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I believe the key to everything now a days is relevance, actually it always has been. People want things that are relevant to them, relevant to culture, and relevant to the changes going on in the world. No one wants to watch a television show that isn't up to date with the culture. No one wants to go take a college course or online class that doesn't have the most up to date information. And certainly, no one wants to go to a church that is behind the times and completely irrelevant to today's culture.
With those thoughts in mind, I want you to think about witnessing. Each of us has been placed in a family, a neighborhood, a workplace by God for a specific reason. We are there by God's design, as part of His plan, and to reach those we are in contact with. The people we come in contact with regularly are the ones we build relationships with, and those are the ones we impact the most. I hear all the time that people don't want to share their testimony because it isn't exciting, or there's not much to tell, or even because they don't know much scripture to quote. Well, none of that is needed. What you really need to do is live in a way that is glorifying to GOd, and when you are questioned about it, tell them what God has done for you in your life. That is relevance, people who you relate to can relate to that plain and simple.
1 Peter 3:15 says, " But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give and answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect."
I think that verse pretty much covers it all. It tells us to keep our hearts pure so that people will see that CHrist is Lord of our life. Then, be prepared to do what? Spout out the Romans Road? Share a major portion of the New Testament? No, he says be prepared to answer questions about your hope. The hope that you find in Christ is very, very relevant to those who don't have it. Most importantly, though, we must do this with gentleness and respect. We have to be understanding and gentle in our approach. We want a true experience with Christ to change lives, not our pushiness or Bible pounding. We also want others to feel like our equal, not as if we are better than them because of this hope.
So share what God has done for you, in your life and all that He has offered you. That is the key to winning your friends for Christ, not your knowledge, or the intenseness of your own conversion. They just want to know what makes you different, and that is easy to share.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!