Easy, Fun Ideas about how to WITNESS and PLANT SEEDS

by Jim Starry

I AM GOING TO SUGGEST

SEVERAL VERY EFFECTIVE

… BUT CASUAL AND EASY

WAYS TO WITNESS AND

TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS

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THESE CASUAL WAYS

TO WITNESS WILL HELP

TO ELIMINATE AWKWARDNESS

OR INTIMIDATION THAT SOME

CHRISTIANS MAY HAVE

WHEN WITNESSING.

THESE FRIENDLY BUT VERY

EFFECTIVE WAYS TO WITNESS

MAY ALSO HELP YOU TO

“ TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS “

IN A WAY THAT WILL BE

BETTER RECEIVED AND BETTER

UNDERSTOOD BY THE UN-SAVED.

FIRST …

LET’S BETTER UNDERSTAND

SOME OF THE REASONS

WHY IT IS

IMPORTANT FOR US TO

WITNESS AND PLANT SEEDS ?

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BECAUSE JESUS SAID SO

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JESUS

SAID

JESUS TELLS US MANY

TIMES IN THE BIBLE TO

TELL OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS

ABOUT FORGIVENESS OF SINS

… ABOUT ETERNAL LIFE WITH

JESUS AND THE FATHER.

JESUS WASN’T ASKING

US TO DO HIM A

PERSONAL FAVOR

WHEN HE SAID:

“ TELL OTHERS “

IT WASN’T JUST GOOD ADVICE.

IT IS EXPECTED OF US

IN FACT …

TELLING OTHERS ABOUT JESUS

HAS A SPECIAL NAME

IN THE BIBLE.

IT’S CALLED

THE

GREAT COMMISSION

THE

GREAT

COMMISSION

WE ALL WANT TO BE

“CHRIST LIKE” - RIGHT?

I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU AND I

“ TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS “

WE ARE BEING

“ CHRIST LIKE ”

BECAUSE JESUS TOLD

OTHERS ABOUT JESUS.

JESUS ONCE EXPLAINED TO

HIS DISCIPLES THAT

“ THE HARVEST IS GREAT ,

BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW ”

… THE HARVEST

REPRESENTS THE UN-SAVED.

THE FEW WORKERS REPRESENTS

US … HIS FOLLOWERS.

“ THE HARVEST IS GREAT,

BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW ”

THERE IS A BUMPER CROP

OF UN-SAVED PEOPLE

OUT THERE !

WE WANT MORE OF JESUS, AND

JESUS WANTS MORE WORKERS.

JESUS

WANTS MORE

WORKERS

… YOU AND I TO GO

TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS.

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THE CASUAL AND EASY

WAYS TO WITNESS ARE NEXT.

BUT FIRST …

LET’S TAKE

A QUICK LOOK AT

WHY SOME CHRISTIANS

RARELY WITNESS

… AND WHY OTHER

CHRISTIANS MAY NOT

WITNESS AT ALL.

FOR STARTERS …

SOME CHRISTIANS MAY HAVE

A SHY PERSONALITY.

SOME MAY BE

UNCOMFORTABLE APPROACHING

STRANGERS.

SOME CHRISTIANS MAY BE

AFRAID OF REJECTION.

SOME CHRISTIANS ARE NOT

SURE WHAT TO SAY.

AND SOME OF US ARE

“ TIME POOR “

JUST TOO BUSY TO WITNESS.

CAN ANYONE THINK OF

ANY OTHER REASONS ?

I AM NOW GOING TO SUGGEST A

FEW DIFFERENT AND EASY WAYS

TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS.

I BELIEVE THESE CASUAL

AND FRIENDLY TECHNIQUES

WILL HELP TO SOLVE AND

REMOVE MANY

PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS

THAT SOME CHRISTIANS

MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED

WHEN WITNESSING AND

PLANTING SEEDS.

HERE IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE

IT’S WHAT I CALL

THE 2 MINUTE WITNESS

MINUTE

WITNESS

JUST TO BE CLEAR …

WITNESSING, PLANTING SEEDS

AND GIVING YOUR PERSONAL

TESTIMONY IS “ TELLING “

OTHERS ABOUT JESUS.

THIS PRESENTATION IS ABOUT

“ TELLING “

… PRAYING THE SINNERS PRAYER

WITH SOMEONE IS “ LEADING “

THEM TO JESUS.

THE 2 MINUTE WITNESS IS

A CASUAL AND FRIENDLY WAY

OF “ TELLING “ OTHERS.

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I AM NOT SUGGESTING THAT

WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR AN

UN-SAVED PERSON TO ACCEPT

JESUS INTO THEIR LIFE TO

BE BORN AGAIN …

AND YOU START PRAYING THE

SINNERS PRAYER WITH THEM …

… THAT YOU SHOULD BE

“ QUICK ABOUT IT “ AND KEEP

IT TO 2 MINUTES OR LESS.

NO … BECAUSE THAT IS

“ LEADING “ THEM TO JESUS

AND ETERNAL SALVATION.

WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT

WITNESSING & PLANTING SEEDS

… “ TELLING OTHERS “ …

DOESN’T HAVE TO TAKE

30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS

CERTAINLY ABLE TO ANOINT

AND WATER A

SEED THAT WAS PLANTED IN

JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

BECAUSE WITH GOD

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

… HOW AND WHERE CAN

I GIVE A 2 MINUTE WITNESS?

WHAT DO I DO ?

YOU START A

FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.

START

A FRIENDLY

CONVERSATION

“HI … DID YOU HAVE TROUBLE

PARKING TODAY?”

( SEE WHAT I JUST DID THERE? )

I STARTED A CONVERSATION.

WHERE ARE SOME GOOD PLACES

TO START CONVERSATIONS ?

WE ALL COME IN CONTACT WITH

UN-SAVED PEOPLE EVERYDAY.

- AT THE LAUNDROMAT

- THE COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL

- AT BINGO

- SPORTS EVENTS

- ON A GROUP BUS TRIP

- ON THE GOLF COURSE

- IN A LONG LINE AT

HERSHEY PARK

- AT THE BOWLING ALLEY

- AT A YARD SALE

HERE’S A TIP … YOUR WAITRESS.

THEY WILL TALK FOR 2

MINUTES IF THEY WANT A TIP.

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WHEN YOU ARE AROUND

OTHER PEOPLE … JUST START

A CONVERSATION … SUCH AS

“ HEY … HOW ABOUT

THOSE COWBOYS. ”

OR THE EAGLES, OR THE

STEELERS, OR THE RAVENS

OR THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS.

A FEMALE CHRISTIAN MAY SAY

TO ANOTHER FEMALE

“ I LIKE YOUR HAIR … OR

I LIKE YOUR SHOES ”

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… OR MY FAVORITE,

“ I CAN’T BELIEVE THE

PRICE OF PAPER TOWELS ”

CHANCES ARE THAT PERSON

WILL SMILE AND

RESPOND BACK. RIGHT ?

JUST START A

FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.

… NOW THIS IS IMPORTANT !

KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING

AND LISTEN.

KEEP

CONVERSATION

GOING & LISTEN

BECAUSE DURING YOUR

FRIENDLY CONVERSATION …

YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING

AND WATCHING FOR

ANYTHING THAT PERSON

SAYS OR DOES

THAT GIVES YOU AN

OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND

WITH A TWO MINUTE WITNESS.

HERE IS A TRUE EXAMPLE

OF ME STARTING A

FRIENDLY CONVERSATION

WITH A GUY AT THE

MARYSVILLE, PA LAUNDROMAT

… AND ALL OF SUDDEN

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO

GIVE A 2 MINUTE WITNESS.

HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS STILL IN THE

WASH CYCLE …

AND I SAW ANOTHER GUY

AROUND MY AGE …

BUT NOT AS GOOD LOOKING.

haha

WE WERE BOTH SITTING

THERE LOOKING VERY BORED

SO I STARTED A

FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.

WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT

THIS - THAT AND

THE OTHER THING.

AND ABOUT 4 MINUTES

INTO OUR CONVERSATION …

HE LIT UP A CIGARETTE.

… OVER 40 YEARS AGO

JESUS DELIVERED ME

FROM SMOKING CIGARETTES

AND THE LORD SHOWED

ME THAT THIS IS AN

OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A

PERSONAL TESTIMONY

ABOUT HOW JESUS

TOOK AWAY MY DESIRE

TO SMOKE.

… I SAID TO HIM:

“ YOU KNOW “ …

THE LAST TIME I

BOUGHT A PACK OF

CIGARETTES

THEY COST 65 CENTS

… AND NOW THEY COST

AROUND 9 BUCKS A PACK.

HE SAID, I KNOW !

I ASKED HIM … DO YOU WANT

TO KNOW HOW I

QUIT SMOKING ?

HE WAS CURIOUS ,

SO HE SAID … SURE.

I SAID, I KNEW JESUS WAS

REAL, SO I STARTED ASKING

JESUS TO TAKE AWAY MY

DESIRE TO SMOKE.

I TOLD THE GUY THAT I

WAS SERIOUSLY ADDICTED,

( BECAUSE I WAS )

I SAID THAT I WAS

SMOKING TWO PACKS A DAY

( BECAUSE I WAS )

I EXPLAINED THAT

ONE NIGHT

I SMOKED THE LAST

CIGARETTE IN MY PACK AND

I WENT TO BED KNOWING

THAT I HAVE TO BUY A

PACK FIRST THING IN

THE MORNING.

THE NEXT MORNING I WOKE

UP AND REMINDED MYSELF

THAT I HAVE TO GO GET

A PACK OF CIGARETTES.

BUT FOR SOME REASON

I DIDN’T REALLY HAVE THE

URGE FOR ONE AND SINCE

I WAS TRYING TO QUIT

I THOUGHT I WOULD WAIT

UNTIL I GOT THE URGE

LATER THAT MORNING.

I TOLD THE GUY IT’S BEEN

OVER 40 YEARS NOW AND I

STILL HAVEN’T GOT THE URGE.

I WENT TO BED A SMOKER,

AND I WOKE UP A

NON - SMOKER.

I WENT ON TO TELL HIM

THAT I KNEW IT WAS JESUS

BECAUSE I TRIED TO QUIT

A THOUSAND TIMES ON MY

OWN AND I NEVER COULD.

THE MAN DIDN’T KNOW

WHAT TO SAY, OR

HOW TO REPLY BECAUSE

I GAVE JESUS THE CREDIT.

THE GUY QUICKLY CHANGED

THE SUBJECT SO I WENT

ALONG WITH HIS

NEW TOPIC BECAUSE

THE SEED HAS BEEN PLANTED.

I JUST PLANTED A SEED

IN HIS HEART FOR THE

HOLY SPIRIT TO WATER.

AND MY WITNESS ONLY

TOOK ABOUT 2 MINUTES.

SINCE MY STORY WAS

SHORT … HE LISTENED AND

IT WAS ALL PART OF A

FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.

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… I WAS ABLE TO USE

MY PERSONAL TESTIMONY.

USING A PERSONAL TESTIMONY

OF WHAT JESUS HAS DONE

FOR YOU IS GREAT BECAUSE

YOU WON’T BE AT A LOSS

FOR WORDS BECAUSE YOU

LIVED IT.

JUST TELL YOUR STORY.

NOW … IF

THE UN-SAVED PERSON SEEMS

INTERESTED, AND BEGINS TO

ASK A FEW QUESTIONS …

THEN CONTINUE THE

CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER

MINUTE AND ANSWER THEIR

QUESTIONS.

BUT WHEN THEY ARE DONE

ASKING QUESTIONS OR THEIR

INTEREST DROPS OFF … THEN

YOU BE THE ONE TO CHANGE

THE SUBJECT AND MOVE ON.

… BECAUSE YOUR SEED

HAS BEEN PLANTED.

YOUR SEED

HAS BEEN

PLANTED

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REMEMBER, WE ARE NOT

TRYING TO TWIST THEIR

ARM … OR ARE WE

TRYING TO WIN A DEBATE.

LET JESUS TAKE IT FROM

THERE, HE WILL DO THE REST.

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SOMETIMES THE OTHER PERSON

WILL START A FRIENDLY

CONVERSATION. IT DOESN’T

MATTER … YOU ARE IN A

CONVERSATION.

JUST WAIT FOR THE PERSON

TO DO OR SAY SOMETHING

THAT ALLOWS YOU TO

RESPOND WITH A

SHORT WITNESS OR

PERSONAL TESTIMONY.

AN UN-SAVED PERSON MAY

SAY SOMETHING LIKE:

“ EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE

IS GOING WRONG. “ OR

“ MY CAR INSPECTION IS

GOING TO BE A $1,000. “

YOU COULD RESPOND WITH:

“ I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN,

I HAVE GONE THROUGH

TOUGH TIMES LIKE THAT “

… AND THEN TELL THEM

HOW JESUS SOLVED A

SITUATION IN YOUR LIFE.

YOUR OWN

PERSONAL TESTIMONY

PERSONAL

TESTIMONY

IS VERY POWERFUL.

HERE IS ANOTHER EASY WAY

TO WITNESS. WHAT ABOUT

LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO

PLANT SEEDS WHILE ON-LINE ?

PLANT SEEDS

ON-LINE

HAS ANYONE DONE THAT ?

ONE EASY WAY TO POST A

MESSAGE ON-LINE AND

PLANT MANY SEEDS IS TO

POST ON YOUR

FACEBOOK NEWS FEED

… WHICH AUTOMATICALLY POSTS

ON YOUR HOME PAGE TOO.

I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO NOT

POST YOUR WITNESS ON

OTHER PEOPLE’S HOME PAGE

WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION !

THAT IS WHAT YOUR

PAGE IS FOR.

YOU CAN POST COMMENTS

ANYWHERE ON FACEBOOK,

YOUTUBE, TWITTER AND MORE.

IF YOU COME ACROSS A

LIVE PERSON WHILE SURFING,

START A FRIENDLY

CONVERSATION

AND SEE IF THERE IS

AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLANT

A QUICK SEED.

USE THE SAME TECHNIQUES

AND PRINCIPALS ON-LINE

THAT YOU WOULD USE IN

THE 2 MINUTE WITNESS.

IN OTHER WORDS, LOOK AT

WHAT THEY ARE WRITING

AND WAIT FOR THEM TO

DO OR SAY SOMETHING

WHERE YOU CAN REPLY

WITH A SHORT WITNESS

OR A PERSONAL TESTIMONY.

IF YOUR CHAT BUDDY

SUDDENLY CHANGES THE

CONVERSATION, DON’T BE

DISAPPOINTED, BECAUSE

YOUR SEED

HAS BEEN PLANTED.

WITNESSING AND GIVING YOUR

PERSONAL TESTIMONY ON-LINE

HAS ITS ADVANTAGES.

A SHY CHRISTIAN MAY BE

LESS INTIMIDATED AND MORE

CONFIDENT WITNESSING

ON-LINE AND NOT IN PERSON.

A TIME POOR PERSON IS ALREADY

ON-LINE SO IT’S CONVENIENT.

ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF

PLANTING SEEDS ON-LINE

IS THAT US GUYS DON’T HAVE

TO PUT ON A CLEAN SHIRT.

AND YOU LADIES DON’T HAVE

TO FRESHEN YOUR MAKE UP

OR FIX YOUR HAIR.

HERE IS PART OF AN ON-LINE

CONVERSATION I STARTED ON

YOUTUBE REGARDING A STORY

THAT THE POPE APPROVES

SAME SEX MARRIAGE AND THAT

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL

ALSO MARRY THEM.

I MADE THIS COMMENT

UNDER THE YOUTUBE STORY.

39 @JimStarr:

It's not up to the Pope to authorize or give blessings to same sex couples. It's up to Jesus. (Which Bible does the Pope use?)

Reply

@JimStarr:

Thank you for your reply Jeanne. I assume Catholics believe in Jesus and Heaven. The thing is that Jesus is in charge of all that, not a Pastor-Pope-or Rabbi or a preacher

on TV. Jesus has made his feelings, on this and many

other matters, known in the Christian Bible.

Jesus would like all of us to listen to his advice. When we stand at the gate of heaven ... who will be in charge, calling the shots and making salvation decisions? Not a Pastor, not a Pope or Mary and not a Rabbi.

… It will be Jesus.

I encourage you to pray directly to Jesus and sincerely ask his advice and find out where he stands on issues and follow his word in the Christian Bible.

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN

ON-LINE WITNESS OPPORTUNITY

THAT I NEVER SAW COMING.

I POSTED CHRISTIAN T-SHIRTS

FOR SALE ON THE LOCAL

FLEA MARKET SITES

ON FACEBOOK.

REPLIES CAME POURING IN BUT

IT WASN’T TO BUY A T-SHIRT.

PEOPLE STARTED COMMENTING

ABOUT THEIR BELIEFS IN

GOD AND HEAVEN.

SOME WERE GOOD COMMENTS

… AND SOME WERE NOT. I

REPLIED TO A WOMAN IN HER

30’S WHO WAS NOT SAVED.

SHE COMMENTED THAT JESUS

IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO

HEAVEN.

SO … I STARTED A

FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.

HER NAME WAS SONJA

AND SHE ALSO SAID …

Sonja:

Naturally having morals and ethics can improve your life, but Jesus has nothing to do with it. Look at all the fake church going Christians running around.

Jim Starr:

I agree with you that there are many fake Christians running around but there are also many sincere for real Christians too. It's like anything else ... There are always Good ones and Bad ones. You will know when you meet a real one. Thank you for your comment.

Sonja:

I have met real ones. Sadly you are few and far between. You don't have to be a Christian to be a good person. Nice meeting you.

Kevin:

Religion really doesn't play a role in people being good or bad.

Jim Starr:

The Bible says that being a good person doesn’t automatically qualify you to go to Heaven. Going to Heaven is a result of a person (good or bad) asking Jesus to forgive their sins and asking Jesus into their life, and making Jesus a lifestyle and a Commitment to Jesus and his teachings in the New Testament.

Sonja:

I have read the Bible, even the Old Testament.

I don't need to ask for forgiveness before I die. I don't believe in heaven or hell. I don't believe if you are bad, just asking for redemption from God will get you to heaven. The bad, no matter if they ask on their death bed for forgiveness, will live in permanent purgatory.

We are all born in sin. The Bible is a book of stories that in a

Primitive time was needed to teach people how to not be

savages. We are more civilized now. All religions parallel each

other and if everyone could only see that, the World would be a

better place.

Kevin:

But if you’re a good person there's nothing to be forgiven for, is there?

Jim:

Kevin, 20 people may have 20 different definitions of what is good and what is a sin. Both sides in a war believe that they are the good guys and fighting for what's right. The New Testament clearly tells us which people, places and things are sin.

There are no perfect people in the world, we have all sinned. Jesus will forgive everyone’s sin if they ask Jesus to be a part of their daily life and ask Jesus to forgive all sins, and He will.

Kevin … You are correct when you say we are free thinkers and we are. Actually, that's how Jesus made us to be … and Jesus says in the Bible that he will not force himself on anyone. We must invite him ... But first a person has to be able to admit that they are not perfect in all things concerning Jesus, and humble themselves to ask Jesus for forgiveness and eternal Salvation. Great talking with you, Kevin. Later, Dude.

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EVERY TIME YOU WITNESS,

OR PLANT SEEDS OR GIVE A

PERSONAL TESTIMONY TO

THE UN-SAVED, WHETHER IT’S

IN PERSON, ON THE PHONE OR

ON-LINE … ALWAYS USE

WHAT I CALL

PLAIN TALK ABOUT JESUS

PLAIN TALK

ABOUT JESUS

WHEN I GAVE MY PERSONAL

TESTIMONY AT THE

LAUNDROMAT, I DIDN’T SAY

JESUS “DELIVERED” ME.

I SAID JESUS “TOOK AWAY”

MY DESIRE TO SMOKE.

ALWAYS USE PLAIN TALK.

WORDS THAT THE UN-SAVED

CAN UNDERSTAND AND

RELATE TOO.

THE OPPOSITE OF

PLAIN TALK ABOUT JESUS

IS WHAT I CALL

CHURCH TALK.

CHURCH

TALK

I DEFINE “CHURCH TALK” AS

SPIRITUAL TERMS AND

PHRASES WE HAVE ALL SEEN

IN THE BIBLE AND MANY

CHRISTIANS USE THESE

SPIRITUAL TERMS WHEN

TALKING WITH EACH OTHER.

SUCH AS:

JESUS SPOKE TO ME

I FEEL THE PRESENCE

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

THESE TERMS ARE REAL

AND THEY ARE TRUE.

BUT, TO THE UN-SAVED

“ CHURCH TALK “ IS CONFUSING

AND IT’S NOT RELATABLE.

HOW MANY TIMES HAS YOUR

DOCTOR USED MEDICAL TERMS

AND PRESCRIPTION NAMES WHERE

YOU HAD NO CLUE WHAT HE

OR SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT ?

DOC !

PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH, WORDS

THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND.

PAUL SAYS IN THE BIBLE:

“ I HAVE ALWAYS

PREACHED PLAINLY. ”

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE

OF CHURCH TALK

AND NOT SPEAKING PLAINLY.

WHAT IF YOU OR I WERE

PLANTING A SEED WITH AN

UN-SAVED PERSON AND WE SAID:

“ IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR

LIFE TO JESUS …

YOU WILL BE WASHED WITH

THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB . ”

CHRISTIANS UNDERSTAND

WHAT THAT MEANS … BUT

CHANCES ARE, THE UN-SAVED

WILL NOT UNDERSTAND.

“ WHAT? … I HAVE TO GET ON

MY KNEES AND WAVE A

WHITE FLAG AND SURRENDER ?

AND THEN SOMEONE WILL

COME WITH A BUCKET OF

LAMB’S BLOOD AND WASH

ME WITH IT ?

THEY MAY

TAKE YOU LITERALLY.

“ NO WAY - YOU SAY ”

WHAT ABOUT NICODEMUS?

JESUS TOLD HIM

“ YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN “

AND HE TOOK IT LITERALLY.

“ WHAT ? I MUST GO BACK

INSIDE MY MOTHER’S WOMB

AND BE BORN AGAIN ”

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IN 1ST CORINTHIANS,

CHAPTER 2, VERSE 10,

PAUL SAYS:

AN UN-SAVED PERSON

CAN NOT UNDERSTAND IT ALL,

IT SOUNDS FOOLISH.

SOUNDS

FOOLISH

PAUL SAYS :

“ THEY JUST CAN’T TAKE

IT ALL IN “

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NOW …

PRIOR TO READING

THAT SCRIPTURE FROM PAUL

… I GAVE YOU THE

(BOOK), (CHAPTER), AND (VERSE)

HOW MANY OF YOU CAN

REPEAT BACK TO ME THE

(BOOK) (CHAPTER) AND (VERSE)

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SO THAT MAKES ME WONDER

… IF YOU QUOTE OR

PARAPHRASED A

SCRIPTURE FROM THE BIBLE,

IS IT HELPFUL TO GIVE THE

BOOK, CHAPTER AND VERSE

TO AN UN-SAVED PERSON ?

THEY WON’T REMEMBER IT …

DID YOU ?

AND IT MAY CONFUSE THEM.

TOO MUCH INFORMATION.

KEEP YOUR WITNESS SIMPLE.

WITH THAT IN MIND …

DOES WITNESSING IN

KINGS ENGLISH

HELP TO KEEP YOUR

MESSAGE SIMPLE

WHEN WITNESSING TO

THE UN-SAVED ?

MY FIRST BIBLE WAS THE

KING JAMES VERSION.

THE KING JAMES BIBLE

( IN MY OPINION )

IS THE MOST ACCURATE

BIBLE OF ALL THE

VARIOUS CHRISTIAN BIBLES

BEING PRINTED TODAY !

THE KING JAMES BIBLE

WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSLATED

FROM HEBREW & GREEK

BY OUR BUDDY,

KING JAMES, OF ENGLAND

BACK IN THE 16TH CENTURY

SO … KING JAMES USED

16TH CENTURY ENGLISH.

WORDS LIKE …

SPEAKITH, COMEITH, THOU, & THEE.

JUST LIKE SHAKESPEARE USED.

BUT JESUS NEVER SPOKE

THAT WAY AND HIS DISCIPLES

NEVER WROTE SCRIPTURES

DOWN THAT WAY.

I BELIEVE WITNESSING AND

PLANTING SEEDS USING

16th CENTURY ENGLISH COULD

HELP TO MAKE YOUR MESSAGE

LESS RELATABLE.

REMEMBER HOW SOME DOCTORS

DON’T USE WORDS OR TERMS

WE CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND?

HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF A

DOCTOR GIVING INSTRUCTIONS

USING KINGS ENGLISH.

“ TAKEITH THIS SCRIPT

TO THY PHARMACY AND

HAVE THEM FILLITH IT

STRAIGHT AWAY “

PAUL SAID:

“ I SPEAK PLAINLY SO

OTHERS CAN UNDERSTAND ”

NOW … IF YOU FEEL THAT

YOU SHOULD CONTINUE

USING 16th CENTURY

KINGS ENGLISH WHEN YOU

WITNESS TO THE UN-SAVED

… WELL,

THAT’S FOR

YOU – ITH

TO DECIDE - ITH.

I AM ALMOST DONE ...

( ALL SPEAKERS SAY THAT

SO DON’T BELIEVE ME )

LET’S TAKE A QUICK LOOK

AT A FEW MORE SUGGESTED

DON’TS WHILE WITNESSING,

PLANTING SEEDS OR GIVING

YOUR PERSONAL TESTIMONY.

DON’T USE CHURCH TALK

DON’T USE

CHURCH TALK

DON’T SIT TOO CLOSE OR

INVADE THEIR COMFORT ZONE.

DON’T ARGUE, LOSE YOUR

PATIENCE, TWIST THEIR ARM

OR TRY TO WIN THE

CONVERSATION !

REMEMBER … YOUR SEED

HAS BEEN PLANTED.

LET JESUS TAKE IT FROM

THERE. MOST UN-SAVED

PEOPLE DO NOT ACCEPT

JESUS AS THEIR

LORD AND SAVIOR

THE 1ST OR 2ND OR 3RD

TIME THEY HEAR A

WITNESS OR TESTIMONY.

MANY TIMES THE

HOLY SPIRIT WILL USE

ANOTHER CHRISTIAN IN

THEIR FUTURE TO PRAY

THE SINNERS PRAYER

WITH THEM AND LEAD

THEM TO JESUS.

YOUR JOB WAS TO

PLANT THE SEED.

SOMETIMES HOWEVER …

YOU WILL BE THE PERSON JESUS

USES TO PRAY THE SINNERS

PRAYER WITH SOMEONE.

FINALLY, WHEN WITNESSING

I SUGGEST STAYING AWAY

FROM REVELATIONS. THE

UN-SAVED WON’T UNDERSTAND

AND YOU MAY SCARE THEM.

PAUL SAID:

“ I SPEAK PLAINLY SO

OTHERS CAN UNDERSTAND ”

LAST BUT NOT LEAST,

HERE IS ANOTHER EASY

WAY TO PLANT SEEDS

AND IT TAKES ZERO

TIME AS YOU GO

ABOUT YOUR BUSY DAY.

VISUAL WITNESS ITEMS

VISUAL

WITNESS

ITEMS

FOR EXAMPLE …

DID YOU KNOW THAT JUST

ONE HIGHWAY BILLBOARD

REACHES THOUSANDS OF

UN-SAVED PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT MOST

OF US DO NOT HAVE A

HIGHWAY BILLBOARD LAYING

AROUND THE HOUSE.

HOW CAN YOU AND I

PLANT A VISUAL WITNESS

AND REACH THOUSANDS OF

UN-SAVED PEOPLE ?

HERE ARE 4 DIFFERENT

“ VISUAL WITNESS “ ITEMS

THAT I BELIEVE WILL

ALLOW A PERSON (YOU OR I)

TO PLANT SMALL SEEDS

ALL DAY LONG WITH OUT

SAYING ONE WORD.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

ARE NOT NEW IDEAS BUT

I BELIEVE THESE ARE

AMONG THE TOP WAYS

FOR ONE PERSON TO

REACH HUNDREDS OR

THOUSANDS OF UN-SAVED

PEOPLE OVER A SHORT

PERIOD OF TIME.

A LICENSE PLATE FOR

THE FRONT OF YOUR CAR.

A FRONT LICENSE PLATE

COULD BE SEEN BY

THOUSANDS OF ON - COMING

CARS IN JUST A

WEEKS TIME.

( MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS

EQUIPPED WITH FRONT PLATE BRACKETS )

A BUMPER STICKER ON THE

REAR OF YOUR CAR MAY

REACH HUNDREDS OF

UN-SAVED PEOPLE EVERYDAY

THAT ARE BEHIND YOU

AT RED LIGHTS, NOT TO

MENTION THOSE WHO

TAIL - GATE YOU AT 70 mph.

T-SHIRTS THAT HAVE A

SHORT “ TO THE POINT “

MESSAGE THAT UN-SAVED

PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND.

WEAR IT WHEN YOU GO

TO THE MALL, FLEA MARKETS,

OR ANY WHERE CROWDED.

AND FINALLY, HERE IS

A GREAT WAY TO

WITNESS AT WORK

KEEP IT AT YOUR DESK

OR WORK AREA.

YOU COULD ALSO

PUT THIS MUG IN THE

BREAK ROOM AND

FOR GET ABOUT IT !

JUST LEAVE IT THERE ON

THE COUNTER OR SHELF

FOR CO-WORKERS

TO SEE EVERYDAY.

THIS IS A GREAT WAY

FOR YOU TO

WITNESS AT WORK.

WITNESS

WORK

IF ANYONE FEELS THAT

THESE VISUAL WITNESS

ITEMS ARE A GOOD FIT

FOR THEM TO USE AS

A VISUAL WITNESS TOOL,

YOU CAN SEE THEM

UP CLOSE BY GOING TO OUR

"VISUAL WITNESS ITEMS" PAGE.

… THESE

VISUAL WITNESS ITEMS ARE

GREAT FOR YOUR NEXT

SUNDAY SCHOOL OR

CHURCH GROUP FUNDRAISER.

CHURCH

GROUP

FUNDRAISER

IN CLOSING … HERE IS A

QUICK RECAP OF EASY AND

CASUAL WAYS TO WITNESS

AND PLANT SEEDS.

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THE 2 MINUTE WITNESS

MINUTE

WITNESS

JUST START A

FRIENDLY CONVERSATION

AND WAIT FOR THE PERSON

TO DO OR SAY SOMETHING

THAT ALLOWS YOU TO

WITNESS OR GIVE

YOUR PERSONAL TESTIMONY

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WITNESSING ON-LINE

WITNESSING

ON-LINE

POSTING, CHATTING, REPLIES,

MESSAGES, COMMENTS ON

FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE,

INSTAGRAM, TWITTER

AND MORE. … JUST USE

THE SAME GUIDELINES AS

THE 2 MINUTE WITNESS.

… KEEP IT FRIENDLY, SHORT

AND USE PLAIN TALK.

… AND FINALLY

VISUAL WITNESS ITEMS

VISUAL

WITNESS

ITEMS

A WAY TO VISUALLY

REACH THE UN-SAVED WITH

THE NAME OF JESUS.

I WOULD LIKE TO

CLOSE WITH THIS.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING

FOR A WAY TO SERVE

JESUS, AND YOU HAVE

HIS HOLY SPIRIT

LIVING INSIDE YOU

… THEN YOU ARE A

WALKING MINISTRY

WALKING

MINISTRY

A WALKING - TALKING

MINISTRY

JESUS HAS TOLD US

TO TELL OTHERS.

NOW THINK ABOUT THIS.

EVERY TIME WE WITNESS,

PLANT SEEDS OR GIVE

A PERSONAL TESTIMONY,

WE ARE BEING OBEDIENT.

AND EVERY TIME WE

ARE OBEDIENT …

WE ARE SOWING SEEDS

HERE ON EARTH

… AND WHAT WE SOW

HERE ON EARTH …

WE REAP IN

HEAVEN

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