In Acts 1:8 we are told to be “witnesses” of the validity of Jesus Christ and his claims. There have been a lot of unrealistic expectations placed on people to witness to the unsaved.  The church has tried to put all Christians in the same box and said all Christians should witness in a certain way.  But we need to understand that there is Diversity in the Body of Christ which means that we don’t all do everything the same way, including how we witness.

Back when Sue and I were in Bible school over 30 years ago we were required to take an evangelism class that involved door to door witnessing.  Twice a semester we would all load onto buses to travel to the closest city,  going door to door to people’s homes and try to witness to them.  I would have a knot in my stomach for days before we would leave; what do I do, what do I say, what if somebody pulls a gun on me.  To be honest, I never felt comfortable with that method of sharing my faith.  I found it impersonal, ineffective and very nerve wracking.  At times I thought of myself as a bad Christian if I was unable to witness in the way other spiritual leaders told me I needed to.  

But then as I studied the Bible more I began to see that God used different people with different witnessing styles to reach different kinds of people in the New Testament.  Furthermore, as I matured in my relationship with God and in my ministry as a pastor I discovered I could be a witness for Christ in many different ways – some of them amazingly felt very natural and people were actually being saved because of my witness. This Sunday we will consider 6 biblical styles of witnessing. Join us this Sunday and you might just find a witnessing style that works for you.