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what’s your story?

what’s your story?. Our Roadmap. Session 1: Why Become a Contagious Christian Lost people matter to God/to us Relational evangelism Session 2: Being Yourself Evangelism Styles Positives (and cautions) of your styles Session 3: Building Relationships Friends/Family, New Friends

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what’s your story?

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  1. what’s your story?

  2. Our Roadmap • Session 1: Why Become a Contagious Christian • Lost people matter to God/to us • Relational evangelism • Session 2: Being Yourself • Evangelism Styles • Positives (and cautions) of your styles • Session 3: Building Relationships • Friends/Family, New Friends • Three Approaches to starting spiritual conversations

  3. Roadmap Session 4: What’s Your Story? Session 5: What’s God’s Story? Session 6: Crossing the Line Session 7: Putting It Together Session 8: Objection!

  4. Preview • Learn why your story is important • Write out your personal story • Practice telling your story in a safe environment

  5. Prayer, Community Building Group Leader: The first person in your group to state the historical reason why we celebrate July 4th. Lead your group through the following: 1. Everyone acquainted in your group? 2. How do you feel when someone says to you: “Tell me about yourself”? What do you usually begin with?

  6. Why Your Story Is Important • Your friends are INTERESTED in it • Your friends can RELATE to it • It is HARD TO ARGUE WITH

  7. How to Organize Your Story Paul’s Story—Acts 26: The Three Handles Meeting Christ 12-18 Before Christ 4-11 With Christ 19-23 “Do you believe the prophets?” (Acts 26:27) Believe in God’s Promise One, Jesus Christ! Acts 26:6

  8. Writing Your Story: • If you’ve known Christ all your life from infant baptism, write about what that’s been like, knowing you’ve been His child from early on, thankful that your parents understood God’s desire for baptism. Write about a time(s) you may have doubted or wandered, but how He’s remained faithful to you… • If you professed faith later in life, see next slides…

  9. Writing Your Story: • If God brought you to faith later in life, organize your story in the following way: • Before Christ… • Meeting Christ… • With Christ… • Concluding Question…

  10. Writing Your Story: • Before Christ • What were you like before God saved you? • What made you start thinking Jesus could make a difference in your life?

  11. Writing Your Story: • Meeting Christ • What were the events that led up to your moment of conversion? • Describe your moment of salvation.

  12. Writing Your Story: • With Christ • How did your life begin to change (good or bad) after the day God adopted you as His child? • How is your life different than “Before Christ”?

  13. Story Tips Theme • Describes the biggest DIFFERENCE in your life

  14. Story Tips Middle Handle – Meeting Christ • Keep your description simple, clear, and EASY TO IMITATE • Believed as a baby? Talk about the beauty of God’s means of grace – how He provided for children to be saved, how your friend’s children can be part of God’s people through baptism(!), etc.

  15. Story Tips Conclusion • End with a question or statement that evokes a RESPONSE

  16. Story Tips Scripture • If there is one key verse in Scripture that really fits, use it; if not, don’t force it

  17. Story Tips Language • Avoid using Christian phrases or “church talk”

  18. Story Tips Length • Keep it SHORT

  19. Story Tips Sequence • Be able to start and end your story with any of the handles

  20. Story Tips “Putting Others First” • First encourage your friend to talk about his or her spiritual background • Emphasize the parts of your story that are similar to your friend’s

  21. Activity: Practice Telling Your Story • Video • What were Nate’s strengths and weaknesses in telling his story to Paul? • In your small group, tell your story to your group (if you’d rather pick a partner and tell only him/her, that’s fine) • Group or partner – give friendly, constructive feedback and encouragement.

  22. Wrap-Up • Identified why your story is important • Wrote out your personal story using the three handles • Practiced telling your story

  23. Our Roadmap Session 1: Why Become a Contagious Christian Session 2: Being Yourself Session 3: Building Relationships Session 4: What’s Your Story? Session 5: What’s God’s Story? Session 6: Crossing the Line Session 7: Putting It Together Session 8: Objection!

  24. Closing For the coming week: Review and practice what you’ve learned, asking God for help, guidance, and opportunities Read the Lutheran Witness article(s) Let’s pray…

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