Share Jesus

Where do we meet people in our everyday?
Sharing our faith in words and actions needs to take place where people are. Most of Jesus’ and Paul’s conversations with people were not in the synagogue, but everyday places: hillsides, town squares, fishing boats and homes.

Where are our everyday places of connection?

Homes, schools, offices, shops, parks, gyms - what can you add to the list from your everyday?

Sharing is not talking at people about Jesus, shouting on a street corner. Sharing is about intentionality; deciding to bring faith into everyday conversations; going where people are; being alert to opportunities and confident enough to take them when they come.

When someone asks, ‘What did you do at the weekend?’ Could you mention church?

When someone grumbles about the news, can you talk about what gives you hope?
When someone asks how you got through a difficult time, can you share how faith helped you?

On your prayer walk

Look for opportunities and listen for promptings to pray for individuals or groups whom you encounter on your prayer walk. You can say “I/we are praying for this community. Do you know of anything in particular we should pray for?” After listening to their responses you can ask about their own needs. After they share, pray for them right away. If the Lord leads, you may pray about other needs as well. You can use the following acrostic (BLESS) to guide you in doing so: 

Body (health) 

Labour (job and finances) 

Emotional (morale) 

Social (relationships) 

Spiritual 

In most cases, people are grateful for your concern. If the person is a non-Christian this often opens the door to a spiritual conversation and sometimes an opportunity to share one’s testimony and the gospel or to offer the person a chance to be part of a bible study or even better, to host one in their home. If the person is a Christian then you could invite them to join your prayer walk or equip them in some other aspect. 

If you or your Church would like training in sharing your faith and making disciples then please contact us.