Sharing the Love and Message of Jesus with Those Who ARe Not Saved?

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lonelyinct

lonelyinct

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Do any of you struggle with this?

If I'm honest, I know that I do.

I got saved when I was 16 years old. At at that time, I was struggling with wanting to live and struggling to find a place in this world. The Lord spoke to me b/c my suffering was silent...but I do remember having my grandmother and some great people at church around me who always reminded me of Christ's love and ultimate sacrifice for me.

I have to confess that I have not been obedient in terms of sharing the gospel with others. I'll share it with my siblings and they are receptive to it. But outside of my family, I struggle.

I remember once when I was in college and worked at a work study job, I attempted to minister to a fellow student who worked with me. He would always listen silently as I talked to him about turning his life over to Christ. However, one day, he bluntly said to me, out of the blue, "You know, you don't gotta try to shove this stuff down my throat!" I felt wounded and know that whatever I was saying to him was clearly ineffective. This was over a decade ago, but it has remained in my mind and consciousness since then.

I have a more recent example that I'm dealing with. I have a friend with whom, 2 months ago, I gently shared the message of the salvation and love of Christ. She's my age, and has been in and out of many, many short term, unfulfilling romantic relationships . In search of love, she's traveled around the world. She's traveled to Bali for "spiritual retreats." Now, she's practicing Buddhism and has gone to search for a "spiritual healer," as she terms it, in the jungles of Peru. My heart aches for her b/c she's clearly lost and is searching for something. I have only been able to contact her via email. I've been praying for her earnestly, and one day the Lord asked me to share my testimony with her. So, during my last email, I shared my testimony and then proceeded share with her why/how Christ satisfies, and to gently ask her to consider having a relationship with Him.

She has not replied.

How do you share the truth of Christ, His love, and His sacrifice with others? Have you been successful? If not, why? Have you been hesitant to share your testimony with or minister to others?

Thank you in advance for sharing :).
 
Willie-T

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You just talk about Him normally and naturally like you would anything else, and if asked questions, answer. If not, so what?
 
fredoheaven

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lonelyinct said:
I have to confess that I have not been obedient in terms of sharing the gospel with others. I'll share it with my siblings and they are receptive to it. But outside of my family, I struggle.
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I think a buddy system is a nice way of sharing gospels outside of your family. Two is better than one...:)

God bless.
 
Yonah

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John 6:44, knowing this the best thing to do is pray He well knows how and whom to lead into the path of those seeking Him all we have to do is yield ourselves to him, we will feel the leading of His spirit and at first it will feel uncomfortable because it may be new to you, but just step out in faith when urged from inside to do so... He will do the rest, all we must do is follow, and you will see ... prov. 3:5-6
 
fredoheaven

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lonelyinct said:
Fredo, this is something I hadn't thought of. Thank you!
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Ya, we love gospel saturation here in the Philippines. Meaning, it is a church wide soulwinning in a certain place or location to have impact. If cult like JW can do, we need too. Surely God can do a miracle from you and to the church as a whole...of course, a key to penetrate others with the Gospel is all there with a praying saints.

God bless!
 
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pottersclay

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Lonelyinct...first of all sis you have no place in this world, you're just passing through pilgrim, don't take any rejection personal.
I've fallen on my face many times and have passed up a lot of opportunities in fear of rejection or public speaking...I pray for boldness and to be spirit led in all situations and as time passes its easier and easier to stand for and with Christ. Where else can I go lol? Pray for boldness and he will direct your path.
 
crossnote

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Wouldn't it be nice to just heal a blind man in the street and turn around to the gathering crowd and tell them, "Know this for a certainty, that the same God who gave this man his sight also sent His Son Jesus to die for our sins and has raised Him from dead. Now repent, turn from your false gods to the true and living God.." etc.?

In the meantime...in our weakness, He is made strong.
 
Joidevivre

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First of all, I just show them that I love them. That is after all the main message that Christ would bring. You are his presence in this world. Listen to them, accept them where they are, and show yourself as first of all a friend.

Later, when they feel safe and accepted with you, there will always come a time when your personal testimony will mean something to them.

Your main testimony will be the peace you show in the midst of things going wrong. The joy that is always there deep in your spirit. They will want what you have.

Bless you.
 
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RobbyEarl

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The peaching of Christ and Him Crucified is the power of God and by it Muslims get saved and drunks lay down the bottle and drug users put down the needle, However many will not listen. Just Read Jeremiah. All we can do is preach the gospel and let the Holy Spirit do the rest. If it could be forced, then I would walk around with a baseball bat.
 
fredoheaven

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Joidevivre said:
First of all, I just show them that I love them. That is after all the main message that Christ would bring. You are his presence in this world. Listen to them, accept them where they are, and show yourself as first of all a friend.

Later, when they feel safe and accepted with you, there will always come a time when your personal testimony will mean something to them.

Your main testimony will be the peace you show in the midst of things going wrong. The joy that is always there deep in your spirit. They will want what you have.

Bless you.
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okay, this is "friendship evangelism" a powerful tool of sharing the Gospel ie. "Letting your lives as becometh the Gospel"

God bless
 
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B1Davanda

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crossnote said:
Wouldn't it be nice to just heal a blind man in the street and turn around to the gathering crowd and tell them, "Know this for a certainty, that the same God who gave this man his sight also sent His Son Jesus to die for our sins and has raised Him from dead. Now repent, turn from your false gods to the true and living God.." etc.?

In the meantime...in our weakness, He is made strong.
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Don't forget the spit and the mud. People LOVE that!
 
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B1Davanda

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I used to think of it like a job, and was looking for results.
I understand that desire to do good for Jesus, but He would rather have us faithful to what He calls us to at a given moment, than to have an 'evangelism plan'.

Remember, one plants, another waters, but God gives the increase, and we all have different gifts and abilities that God chooses to use thru us to be a blessing to others.

Yes, priority 1 is to share the gospel, and faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word if God, but you never know how that's being distributed.

There may be a time that you're worshipping in church, really caught up in God's love, and someone across the way sees you and is moved to tears, and perhaps quietly says a prayer of dedication to the Lord, and their life begins a transformation right there, or they move into a closer walk with the Lord, and you may not even know that it was your devotion in worship that caused them to see the reality of Jesus and express their desire to have what they heard the preacher talk about for a long time, but never sank in til they saw you worshipping that day.

But maybe in heaven, Jesus will show you the effect you had on another. One planted the word thru preaching, another watered thru worship, and in due time God gave the increase.

Let your light so shine among men, that they will see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven.
The Lord knows your heart and your desire to see people be saved thru faith in Jesus. Take the pressure off yourself, He's not disappointed in you. It's God Himself working in you and thru you to do His good pleasure.

Let all you do be done to the glory of the Lord.

Keep rejoicing that your name is written in heaven, people will be drawn to you. Be prepared to give an answer to the reason for the hope you have within you, and the Lord will provide the opportunities, and may He bless you abundantly in the process, in Jesus' name. Amen. :)
 
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FreeNChrist

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lonelyinct said:
Do any of you struggle with this?

If I'm honest, I know that I do.

I got saved when I was 16 years old. At at that time, I was struggling with wanting to live and struggling to find a place in this world. The Lord spoke to me b/c my suffering was silent...but I do remember having my grandmother and some great people at church around me who always reminded me of Christ's love and ultimate sacrifice for me.

I have to confess that I have not been obedient in terms of sharing the gospel with others. I'll share it with my siblings and they are receptive to it. But outside of my family, I struggle.

I remember once when I was in college and worked at a work study job, I attempted to minister to a fellow student who worked with me. He would always listen silently as I talked to him about turning his life over to Christ. However, one day, he bluntly said to me, out of the blue, "You know, you don't gotta try to shove this stuff down my throat!" I felt wounded and know that whatever I was saying to him was clearly ineffective. This was over a decade ago, but it has remained in my mind and consciousness since then.

I have a more recent example that I'm dealing with. I have a friend with whom, 2 months ago, I gently shared the message of the salvation and love of Christ. She's my age, and has been in and out of many, many short term, unfulfilling romantic relationships . In search of love, she's traveled around the world. She's traveled to Bali for "spiritual retreats." Now, she's practicing Buddhism and has gone to search for a "spiritual healer," as she terms it, in the jungles of Peru. My heart aches for her b/c she's clearly lost and is searching for something. I have only been able to contact her via email. I've been praying for her earnestly, and one day the Lord asked me to share my testimony with her. So, during my last email, I shared my testimony and then proceeded share with her why/how Christ satisfies, and to gently ask her to consider having a relationship with Him.

She has not replied.

How do you share the truth of Christ, His love, and His sacrifice with others? Have you been successful? If not, why? Have you been hesitant to share your testimony with or minister to others?

Thank you in advance for sharing :).
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Our goal is for others to see Jesus in us, and when they do, to be ready with answers for their questions about the hope we have. (1 Peter3:15)
 
seed_time_harvest

seed_time_harvest

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People can sense If you really do care.love covers a multidude of sins.love never fails.
Love Is a fruit of the reborn spirit
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1st Corinthians 13:4-7
King James Version(KJV)

4.)Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5.)Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6.)Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7.)Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
 
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oldethennew

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sharing should always be in the showing/living God's Truths.....
 
fredoheaven

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Willie-T said:
Yeah, just like the JW's and Mormons do.
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The difference with the reference is that they are not carrying the Gospel of Christ and a two by two is biblical. So close yet so far...:)

God bless you sir!
 
Angela53510

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You really have to remember it is God that saves people. We are to share the message. Whether it is a testimony or Scripture or our deeds and actions - that is communicating the gospel.

And don't think that the person has to be saved the minute you have given your presentation. I had seeds planted in my heart from the time I was 5 years old. God literally had people all along the way tell me about the love of God. And I remembered each and every person that took the time to share Christ with me, when I was saved!

So now, I just try and share what God has given me. The hardest is my own children. Two of them are total unbelievers, the other two believe, but aren't following God with all their hearts. A few years ago I was staying at one son's house while I was taking a course in Seminary. I asked him what he thought about God, and he got angry and shut me down. So, I just pray!

I pray for God to bring people into their lives who will witness in a different way than I can. I pray for the Holy Spirit to soften their hearts. I read Bible stories to his children, pray at meals with them and before bed when I am there. I take them to Sunday School. Fortunately, he is not against that.

I have a friend with the gift of evangelism. She can start a conversation with someone in a line up at a grocery store, exchange phone numbers, and the next thing you know, they are in a Bible study, and saved! Same on airplanes! She leads all the people around her to the Lord, and arranges for follow up.

One time, she was on the way to visit her mother, and she stopped at a long term care a block away, to visit a young teenager who was a quadrapelic. She led him to the Lord, and the next thing you know, he was getting baptized in church, and what a change in that young man!

I can only admire and praise her incredible gift. I don't have that gift, but I do try and share the gospel in various ways with people. That is what God really wants from us.
 
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