Discipleship Training Course

DTC- DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING COURSE
The gospel is not about me. The gospel is about Jesus. It is the
proclamation of the person and work of Christ, and of how a
person can step into the benefits of the work of Christ by
faith alone. Not by works or personal charm.
Some tips for sharing your testimony:
Keep your story short and limited with few facts of your sinful past.
The bulk of one‘s testimony should revolve around the story of
Jesus and His grace in your life. Spending too much time on the
gory details of your past will keep people focused on those
elements, by which they can potentially miss the truth.
We can view it like this. Actually, my testimony is not my story, but
Gods story of saving my life. Sharing it from His view and plan to
save you. This view always encourages a humble approach and
will keep the main thing in sight, His sacrifice, not yours.
Gods heart with your testimony is for you to remain in victory as
stated in Revelation 12:11, and to use it as a tool to enlighten
others to the gospel message of His redemptive plan.
Now that we have a basic view on the gospel message and on
the importance of sharing our testimony with wisdom, let‘s explore
our approach.
Firstly before we start ―speaking‖, it‘s so much more important to
have a good ―listening‖ ability.
Imagine walking into your doctor‘s practise and he simply starts
feeding you pills and wrapping bandages around your leg or arm
without hearing from you why you are actually there. I doubt
you‘d go back.
Well in the same way, we can‘t just rehearse a story and dump it
on every person we meet. We need to be sensitive and have a
good listening ability, to hear where people are at, and then you
can choose your approach wisely, and with the guidance of the
Holy Spirit speak truth in love, and not just from a rehearsed mind.
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