Life From A-Z in the Word Part 10 of 22

Psalm 119:73-80

How many of you have ever actually witnessed to another person or told them about your own salvation?

How many of you have ever had someone accept Jesus as their savior because of your testimony?

Don’t feel bad. In a July 9, 2001 George Barna survey there were ten Protestant groups questioned to see how many people shared there faith with a non-believer during the previous year. The report showed that there were only three of the ten Protestant groups examined for which at least half of their adherents had shared their faith: Pentecostal churches (61%), Assembly of God churches (61%), and non-denominational Protestant congregations (57%). The Protestant group least likely to engage in evangelism was Episcopalians, among whom just one out of every seven had verbally shared their faith in Christ in the past year.

Another surprise was the fact that most Baptists had not shared their faith in Christ with a non-believer in the past year. Baptist churches are often known for their evangelistic focus, yet only four out of every ten adults who attend a Baptist church had verbalized their faith in Christ to a non-Christian in the past twelve months. Even so, that proportion of evangelizers is higher than is found in most denominations.

Over all, statistics show that 95% of all Christians have never shared their faith with non-believers.

Tonight I would like to share with you four testimonial tips to help make your testimony more believable.