Prayer Blog » How to share your testimony http://blog.missionariesofprayer.org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 2010 Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity – Witnessing through sharing stories and importance of prayer http://blog.missionariesofprayer.org/2010/01/21/2010-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-witnessing-through-sharing-stories-and-importance-of-prayer/ http://blog.missionariesofprayer.org/2010/01/21/2010-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-witnessing-through-sharing-stories-and-importance-of-prayer/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:06:51 +0000 sasha http://blog.missionariesofprayer.org/?p=86 christmas candlePaul said: “I became all things to all men” It’s more effective to share stories of what God has done for you while witnessing, than to quote scriptures or yell “repent!” (believe me, I’ve seen people do it wrong and I’ve seen the reaction of non-believers).

We must pray for our non-believers before we witness to them. Why?
1. There are people who are labouring under demonic bondage.
2. There are those who are carrying heavy burdens.
3. There are those who have the yoke of the enemy upon their necks.

It’s up to us to pray for deliverance of the unbeliever, so they can become open to the Gospel.

Readings
Jeremiah 1:4-8 Go to all to whom I send you
Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song
Acts 14:21-23 They strengthened the souls of the disciples
Luke 24:13-17a What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?
The flesh cannot please God. It cannot because it is in enmity with God. It is in contention with the Spirit of God and cannot fight the spiritual battle which we do everyday. We can’t witness effectively if we’re fleshly.

HOW DO WE OVERCOME THE FLESH?
1. We are to leave no place for the flesh. Romans 13:14 says, “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lust thereof.” Do not make provision for the flesh. When you plan to buy extra clothes that you do not need, when you plan to buy extra food you will not eat, when you plan to watch a video film that you know will bring lust into your life, when you are meditating on what to say to hurt another person, then you are making provision for the flesh.

2. Bring the flesh under subjection. We are to make the flesh a slave to God. 1 Corinthians 9: 27 says, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway”

If your Christianity has not got to the level where somebody says, “Ah, he has changed,” you are still not committed to following Christ.  And noone will take your  witnessing seriously.

Reflection Questions
1. Are you “gossiping the Gospel” or just gossiping?
2. How open are you or your church to be drawn into the stories of others?
3. How open are you to share with others your stories of faith, and so give witness to God’s
presence in your personal experiences of life and of death?
4. Are you aware of the enormous potential for good that modern means of communication offer the Church today?

Submitted by Alexandra (Sasha) Kalashnikova at http://www.youthcenter.ru/

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