How to witness effectively?

[JustGodsChild]

I know the three keys to get ready for witnessing is prayer, letting the Holy Spirit guide us and our personal testimony.

However, I am just curious on some tips on effectively witness, such as how to bring up the topic if you feel are being led to do so. I think the Holy Spirit does led us to witness to someone. But sometimes I have been a klutz at wording what I want to say. And I completely screwed up what I wanted to say. So if anyone has any tips, I would appreciate the help. Or even websites that can help. Thank you in advance.

[KC Phelps]

I'm a klutz at it too. We just need to keep praying for the HS to guide us.
I know it's better to work one on one rather than approach a person in a group. I've ordered some more tracts and keep setting them out on public indoor phones.:thumb

[JoyAtLast]

Perhaps you can try Livingwaters.com or Wayofthemaster.com. They have lessons you can listen to and one of them is called "Hell's Best Kept Secret". It has made witnessing a lot easier for me and I have seen God do amazing things with regard to conviction in people.

If you get a chance, listen to "George Street" on Livingwaters.com -- it is really awesome.

Also, I think Bill Fay (do a google search on his name; he's an evangelist) talks about bringing up salvation in everyday conversations.

I can get tongue-tied when witnessing, too, but I find it easier to witness by giving out a very nice tract and asking them if they died tonight, would they go to heaven? If they want to pursue it, I will ask them if they have ever told a lie, ever stolen, etc.. Then it's very interesting to hear what people have to say.

By the way, using the Law to witness is how Livingwaters and Wayof themaster teach to witness. It's also how our pastor preaches and we have seen a lot of people get saved and get into church.

God used it to help my two neighbors understand they were lost ...and they got saved last summer! I had witnessed to them for seven years, but until I used that approach, they weren't interested.

Hope you find something that helps! God Bless.

[MikeJ]

Don't be too discouraged when people you witness to reject the gospel. A great evangelist, working in Ireland, told me that, on average, a person has to be witnessed to eight times before they become born-again. The Lord may be using you as one of those links to reach someone.

Mike

[joint heir]

I think there are some natural conversational rules that can be applied.....(of course the Holy Spirit is the lead and you might be prompted to break a rule)

but in general I think that following conversational rules helps...

a great book to read is How to win friends and influence people

when I read it I felt the writer had to have been influenced by the BIble....

some principles are

1. begin by taking a true interest in the other person....ask about them....use their name....find out what they are interested in....


you have heard the rule that most people don't care what you have to say until they know that you care about them...

2. present the gospel as it benefits them....humans instictively want to know what they are going to get out of something....especially those who are not saved...

appeal to that....

don't get caught up talking about yourself ....keep the focus on them and what the gospel can do for them....restore them etc


3. Don't criticize.... it immendiately puts someone on the defensive....and this is tricky since you do have to convince them that they are in need of a Savior....this may be a point in the conversation that you want to focus on you....and begin freely admitting your faults....



I wanted to get my copy of the book and review other principles and see how they could be applied to witnessing....but I can't seem to find it....

those are off the top of my head....

and I have seen the principles of the book work in my own life....