Sharing your faith
You don’t need to be an expert. Most people come to faith through a friend who cared about them, prayed for them and was honest about Jesus.
Pray for five
Write down up to five people you’d love to know Jesus. They’ll go on your prayer list, so you remember to pray for them.
Six simple habits
Pray for a few people by name, every day. Ask God for opportunities, and for courage when they come.
Most people come to faith through a friend. Be interested in people for their own sake, not as a project.
Ask good questions and really listen to the answers. People open up when they feel heard.
You don’t have to win arguments. Just tell what Jesus has done for you, honestly.
It’s fine to say “I don’t know, but I’ll find out.” Then find out together.
“Come and see” is still the best invitation: to church on Sunday, to a meal, to a course.
Questions that open a conversation
- “What do you think happens when we die?”
- “Have you ever been to church? What was it like?”
- “What gives you hope when things are hard?”
- “Do you ever pray, even if you’re not sure anyone’s listening?”
- “If you could ask God one question, what would it be?”
- “What do you make of Jesus?”
- “Is there anything I can pray for you about?”
Verses worth sharing
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16
But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
John 10:10