Evangelism

One of the things often encountered when witnessing Christ is that many do not respond in a positive way, which can be very discouraging. One of the most common reasons for this is because they don't see the need for salvation, let alone for themselves. I have often proceeded to witness with this in mind: "If I just share my testimony of how and why I got saved, how likely is it that they could possibly reject the message?" Right? Wrong.

The response is almost always: "Jesus is okay for you, but I'm doing just fine." Some decide that it is time for a good juicy debate, take the opposing side, and proceed to play a fun game of verbal ping pong. Less frequently, yet embarrassing for everyone, is when one becomes hostile and/or downright cruel, squeezing accusations of personal attack out of what began as a moment of personal transparency. Just one encounter like that is enough to stop anyone from attempting to bring up the subject ever again. It takes a great deal of courage to face that sort of abuse, especially in today's morally mixed up culture.

But just what if you were equipped to handle almost every response? Wouldn't you feel more confident if you were trained to know what to say, why it must be said, how to say it, and how to bypass the arguments and distractions and get right to the heart of the matter?

Actor Kirk Cameron and Author Ray Comfort (The Way of the Master) have dedicated their lives to helping you to do just that. These two teach you how to help others to see that we are all in desperate need of salvation, which encourages true repentance and enables people to see why Jesus really is good news.

Please watch the videos. You'll find, as I did, that what you experience while sharing your faith is not uncommon, and that past failures are not necessarily signs that evangelism is not for you.