Here is the "How to Share Your Testimony" handout I mentioned during the sermon on July 8, 2018.

1. How to Share Your Testimony
Why Evangelize? Why Make Jesus Known?
Main Reason – Because of Jesus
1. Because of what He has done for you
2. Because of who you are now
3. Because of His love for you
4. Because He told you to
What’s Involved in Evangelizing?
1. Living the gospel
2. Proclaiming the gospel
3. Defending the gospel
4. Sharing your testimony
5. Making disciples
How Do I Share My Testimony?
What is a Testimony?
1. It is how your story connects to Jesus.
2. It is telling others of what Jesus has done for you.
3. It is your story of how you came to be a follower of Jesus.
Why Share My Testimony?
Luke 8:38-39
Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him.
But Jesus sent him away, saying, “Return to your own house, and tell what great things
God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what
great things Jesus had done for him.
Revelation 12:11
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did
not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Examples from the Bible of Sharing Testimonies
Mark 5:18-20 (The man who had been demon-possessed)
John 9 (The man who had been blind)
Acts 22:1-21 (Paul giving His testimony to the Jews)
Acts 26:1-23 (Paul giving His testimony to King Agrippa)
Why share my testimony?
1. Because Jesus wants you to.
2. It is one of the ways you overcome the devil.
3. It is one of the ways we glorify God.
4. Because it is one of the most effective ways to share the gospel.
Testimony Outline
1. Life before Jesus
2. Committing life to Jesus
3. Life with Jesus
4. Calling others to Jesus

2. Testimony Outline – Before Jesus
1. Key things about you and your history.
2. Sins that really impacted you or that you really struggled with.
3. The things you trusted to save you or to find your worth in and how they disappointed
you.
Questions about Your Life before Jesus (To help you figure out what to share)
1. What was my life like before Jesus?
2. What were my attitudes, needs, and problems before Jesus?
3. What did my life revolved around?
4. What did I look to for happiness and security? How did this disappoint me?
5. What were the key issues and struggles in my life before Jesus?
Testimony Outline – Committing Your Life to Jesus
1. How you began to become aware of your need for Jesus.
2. Why you decided on Jesus.
3. How you gave your life to Jesus.
Questions about Committing Your Life to Jesus
1. What did God use to open my eyes to Jesus?
2. What events led up to me believing and trusting in Jesus?
3. What made me aware of my sin and my need for a savior?
4. What made me decide to repent and put my trust in Jesus?
5. How did I commit my life to Jesus?
Testimony Outline – Life with Jesus
1. Big changes in your life.
2. Specific areas Jesus has brought major healing.
3. Things you still struggle with but how you trust Jesus.
Questions about Your Life with Jesus
1. What happened after I placed my faith in Jesus?
2. What difference has Jesus made in my life?
3. How has my life changed, and when did I notice that change?
4. How am I motivated differently now?
5. What is a difficult area of obedience or struggle for me now?
Testimony Outline – Calling Others to Jesus
(Those you are sharing your testimony with)
1. Ask questions
2. Share the gospel
3. Invite them to Jesus
Ask Questions
1. So what do you think?
2. Can you relate to anything I said?
3. Are you willing to turn from your sins and place your faith in Jesus right now?
4. If Jesus is real do you want Him in your life?
5. Are you ready to stand before God and give an account of your life?
Share the Gospel
1. Why they need Jesus
2. What Jesus did for them
3. How they receive salvation through Jesus

3. Invite Them to Jesus
1. To turn to Jesus
2. To trust Jesus
3. To follow Jesus
4. To obey Jesus
5. To pray to Jesus
How to Pray to Jesus
1. Confess their sin against God.
2. Acknowledge that they deserve hell.
3. Declare that they have turned back to God.
4. Tell Jesus that they put their trust in Him and all that He did for them.
5. Affirm that Jesus is Lord and that they will obey and follow Him.
Testimony Guidelines
Things to Avoid
1. Religious or church words, unless you explain them.
2. Mention of non-central doctrines, denominations, or churches.
3. Being negative or critical of people or churches.
4. Exaggerating or lying to try to impress or convince people.
5. Giving the impression that the Christian life is easy.
6. Using a consumer marketing approach.
7. Forcing yourself on people.
8. Trying to argue or pressure someone into the kingdom.
9. Don't go into inappropriate details of past sins or experiences.
Things to Do
1. Be real and humble.
2. Glorify God not yourself.
3. Make the main focus Jesus and the gospel.
4. Use Bible verses in your testimony. (Hebrews 4:12)
5. Be prepared. (2 Timothy 4:2)
6. Relax and trust God- you can’t save them only God can.
7. Pray to God.
8. Allow the Spirit to guide your conversation.
9. Know when to stop – don’t overwhelm people with too much information.
10.Pay attention and actively listen to the person with whom you are talking.
11. Be gentle, courteous, respectful, patient, merciful, and gracious. (1 Peter 3:16)
12.Keep it about 3 to 5 minutes long.
Develop Your Testimony
1.Pray
2.Write out your testimony
a. Use outline to structure your testimony
b. Include the gospel
c. Add key Bible verses
3.Practice sharing your testimony
a. Alone
b. With friends and family
c. One-on-One
d. With groups