Worth 10 Blessings

[Ann Doupont]

Okay, this one is different.

What I'm looking for is for those of you who have witnessed for Jesus effectively and led someone to Him to share your witnessing story here, and how it was that someone prayed with you asking Jesus into their lives, to be their Lord and Savior.

Worth 10 blessings (for the 1st 10 people who share a true story of something they did). Please, don't write a story about what someone else did, or make one up.

God bless you.

With love,

Ann

 

[Tiger Lily]

Ann, I have witnessed to many people, but never found out the result of it. I could tell you they were convicted in their heart when facing them, however. These were strangers and not somebody I personally knew, so it would be impossible to tell a complete story. I'm interested in anyone else's story, though.

 

[HolyWatchmen]

i havent but im really interested in hearing what other people say. this thread is cool. i hope people start writing though.

 

[JFreak89]

Im sorta in the process of doing it at the moment, my friend who was an athiest, now WANTS to come on Christian camps wiht me and learn more about god, im just getting ready to show him what it is to be a christian

 

[Ann Doupont]

Okay, I'm now realizing that this is too hard for most people. Tigerlily, you get 10 blessings for your witness.

Rules changed now:

Share your witnessing stories for 10 blessings.

Okay, I'll share one of mine. I gave my testimony on live television once, and before I got off the camera, I could hear the phones ringing with people wanting to talk with me. The man who interviewed me told me to look into the camera and lead people to Jesus. I was so nervous (and excited) that I just began to pray the prayer, expecting people to follow in it -- without first prepping them for it. But, I knew that some had gotten saved. Especially after hearing the phones ring. Most callers wanted a word of knowledge or prayer, though.

God bless.

With love,

Ann

 

[Ann Doupont]

Im sorta in the process of doing it at the moment, my friend who was an athiest, now WANTS to come on Christian camps wiht me and learn more about god, im just getting ready to show him what it is to be a christian

Amen for JFreak89!! I sent you 10 blessings for your effort as well.

Who else will share about witnessing to someone?

When I was a new Christian, I shared with all the neighborhood kids about Jesus and they all prayed with me, asking Jesus into their hearts.

Later, I wrote a tract about my testimony, and thousands of them were distributed. It was also published in an international magazine. Although I didn't have any feedback from them, I do believe that at least some were saved through it. It did include a simple prayer for salvation.

I have preached at rescue missions, and invited people who wanted Jesus in their lives to look up at me, and then follow me in prayer. Many have done this.

Keep sharing your stories, please.

Love,

Ann

 

[Willo]

I got to hand out 10 000 tracts with an evangelism team today in Brisbane city for a parade

 

[Willo]

Also for anyone that is interest in learning how to share your faith check out:

www.wayofthemaster.com
www.livingwaters.com
www.thegreatnews.com
www.biblicalevangelism.com (free scholarship)

 

[GEO4CHRIST]

I remember it just like it was yesterday. My first time ever preaching, I was so nervouis that I began questioning myself: "Is God sure that I would make a good minister." Right then I began to pray that God would speak throuigh me because I did'nt want to be heard, I wanted him to be heard. By the end of the night we had about 5 or 6 people who decided to give their lives to Jesus and 3 who actually feel out inthe spirit. This proved to me that God knew what he was doing when he put me behind the pulpit. God showed that the important thing was to save lives for him, that is my purpose in life.

 

[Ann Doupont]

I got to hand out 10 000 tracts with an evangelism team today in Brisbane city for a parade

Woohoo, brother!! Way to go!! Keep on going!!

You win 10 blessings for that witness!!!



Ann

 

[Ann Doupont]

I remember it just like it was yesterday. My first time ever preaching, I was so nervouis that I began questioning myself: "Is God sure that I would make a good minister." Right then I began to pray that God would speak throuigh me because I did'nt want to be heard, I wanted him to be heard. By the end of the night we had about 5 or 6 people who decided to give their lives to Jesus and 3 who actually feel out inthe spirit. This proved to me that God knew what he was doing when he put me behind the pulpit. God showed that the important thing was to save lives for him, that is my purpose in life.

to our brother, the preacher man!!! That's awesome, brother. I sent you 50 blessings.

Love,

Ann

 

[RedTulipMom]

I worked with a retreat group for 10 yrs and the whole purpose of the retreat was to introduce Jesus to them. I saw many people give their lives to Christ at the retreats. I was director, chapel head, kitchen head, group leader, as well as gave many talks over the years including the "who's this guy called Christ" talk and the "my personal relationship with Jesus" talk. It was amazing what God chose to speak through me at times that i knew came directly from him. It was so important to completely surrender and let God use me as a vessel to speak through me. It was a wonderful experience. My teenage son now works the retreat weekends. I can't do it any longer as i am home with my baby.
karen

 

[GypsyBella]

Mine is a more simple story. I was working with a girl in a gas station while I was trying to get through school. She was very depressed and alone. I began talking with her regularly, helping her with some of her problems, and finally invited her to attend a church service with me. The night after that church service, she sent me a long email, telling me how she was thinking of attempting suicide, and prayed that if God cared, that He would send her a real friend. She said that I was her "real friend".

 

[reformedfan]

I have 6 kids. I've led every single one of them to Christ, by God's grace. You don't have to give me any blessings for that, though, the kids being saved & desiring to walk faithfully is blessing enough.

The coolest conversion I ever saw & got to be a part of was this Jewish girl in jail (I go to the jail every Sunday to lead an evangelistic Bible study, so probably that disqualifies me from playing this game, since I have a desperately unfair advantage ) She started out furiously defiant, certain she was right, really mean & arrogent, only coming out to argue & show off her knowledge of this bizarre mix of the Old Testament & weird additions that she claimed were better than Scripture, or more powerful, or something, I can't remember what she called it, but I'd sit there & listen in horror to her prattle on about garbage that didn't even make any sense.

I didn't know she was Jewish, I thought she was in a bizarre cult that I never heard of. The very first time she came out to study, after highjacking the perfectly nice little study we were doing in Gen 3 to jabber on about absolute craziness, literally the words, "WHAT KIND OF CULT ARE YOU IN!?!?!?!" were lying in my mouth, waiting to explode out in shock as soon as she paused long enough to take a breath. Amazingly, inexplicably, that is NOT the words that came out!

For some weird, weird, bizarre, not even me reason, instead I very calmly said, "well, that's not what it says in the Bible, is it?" Wow! Where did that come from !

She spent a few more months as defiant, 'Bible Study means fighting time!' girl, but slowly over the months I got to watch God softening her, till one day I got a letter from her that still gives me chills to think about. She said that as a Jew, she'd read Psalm 22 many times (that's the Psalm that starts out, "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me...". But that day, she had read it with understanding that it could only be talking about Christ, she had turned in faith to Christ based on that.

I just love going to the jail. There is much to be said in favor of having a captive audience

Don't give me blessings, way too unfair an advantage, cool idea for a thread, though .

 

[Ann Doupont]

Okay, I just counted. 7 down and 3 more to go.

Still looking for witnessing stories. I just thought of one I hadn't thought of in years:

I met a homeless-looking girl and brought her home. First, I washed her feet. Then, knelt alongside of her and led her in the prayer for salvation. Then, told her to take a bath and wash her hair. Put one of my dresses on her, and took her to a revival meeting.

Months later, I heard that she was working. God is good.

Ann

 

[Ann Doupont]

OKay, here's another salvation story.

I went to my ex-husband's computer store to visit, and met one of his employees. My son worked there and had told me about her. When I saw her, she said that she had taken a lot of cocaine. (As this happened a long time ago, I don't remember all the details.) I took her to the hospital. They were busy, so they just left her to shake and convulse, wrapped in a blanket.

I cast out the demon of cocaine in Jesus' Name, and instantly the convulsing stopped. Then, she was taken to a room where she prayed to ask Jesus into her life, and I read to her from my pocket New Testament.

Ann

 

[newcreature]

When i was in a home for troubled teens, I was given an opporutunity to share my testimony through an oratory on the schools tv program. I had to act it out. My life verse is 2Cor. 5:17, " If any man be in Christ, He is a newcreature, old things pass away, behold all things become new." I acted as though I was a caterpillar up in a tree. I could see my friends flying around, and i wanted to be like them. I spoke, while still in character, on how my choices would never allow me to be like the ones flying around. My sins, got me to the bottom of the tree. I could no longer see my friends flying around. I was desperate, felt hopeless, and lost. I was on the ground now, and in my desperation, I said "Creator God, help me!!!" Metamorphysis began to happen, and as uncomfortable as it was, my coccoon began to wrap around my wormy body tightly. I struggled for a moment, and the decided to trust that He would help me. A few "days" later, I was able to move again. The more I moved, the looser my coccoon got, until finally I was free. I was free in Christ!!!!! I was the beautiful butterfly that God had always intended me to be. I pretended to fly around the studio, praising God(that part was real).
At the end, I shared my personal testimony. I used to be in a place where i rejected God and Christ. I had been abused, became an alcoholic, just had low self esteem in general... But, in closing, I stated that I know that God was there all along. I thank him every day for the gift of His son Jesus Christ.

"What you are is God's gift to you, What you become is your gift to God"

I thank God I am a newcreature in Him!!

After they showed it in chapel one day, many girls and guys came to the alter to be saved!! I was not personally involved in leading them to Christ, but I think what God gave me planted the seed.

 

[serafaith]

Hello everyone! I was part of an Evangelism Explosion group at our church that studied and evangelized for 4 months, and I was blessed to be a part of leading two people to Christ and witnessing to several others. Some were total strangers, and I found that it was easier in ways than witnessing to my still-lost friend of over 40 years! Blessings...

 

[Ann Doupont]

Okay, everyone!!! Great stories. One more to go. Who will it be for sharing here their witnessing story in exchange for 10 blessings??


Ann

 

[Ann Doupont]

Okay, I'm going to stop checking this thread. So, if someone does post their witnessing story and wants the 10 blessings for it, please PM me.

Thanks to all who shared. God bless you all. Good job. Keep on witnessing for Jesus!!

Love,

Ann