When the plane went down, Dave was snapped out of just living for himself and asked: “What if I die? What have I been living for?”
It started with a trip to a walk-in clinic. Then there was the phone call, "You need to come to the hospital right now." Then came the diagnosis: "We think you have leukemia." This is Mike's story.
One of the best things you can do to nudge people towards considering Jesus is to share your own “before and after” story. These steps will help you tell it in a powerful way.
Once you've put your story together, it's time to share it and see God use it. Here are some great ideas for doing that.
A flame loses nothing by giving its light to another candle. In the same way, we lose nothing by sharing our faith with others. It is only strengthened.
Forget the past! Well, maybe not completely....
How do you distill a lifetime of experiences into a few minutes and communicate the significance of your faith in a way others can understand?
I knew Jesus understood my suffering, as his suffering was displayed for all to see. Unlike mine, which was borne in darkness and hidden from the world.
How does someone who has always loved children end up having an abortion? I’ve wrestled with that question for years, because that is my story, and it was my choice.
When you feel like your witnessing goes in one ear and out the other?
Years of trying to find spiritual fulfillment through New Age books and experiences only left me empty.
As a Muslim, I always felt guilty and empty inside, but I never once thought for a second that I’d ever leave Islam and become a Christian.
If you could go back and start life all over again, would you? Perhaps it is you that needs to make a new start, not your life.
There is beauty and power that comes with sharing the story of how you came to Christ.
Do you remember where it all started?
Your story is the unique way God drew you to himself and started the good work of transforming you. You've met Jesus and he's already changed you in several ways. And that's something people desperately need to hear. This series walks you through how to formulate your story and start sharing it. What would it feel like to see God change someone's life through your story? The Christian life doesn't get much better than that!