Witnessing tips: Overcoming fears!

one witnessing tip. Don't jump up onto a table and scream out that your all going to hell. I don't think you will get good results

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Thank you for the tips. Being a new Christian, I am new to this whole witnessing thing. Apparently, through living out my faith, I have changed my mother's opinion of Christians (praise Yah!) but I jus sat down and talked with her last night about tarot and consulting the dead and what I believe from the Bible on some of the stuff (she's into it) and it was a little on the depressing side (the results, I mean). Well, at least she listened...

Please pray and God bless!

Lissa

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Thank you so much for this article. It was awesome especially for a realtively new Chrisitian.

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Thank you for the guide, i will work on overcoming these fears.

Thanks for the article. Actually my biggest fear is not knowing how to answer to a question or not knowing what to say in a situation.

The main thing that you have to remember for witnessing to Mormons and Jehova's Witnesses, theoddamerican, is that they have different definitions for things than we do. Look up their faith terms, and make sure to steer clear of them, and use different wording. Explain, in simple, non-ecclesiastical language, how Salvation works (Watchman Nee has put together an excellent study of this in his book "The Normal Christian Life") and why we can't get there by selling magazines, etc.
But the first and foremost thing you need to do in witnessing to them is praying. They're a part of a cult, and those things are hard to get out of, both in your mind and in their system. They won't want to change their minds. So, the biggest thing you need to do for them is pray.

Toyjarta, this is not uncommon, so don't feel like the odd one out But you still should learn about things so that you will have an answer to the tough questions you'll be asked when witnessing. Learn your stuff, and you won't be left blank when they try to prove to you that God doesn't exist, or isn't who you think He is.
Try books by Lee Strobel, including some that you should never be without:
The Case for Christ (historical accuracy of Bible, therefore idenity of God as Yahweh)
The Case for a Creator (scientific accuracy of Christianity, and Creationism in general)

Then, there's C.S. Lewis. You should read as much of his as you can, but in case you're not a bookie like me (), here's an excellent work of apologetics:
Mere Christianity (basic case for existence, identity, supremacy and morality of God)

Then, of course, there will be spiritual questions that you will not know the answer to right off the bat. For this, you should really know your Bible as well as you can. Then, pray for answers to passages you don't understand.

In all things, pray for God to direct you to His will, and to help you do it in the way He wants.
Hope this helps
~Lily

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One thing that I learned as a professional sales person is to practice, practice, practice! The more you practice the more comfortable you'll be. The more comfortable you are the easier it will be. The easier it is the more fun it will be. The more fun it is the easier it is to overcome your fears! After you've practiced and know what you're going to say you'll find that after you witness the first time the easier it becomes every time after that. I've been teaching people how to witness now for about 10 years and to this day I still practice what I'm going to say when I witness.

Hope that helps!

Be Blessed!

BIG!!!

I think my biggest hang-up is all the question I myself have about Christianity. I mean, I consider myself a Christian and strive to follow Jesus' teachings, but there are a few things that I have been wondering about-- mostly about baptism and keeping the Sabbath-- and I don't want to lead anyone in the wrong direction.

Witnessing is just like playing an instrument. To get good you've got to practice! When I teach a class on witnessing the biggest thing that I can do to equip people for the streets is to get them to practice. I teach them how to share thier faith and then I break them into small groups of 2-3 and let them take turns practicing on each other until they have it down pat! I've been using the same witnessing method since 1999 only tweaking it just slightly since I first started out and to this day I still practice. If I don't I know I will blow it.

There you have it, my best advice, practice, practice, & practice some more then go out & do the Lord proud!