Alright!
So we are going to be finishing up our series in sharing our faith.
Our first step was to have a simple conversation and to get to know who you're talking to.
Our second step was to give the gospel correctly, and to make sure they understand what the
gospel is.
And for our final step, I personally believe its the most important, and it's to love the
person you're talking to.
You might be thinking, "How is this a step?"
Some might think this is just common sense, but this is a step I think we can all forget
sometimes.
Love works in a lot of ways, and in one sense, it is the great motivator.
If you have a friend who is unsaved, then you would know that unless they believed in
Jesus as their Savior, they would be punished for their sin and go to hell.
When we understand that there is a literal hell and a literal heaven, and when we look
at our friend or the person we are sharing our faith with, simply loving them will motivate
us to share the gospel with them.
Not only is love a great motivator, but love also speaks louder than words sometimes.
If you study apologetics--which is pretty much giving a defense for the faith with logical
answers--you would find a lot of great reasons to trust the bible, and believe in God's existence.
Despite all these things that you learn and would tell, there's still some people that
still don't believe in Jesus.
But although they can disagree with you, one thing they cannot refute, is the fact that
you're their friend.
The fact that you respect them, listen to them, or help them when they need help.
And when people see that you're not like other people, that you actually care, they might
be willing to hear what Christianity is again.
John 13:355, "By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one
another."
Now that we know that love is the great motivator and that love speaks louder than words, we
will now wrap up this video with illustration time.
This is a true story I heard on Christian radio, of a woman sharing her faith.
There was a woman, and she was so excited about Jesus that she just had to share Jesus
with someone.
So she went up to this man.
She started to talk to this man and shared with im the gospel.
The man was interested and started asking questions about her faith.
"What about all the contradictions in the Bible?
What about all the poverty and suffering people in the world?
Your Bible is wrong and doesn't make sense."
And the woman's excitement went down.
Troubled, she replied, "I don't know, but Jesus loves you."
The man got louder and asked even more questions, "The Bible isn't true!
Jesus isn't true!"
And the woman now to the point of tears replied, "I don't know, but Jesus loves you."
The man had it now.
He was yelling and giving all his arguments and frustrations with her.
And leaving, the woman was crying and replied, "I don't know, but Jesus loves you."
About a week or so after their conversation, the woman this man was talking to showed up
at the church she invited him to.
He walked up and asked to talk to the pastor.
When the pastor showed up, the man spoke.
"About a week or so ago, a woman who goes to this church invited me here.
She told me Jesus loved me, and she couldn't answer any of my questions.
If anything, I verbally abused her.
But after our conversation, I noticed the love in her live.
Love that I don't have, love that I want."
And from there, the man started attending church.
You see, when we share our faith, we think we need all the answers.
But that's not true.
Answers don't save people.
Love saves people, and if you can love another human being, then you're perfect for sharing
God's saving gospel.
Because the gospel is a love story.
The story of God who sent His Son to die for our sins.
What people need the most today is for someone to love them.
And the way we love them most, is by telling them that Jesus loves them.
Ephesians 5:2, "Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ.
He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God."
So this concludes our series on sharing our faith.
Hopefully, this helped.
And I'd like to encourage all of us to go out and share our faith.
So don't forget to subscribe and share our videos, and we'll see you guys next time.
God bless!