Could I Have a Witness!

Everyone is familiar with Matthew 28 where Jesus tells his disciples to go into the entire world making disciples and baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus then said to them that He would be with them always, even to the end of the age. We as Christians take comfort in knowing that Jesus will always be with us. We also have fear when he says to “go.” We often think this command was for someone else and not us, but that is far from the truth. As a child of God, as the child of THE KING we have a responsibility to tell everyone about the inheritance we have and to tell them that they too can be a child of God, a child of THE KING!

So how do we do this? This particular article is not designed or intended to give you the nuts and bolts as to the “how.” This article is designed to give you a couple of ideas to help get you started. You should never be embarrassed about sharing you faith with anyone, should never be embarrassed about “messing up.” God will take care of you.

Not every church is evangelistic minded. Many churches are content with just sitting back and keeping to themselves. If your church is into evangelism, may I suggest talking to those on the forefront of what is going on. They have their finger on the pulse and can be a great source of information and help. Most likely they are looking for someone to join their team.

It is always good to have a Christian brother or sister who is likeminded as yourself. If you can find that someone, team up with them and make a plan. Jesus always sent his disciples out in groups of two.

There are several resources available to help train you in spreading the gospel. May I suggest you start with materials developed by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. They have written so many books that you could be totally absorbed in learning from them. They also head up an organization called “Way of the Master.” Check out their website, full of great resources. Their books are also online. You may want start with a best-seller, Hells Best Kept Secret. This book gives you information as to how to lead someone to true repentance. The next recommended book in their line should be Conquer You Fear, Share Your Faith. You can see a complete line of Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron books that will help you in your evangelism.

William Fay has quite a story of salvation (Mafia connections). He is a straight to the point, between they eyes type of a guy. His book Share Jesus Without Fear will give you instructions as to how you can share Jesus with anyone. This book is an easy read, one evening.

Whichever of the above two you choose to learn from, (and by the way, there are many others) it is imperative that you learn “your story.” What you will want to tell others about your own personal salvation. When you are comfortable doing this, you will then feel more comfortable in talking about their own personal salvation.

Many people feel comfortable in handing out gospel tracts. You can do this in many different ways. You can hand someone a tract directly and never have a conversation with the person you are handing them out to, or, you can converse. You can leave gospel tracts with a tip after a mean, mail them with your electric, phone and gas bills, leave them at the gas pump, etc. There was a recent incident where someone left a gospel tract at their local shopping mall and the mall security was looking for them because it was illegal to do that (may I suggest that persecution is here in America). If you wonder how effective gospel tracts are, may I suggest you listen closely and watch Ray Comforts video “George Street.” It’s less than 10 minutes long but what an amazing story!

Another avenue worth exploring is Christian apparel and Christian jewelry. Did you know that the average Christian T-shirt is read over 3,000 times before it goes to the yard sale? What a statement you can make by the clothes you wear; T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, shoes, belts, ties, etc.

I have a friend who is an avid golfer, just not very good. He has golf balls with scripture verse written on them so that when others find his golf balls they also are given a Christian message.

The possibilities are endless. God has equipped each of us for service. In 1 Corinthians 12 Paul tells about the importance each of us has in the kingdom of God. There is no one part more important than another and those who’s considered weaker must be lifted up. Use the gift God has given you and evangelize the world!