Date: December 13, 2023
Host: Jim Schneider
Guest: John Sorensen
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Many of you are perhaps burdened concerning the eternal state of unsaved family members and friends. The good news is that the Christmas season provides many unique opportunities to cross paths with some of these individuals and share the hope of Christ with them.
If you believe that doing so will “rock the boat” and that you must remain silent in order to “keep the peace” at Christmas, you may not be aware that there is a way to share Christ with grace, love and effectiveness and that’s what this broadcast is all about.
Appearing on Crosstalk to share his experiences was John Sorensen. John is president & CEO of Evangelism Explosion International, a ministry that trains people how to share their faith in Christ and how to bring people from unbelief to belief. He’s the daily speaker on Share Life Today.
There are some “dos” and “don’ts” to this process and John began with the “dos” as he noted that since it’s actually easier to witness to strangers, you could go to a coffee shop and try to start a conversation with someone and begin to bring Jesus into the conversation. If you’re willing to spend some time you can go to the sharelife.today website and check out their online training program that can be a big help with such encounters/conversations.
One lie that John addressed is the idea that you have to become friends first before you can share Christ. It’s actually the opposite and the more you get to know someone the harder it becomes to share with them.
John encouraged listeners to put an urgency and a seriousness into the effort, be genuine and let love prevail. Too many of the conversations we have today don’t have love at the heart of them. In the end, he believes you can talk about incredibly difficult things as long as the person that’s listening to you knows that the reason that you’re sharing is out of immense love for them.
On the “don’t” side of things, John pointed out that you can’t argue anyone into the kingdom of God. Instead listen, ask good questions, and do everything in your power not to argue.
There’s so much more to take in from this broadcast including John’s recommendation to ask for private time when dealing with certain family members, how to approach those you might meet on a plane, the essential Grace/Man/God/Christ/Faith elements of a gospel discussion, as well as questions and input from listeners.
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