS, and I believe with all my heart that it is true, I want YOU to have a chance at 'it' too ! "
- NONE of your conversations should last longer than about 5 minutes. You say your bit, you give them your Essay Outline (Talking point) pages (that you have printed from this site or written yourself) along with your Book References page (available from this site) and leave them "wanting more" with time to DIGEST what you have said. God takes over from here...if the people will only ask Him to. That can be your prayer as you leave them "God please encourage them to ask You". But hammering, cajoling, pushing...nope !
THREE: PICK THE CATEGORY THAT BEST SUITS YOUR SUBJECT:
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Which best describes the person you hope to speak to?
Is he a fallen away Catholic? a fallen away Christian? or is he a Non-Believer?
Each of these 3 Categories are addressed with a specific ESSAY for you to read...it's brief...but it's what you may want to remember when you are facing the person you hope to speak to about our GOD, our JESUS and our Faith!!
The OUTLINE serves as your TALKING POINTS. IT helps you while you are making your presentation and they can be given to the person when you leave !
So print what is here or write your own.... Wouldn't you be touched if a friend or family member cared so much about you that they would take the time to make notes on what they wanted to say to you?!! OF course !! We all would.
THE METHOD OF: KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY, HAVING AN OUTLINE LIST OF TALKING POINTS TO GO BY and then being able to LEAVE THAT LIST WITH THE PERSON YOU ARE SPEAKING TO (ALONG WITH the BOOK REFERENCE LIST) is KEY!
WHETHER YOU USE one of these ESSAYS/OUTLINE TALKING POINTS LIST or write your OWN Essay remember: Keep it Short and to the point and don't forget to make a list of your own ESSAY Outline which you will use as your "Talking points".....this really helps you to stay on point.
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