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Evangelism: Sharing Your Faith with Others and How to Evangelize

• March 1, 2024

What is evangelism? And how can you share the gospel with those around you? Here are some ideas to help you learn how to evangelize.

The Message of Evangelism: Romans 3:23

Before we can begin talking about evangelism, let’s talk about the message we are going to share in evangelism.  Romans 3:23-25   is a great template for how to share the gospel. It says, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith.” What does this mean? There are some big ideas here that are important to understand.

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”

In evangelism, it is helpful to first explain to your listener their need for a savior. The verse above rings true for every individual on earth. Every person has sinned and fallen short of any possible way to attain salvation and be with God in heaven. This is what evangelism is about, our need for a savior! Earlier  in Romans 3 , Paul even writes that “There is none righteous, no, not one.” Every man, woman and child on earth has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, even the best of us! Because of this, there is a need for a Savior – someone who can save us from our sin.

“And are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus”

Evangelism would be so much harder if there wasn’t any good news! Luckily, the message of the gospel doesn’t stop at our desperate need for a savior. The Savior we needed was Jesus! God justified us through the redemption in Christ. We went from sinners deserving punishment, to Children of God saved by grace. This is truly a gift! More than just saving us from the punishment of sin, God also saved us from the bondage of sin so that we can turn away from sin and honor Him. Remember, during evangelism you are bringing a message of hope!

“Whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith”

The Bible is very clear that there is no payment for sin without the shedding of blood ( Hebrews 9:22 ). Most importantly, we understand that Jesus didn’t just get rid of the punishment, He took it for us. He lived a perfect life, yet He took the punishment that we deserved. Now because of this gift, we can have a relationship with God through faith.

And that is the gospel! That is the purpose of evangelism! That is the message of Christian evangelists across the globe. That while we were still sinners, Christ died for us and now by grace through faith, we have been saved. This has been the message of salvation for over 2000 years and continues to be the call to life, even to this day! This message is the very foundation of evangelism.

What is Evangelism?

In short, evangelism is the spreading of this good news! Evangelism involves sharing the gospel message with others. Also, evangelism is an act of love and obedience to God who calls us to go into the world and share.

At the end of  Matthew 28 , Jesus tells his followers, “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” He tells us the same thing too!

Evangelism is a crucial step of obedience to God in His call to go and make disciples. It all begins with the simple message of the gospel. The call to repent and believe in Jesus. If you want to learn more about discipleship, check out our other biblical pursuit,  What is Discipleship and How Do We Do It?  That will be a great resource as you begin to share the gospel with others.

Tips on Evangelism

Evangelism is much easier said than done, so here are some tips on how to share your faith!

1. Use your Testimony

Our testimonies are some of the most powerful tools we have for evangelism and sharing our faith. When you’re trying to tell someone how much Christ loves them has done for them, it helps for them to hear your experiences of that love and what He has done for you! Tell them your own testimony of how the gospel has saved your life and brought you into a new relationship with God! Be honest and genuine in how you share your experiences during evangelism. If you’d like to learn more about testimonies and forming yours, check out our  January Biblical Pursuit: Tips for Creating Your Testimony.  

2. Be a Good Listener

Oftentimes when we try to share our faith, we are met with resistance or coldness to the gospel. Love your audience by listening to them and seeking to understand who they are and where they are coming from. When you can put yourself in the shoes of your listener, you will better understand how to speak the light of the gospel into their life. Lovingly listen to the thoughts and stories of others. Hear their needs and love them as Christ has loved you. You’ll find that evangelism actually has a lot more to do with listening than it does with talking!

3. Don’t Pretend to have all the Answers

When we evangelize and share our faith, it is very common for Christians to face very hard questions that challenge our beliefs. Questions like, “What about evolution?” or “Does God hate homosexuality?” Sometimes, these questions can be very hard to answer, especially when you aren’t prepared beforehand. The worst thing you can do is panic and try to come up with something that sounds good on the spot. It’s okay to tell your listener that you don’t know the answer to their question. Instead, let them know that you can research it and get back to them. Humility is key in evangelism. Take these hard questions, ask a pastor or parent to sit down with you, and do some Biblical research.

In the words of Martin Luther King Jr., “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” Prayer is an integral part of the Christian walk, and it’s needed for evangelism too! Our God is the God of salvation, who hears our prayers and provides strength and wisdom in our time of need. Pray that the Lord would open the hearts of your unbelieving friends and family so that they would be receptive to the gospel.

5. Go Out And Share Your Faith

The last part of this challenge is to go and do it! In the call to evangelism and discipleship of  Matthew 28 , Jesus ends his instruction by saying, “Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Jesus is with you! The Creator of the earth and everything in it is with you! Be a bold light for Christ in your school, work, and home, and start evangelizing!

5 Ways to Practice Evangelism

No matter how well you know the gospel, sharing your faith with someone can feel intimidating. Take courage! Jesus promises that His Holy Spirit will be with you and that He will give you the words to say. However, practicing evangelism as often as you can is still essential.

Here are five ways that you can practice evangelism. Pick at least one to try this week and then one the following week. Getting more comfortable with different ways to evangelize will help you feel prepared for Bring Your Bible Day and beyond!

1. Role Play

This week, get together with a Christian friend or family member and take turns role­playing how to share the gospel during evangelism. Practicing how you will deliver this message of hope will help you gain confidence and fine-tune what you want to share. Practice asking each other difficult questions in response to the gospel message and give each other constructive criticism on your approach. When it comes time to evangelize and share the gospel with someone, you will feel ready.

2. Practice Telling Your Testimony

Once you have created your testimony, practice telling it. If you had only one minute, how would you share it? How about five minutes? We don’t always have a lot of time when we are evangelizing. Practice being concise in case time is limited, but also practice telling the more detailed version when time allows. Having both long and short versions of your testimony ready will help you clearly communicate when you have the opportunity to share it with someone during evangelism. Share your testimony with at least one person this week.

3. Approach Someone With The Good News

Evangelism doesn’t have to start with going into the middle of a city and evangelizing to every stranger you see. Chances are you have people in your life who need to hear the good news, who need evangelism. Make a list of at least three friends or family members who do not know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Choose one and  spend some time in prayer over them , asking God to open up an opportunity for you to share the gospel this week. When that opportunity arises, share your testimony, and tell them about what Christ did for us and how He desires a relationship with each of us. Find one person this week with whom you can share the gospel. Evangelism doesn’t have to start with going into a city and talking to a stranger

4. Stand Up for Your Values and Beliefs

Standing up for your values and beliefs doesn’t necessarily mean preaching while standing on top of your desk. Christian values often are in sharp contrast with our ever­changing culture. When you live out those Christian values daily, others will notice. Sometimes the best witness is how you live your life when you think no one is watching. When a person asks you why you are different, share the gospel with them. Evangelism is more than words, it’s actions too!

5. Pray for Someone

If you encounter someone facing a difficult challenge or is hurting, offer to pray for them right then and there. If you can, pray with them in the name of Jesus, and ask Him to show His love and presence in their life. Prayer is a powerful part of evangelism! By taking the time to show you care and to pray, you are opening the door to sharing the love of Christ with this person. Find at least one person with whom you can pray and share the gospel with this week.

Encouragement to Evangelize!

You don’t need to be an evangelist, to go an evangelize. God has given us all the great privilege to share the good news of Jesus Christ with those who we come in contact with. That classmate who has walked past you in the hall a dozen times this semester? He or she may never have heard the gospel of Jesus. You may be the first one to share it with them through evangelism. Remember that the Holy Spirit will go with you, and will touch hearts and change eternities through your faithfulness. 

Paul writes in  Romans 1:16 , “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” When our hearts overflow with the grace of Christ, we gladly share this love with those who have not yet tasted such a sweet deliverance. So let us go and share this love through our evangelism!

About the Author

Emerson Collins

Emerson Collins is the Program Manager for Bring Your Bible to School Day and The Live it Challenge at Focus on the Family. He lives in Colorado Springs where he enjoys time with friends and family playing videogames, ultimate frisbee, and bringing his Bible with him everywhere he goes. If he isn’t out on adventures with his new wife and son, you might find him serving his local church in their pastoral residency program.

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Live your faith. It’s a phrase that we hear often in church or from mentors and peers, but it can be difficult to articulate what that really means. For such a simple phrase, we often feel paralyzed with how to act on the words and live our faith in our everyday lives. But we want to flip the script and make it easy to start living our faith out loud boldly .

Living your faith is not something that is only confined to the four walls of the church, like volunteering in the nursery or leading a Sunday school class. Instead, it’s an everyday, outward expression of your love for God and what He is doing in your life. It’s a choice that we must make, and it’s one that impacts everyone around us. Below are five ways to intentionally live your faith in simple, everyday actions. You’re probably already doing some of these things in your own life, and you didn’t even realize that you were ministering to those around you! 

Be a friend.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 CSB

Who knew that living your faith could start with something as simple as being a friend to others? Being a good listener and attentive friend to those around you expresses Christ’s love through you, shows others that you care, and that they’re important to you. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to have a serious conversation with a friend, and they can’t be bothered to look up from their phone long enough to engage with you. Choose to be intentional with your relationships and treat others how Jesus treated others. Be authentic, and inclusive, and your friends will see God’s love shining through you.

Who comes to mind when you think of who you could be a better friend to? Does someone come to mind that you might want to start a friendship with?

Use your gifts.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as good stewards of the varied grace of God. 1 Peter 4:10-11 CSB

The Lord has blessed each of us with unique gifts that we can use to further His Kingdom. Sometimes, we don’t even realize we have those gifts, but they’ve been given to us for the purpose of living and sharing our faith. For example, if you love surprising the people in your life with handwritten notes and words of affirmation, you may want to start a card ministry. Come up with a list of all of your loved ones and people in your life you want to bless, and start sending them cards of encouragement that include Scriptures. All of a sudden, you’ve taken your gift of words and started using it to live your faith out loud to the people around you! You can turn any gift into a ministry whenever you’re choosing to honor the Lord with it.

Think about the gifts God gave you. What is an easy way for you to put just one of those gifts into practice to glorify God?  

Radiate positivity.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 CSB

Living your faith can be as simple as just having a positive attitude! Every morning, before we even get out of bed, we have a choice to make as to whether or not we will be positive or look for all of the small things to worry about. People take notice of our attitude and actions, and it’s our task as Christ-followers to be an example for others in this way.  There is always going to be something that goes wrong or doesn’t go as planned, but we have the freedom to choose how we react to it, and we can choose to react by glorifying God with our attitude, and in turn, living our faith.

Try to simply smile at one or two strangers today, you’ll be blessed by how it makes you feel and you never know what kind of impact it can have on their day!

Show your gratitude.

Give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 CSB

We all have things to be thankful for, but it can be easy to overlook them or take them for granted if we aren’t consciously recognizing the blessings around us. When you are actively seeking things in your life and the lives of those around you to show gratitude for, the people around you can’t help but take notice. Thank your friend for taking the time to listen to you when you’ve had a rough morning. Thank your barista for always having a smile on their face while making your morning coffee. Thank your boss for making the time to meet with you before a big presentation. Thank your spouse for folding the laundry so you could take some extra time for yourself. Finding the time in your day to recognize and react to the things around you will open your eyes and the eyes of others to the kindness and blessings that God has provided for you.

Go one step further, write a note or two to let someone know how grateful you are for them. Your simple words of encouragement will build them up and may cause a ripple effect.

Do your best.

Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people. Colossians 3:23 CSB

At the end of the day, no one is perfect. We are all just trying to do our best and make Jesus proud, and we will make mistakes . But consciously choosing to do your best in everything you do is an outward expression that you are following what God asks of us in the Scripture. By working for the Lord and doing things for His glory instead of your own, you are living your faith and showing a great example to others around you. 

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• Sharing Your Faith 101

By BGEA Admin   •   July 29, 2019   •   Topics: Evangelism

Maybe you’re afraid to share your faith because you don’t know what to say. Or maybe you’re sharing the Gospel but nothing is happening; people aren’t committing their lives to Christ. Are you doing something wrong?

You can’t open someone’s heart to the truth of the Gospel—but God can, by His Spirit. The Apostle Paul wasn’t eloquent, but God used him because he depended on the Holy Spirit to guide him (see 1 Corinthians 2:1-5). God guided many others in the Bible as well—like Moses, who at first asked God to get someone else to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, or Jonah, who didn’t think the wicked Ninevites deserved God’s mercy and tried to run the other way.

Remember that God does not call the equipped; He equips the called—and as Christians, we are all called to share what Christ has done. Some of Christ’s last words on earth were, “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Sharing our faith isn’t just a suggestion, it’s a command. And God is with us when we obey Him.

What Do I Do?

One of the best ways to share your faith is to live a godly life. Non-Christians often look at Christians as hypocritical because we say one thing but do another. Show those close to you that you care—spend time with them, help meet their needs and offer to listen when they have problems. You might not be able to answer all of their questions, but they can’t deny the reality of what Christ has done in your life. If you find this is hard to do, perhaps God is speaking to you about your own need to  walk more closely with Him every day .

Another important part of sharing your faith is to pray for those you interact with. If you can’t think of anyone who isn’t a Christian, pray for God to place someone in your life who needs Him.

Also make a habit of reading the Bible, praying and going to church. ( Read more about diving into your walk with God through prayer, Scripture and relationships .) These things shouldn’t be done for attention or for the sake of doing them, but to help you grow in your own faith . Being passionate about Christ will help others see that there’s something different about you, and they will want to know what it is. You can also reflect Christ through kind words, patience, a gentle temperament, choosing to love even difficult people, carefully monitoring what you watch or listen to, and treating others with respect.

At the same time, we must do more than live godly lives. People need to hear the Gospel—to hear that God loves them, Christ died for them and that they can have eternal life . Romans 10:13-14 says, “‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?”

4 Simple Steps

To share the Gospel, you can follow these 4 simple steps:

1. Tell them about God’s plan—peace and life. God loves you and wants you to experience the peace and life He offers. The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). He has a plan for you.

2. Share our problem—separation from God. Being at peace with God is not automatic. By nature, we are all separated from Him. The Bible says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). God is holy, but we are human and don’t measure up to His perfect standard. We are sinful, and “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).

3. Talk about God’s remedy—the cross. God’s love bridges the gap of separation between you and Him. When Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave, He paid the penalty for your sins. The Bible says, “‘He Himself bore our sins’ in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by His wounds you have been healed’” (1 Peter 2:24).

4. Our response—receive Christ. You cross the bridge into God’s family when you accept Christ’s free gift of salvation. The Bible says, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12).

To receive Christ, a person needs to do 4 things:

• Admit you’re a sinner.
• Ask forgiveness and be willing to turn away from your sins.
• Believe that Christ died for you on the cross.
• Receive Christ into your heart and life.

Romans 10:13 says, “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” Here’s a prayer you can pray to receive Christ:

“Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead. I trust and follow you as my Lord and Savior. Guide my life and help me to do your will. In your name, amen.”

More resources to help you share your faith: 

• Share PeaceWithGod.net , an interactive website that presents the Gospel in a simple way.
• Read more about the Gospel —what it is and what it does.
• Find resources for sharing the Gospel , including videos, printable tracts, advice on sharing your testimony and articles about sharing your faith.

5 Things to Remember

Gary Cobb, a BGEA staff member who helps train others to share their faith, shares five things to remember.

1. Understand that your own life is a great part of your witness.  If my relationship with Christ isn’t vital, then I really don’t have a lot to share. People not only listen to your words, they look at your life. We still fail and aren’t always a good example, so our only hope is to come to God and surrender to Him. It’s nothing that we can do. It’s God’s work.

2. Realize that we earn the right to be heard by sincerely listening to others.  Everyone has a story. You can’t just blunder into a situation and callously share without listening. The Bible says that Jesus was a friend of sinners. That’s our example—to be a friend, to listen to people, see where they are, and then take them where they need to go.

3. Recognize that people are looking for a cure.  When you go to the doctor, you don’t say, “I have cancer.” Instead, you describe your symptoms. That’s where most people live. They only see symptoms. “ I’m lonely . I’m suffering from a broken relationship. I’m stressed. There’s darkness within me that I don’t know what to do with.” How do we share Christ with someone who is overwhelmed with their symptoms? We know the ultimate cure. It’s Jesus Christ. Jesus didn’t die for their symptoms. He died for their sins. Yet, people don’t wake up in the morning and think, “You know, I need to accept Jesus.” They wake up with the symptoms, and so as people who are attempting to rescue those who are lost, we need to start with their symptoms, show them the disease (sin), and take them to the ultimate cure (Jesus).

4. Keep it simple.  The Gospel is already simple. Christ died for our sins. He was buried. He rose again. We need to turn away from the things that are wrong in our lives, and accept what Jesus did on the cross for us and receive Him as Lord. Don’t complicate it. So many times we throw in things like our denomination or other doctrines or we use religious terms that a lot of people don’t understand. We end up confusing them and creating barriers. Explain the Gospel in a way that people can understand.

5. Stress the love of God.  John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (NIV). It starts with love, and that’s where we need to start. Ultimately, we have to explain that we’re all sinners and have violated God’s standards, and, because of that, there is a judgment. “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23, NIV). But don’t start with that. People know they’ve done a lot of wrong things, but they first need to hear that God is still open to forgiving them.

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How to Show Faith To Others: In 10 Easy Steps

In a world where division and negativity seem to be ever-present, showing faith to others can be a powerful way to spread love, kindness, and compassion. Faith, regardless of one’s religious or spiritual beliefs, plays a crucial role in connecting with others on a deeper level.

In this article, we will delve into the significance of demonstrating faith to others and provide you with ten easy-to-follow steps to do so effectively. By incorporating these steps into your daily life, you can create a positive impact and become a beacon of hope for others in need.

The Value of Showing Faith to Others

Imagine a world where everyone practiced showing faith to others, where people extended a helping hand to those in need, and compassion was the driving force behind every interaction. Such a world would be filled with empathy and support, breaking down the barriers that separate us and building bridges of understanding.

By displaying faith through our deeds, we plant seeds of optimism and positivity that can grow and flourish in the lives of those we touch.

How To Show Faith to Others In 10 Easy Steps

#1. lead by example.

Leading by example is a cornerstone of showing faith to others. Our actions speak volumes and have a far greater impact than words alone. People are more likely to be influenced by what they see rather than what they hear. Therefore, strive to embody the values and principles you hold dear.

Think about the role models in your life who have shown faith through their actions. Perhaps it was a parent, a teacher, or a friend. What qualities did they possess that inspired you? Aim to cultivate those same qualities in yourself.

Be mindful of how you treat others, especially in challenging situations. Show patience, understanding, and grace, even when faced with adversity. By leading with love and kindness, you pave the way for others to follow in your footsteps.

#2. Practice Kindness and Compassion

Start by being kind to yourself. Self-compassion is the foundation upon which you can extend kindness to others. Treat yourself with the same gentleness and understanding you would offer a dear friend.

#3. Listen Actively and with Empathy

Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and see the world from their viewpoint. When you listen with empathy, you validate their experiences and emotions, creating a safe space for them to open up.

#4. Offer Encouragement and Support

Life is filled with challenges and obstacles, and we all need encouragement to keep going. Show faith to others by being their biggest cheerleader. Celebrate their successes, no matter how small, and offer words of encouragement during difficult times.

Recognize the efforts people put into their endeavors and acknowledge their progress. Your words of support can provide the motivation they need to persevere and stay resilient.

#5. Pray For and With Others

When you pray for someone, you are expressing your concern and care for their welfare. Whether they are going through a challenging time or celebrating a joyous moment, your prayers can serve as a reminder that they are not alone.

#6. Share Your Testimony

Authenticity is key when sharing your testimony. Be open and vulnerable about your struggles and doubts, as well as the moments of faith that carried you through difficult times. Your willingness to be honest will resonate with others and show them that they are not alone in their struggles.

#7. Live with Integrity

Start by identifying your core values and principles. Reflect on what truly matters to you and commit to living in accordance with those beliefs.

#8. Display Forgiveness and Grace

As humans, we are bound to make mistakes, and showing faith to others involves offering forgiveness and grace. When someone has hurt or wronged you, consider the power of forgiveness in releasing anger and resentment.

Forgiveness does not mean condoning hurtful behavior or excusing wrongdoing. Instead, it’s a conscious choice to let go of negative emotions and find peace within yourself.

#9. Show Understanding and Tolerance

In a diverse world, differences in beliefs and perspectives are inevitable. To show faith to others, it’s crucial to approach these differences with understanding and tolerance, creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone.

Be mindful of your words and avoid making judgments based on preconceived notions or stereotypes.

#10. Be a Source of Hope

Be a listening ear for those going through tough times, offering words of encouragement and support.

The Importance of Being Respectful When Showing Your Faith to Others

Compassion and understanding should always be at the forefront of your interactions, regardless of whether you share the same faith or not.

By leading by example, practicing kindness, listening actively, offering encouragement, praying, sharing our testimonies, living with integrity, displaying forgiveness, showing understanding, and being a source of hope, we can positively impact the lives of those around us.

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The Book of Hebrews is about Christians persevering in faith. It’s about understanding all that Jesus accomplished and walking by faith and not by sight. It’s about living with a faith that sees the beauty, sufficiency, and supremacy of Jesus. The writer is addressing these first-century Jewish Christians who were tempted to drift from Jesus and even depart from Jesus because it was unpopular to follow the real Jesus. Sound familiar? And so he’s writing to build up their faith in Jesus. He’s writing to strengthen their faith. And with that theme in mind, I don’t think our study of this book could have come at a better time because instead of building up their faith, a lot of professing Christians today will tell you that they’re going through a season of deconstructing their faith. Whether you realize it or not, this is a big thing—there’s a whole deconstructing faith movement that’s going on within Christian circles. There’s podcasts, books, conferences websites, and even some churches that are all devoted to deconstructing your faith. And so how do we make sense of this and how do we grow our faith, not tear it down? Here’s the question: How do we build a faith that is rationally satisfying, biblically grounded, joyfully attractive, and practically beneficial to the people in our lives? Let’s take a look:

[Read Hebrews 2:1–4]

I want to do two things in this message this morning. I want to address some of the dangerous trends and thinking that’s out there that’s causing so much confusion, but at the same time, I want to give you some practical tools and principles that will help you to build a faith that’s attractive and lasting. I want to speak from the heart. I want to do it as faithfully and as tenderly as I can.

We’re going to take verses 3–4 today and what I want to do is almost step back and use these verses as a jumping off point to see some key steps in growing our faith. And I’ve got five principles to follow in building up your faith. You want to grow in your faith? I know I sure do. Well, no matter what we do, we’ve got to at least follow these five steps. And the first one is this …

Remember How Your Faith Works to Begin With

Remember how faith works. And it’s so important that we start here because in order to really grow our faith and build our faith, we need to understand a little bit of how faith works. So think of faith like your muscles: The more you understand some of the mechanics and basics of how muscles work and how they grow, the easier it is for you to begin to build them in a healthy way. And it’s the same with faith. The more you understand the nature and basis of faith and how your faith works, the more equipped you’ll be at growing it.

What does it mean to be a person of faith? Well, simply put, it means that you’re alive. It means that you’re human. And I put it that way because everyone, no matter what your spiritual and religious convictions are, they have faith in something. You see, faith is a natural faculty that all of us use at one level or another. Do you realize that our English word faith comes from the Latin word fides, which means to trust or to rely upon something or someone? And every single person is doing that every single day, whether it’s trusting your own feelings or taking your friend’s word for it or relying on your car to get you from point A to point B—in a hundred different ways, we’re all using this natural faculty of faith. All of us are trusting some ultimate authority. All of us are taking someone’s word for it. And then we make invested commitments and take different levels of risks into the future based on those beliefs. And what happens when a person becomes a Christian is that this natural faculty suddenly becomes supercharged by the Holy Spirit where it’s now functioning at every level. Where now you’re not just taking “Joe’s” word for it; you’re taking God’s word for it. You’re no longer limited to the natural principles and physical realm, but this faculty of faith is now in tune with God’s principles and the spiritual realm. Now this faculty is functioning at every level. And so the question is not so much “Do you have faith” but “What is your faith in?” What’s the object of your faith? And how strong is your faith in that object? And so the way you grow your faith is not focusing on your faith but focusing on the trustworthiness of what your faith is in.

And you notice that this is exactly what the writer of Hebrews is helping us to do. At the end of verse 3, he’s taking us right back the authority of the Christian message, and he’s saying, look at who this message is from. It’s from the Lord himself. It was first declared by the Lord. And then it was passed down to us by the original hearers. And who were they? The apostles who, outside of John, all went to their deaths holding on to this message. They wouldn’t give it up even unto death. Think about that. No one goes to their death for something they know to be a lie but almost every single one of them did … and then he says in verse 4 that their message was confirmed by the supernatural works and wonders that God did through them.

What is he doing? He’s shoring up our faith! He’s trying to grow our faith by showing us the reliability and trustworthiness of what our faith is in. And I want you to see something else that is incredibly important when it comes to how faith works … because genuine faith always starts with knowledge. In order to believe in something, you first need to know something about it. But one of the things I’m constantly running into with people who are deconstructing their faith is that they’re not even clear on how we can know things to begin with. One of the things you’ll hear them saying is “Well, who really knows? How do we know anything to begin with?” And so we’ve got to be clear on that question. What are the main sources of true knowledge? Well, the three main ones are revelation, reason, and experience. And look at what he does—“It was declared by the Lord”—revelation. And so Jesus revealed truth to us. And then he says it was confirmed and passed on by the credible ear-witness and eye-witness testimonies of the apostles, and so it’s rational. And then their word was backed up by the sensory experience of supernatural miracles and works of God.

You see what he’s doing here: He’s reminding these people that their faith is based on the three main credible sources of knowledge. And so the first thing we’ve got to do is go back to the basics and remember what faith is and how faith works. Faith is a faculty that all of us have and it grows or strengthens not by focusing on itself but focusing on the reliability of what our faith is in. And we come to know more and more about the object of our faith through revelation, reason, and experience. But notice the order. Instead of our reason and sensory experience being the ultimate ground of knowledge, it’s divine revelation instead. He doesn’t start out with our reason and experience, although that has its place, but he starts out with the divine revelation that God has given to us in Jesus. That’s where we’ve got to turn to. And that’s the second key …

Examine Everything According to the Scriptures

This is precisely what the writer of Hebrews is helping us to do. Do you realize that there’s approximately 88 clear Old Testament quotations or allusions to the Old Testament in this book? That’s an average of close to seven verses per chapter. Now, why is the writer doing that? Because he’s wanting them to examine everything they are hearing from him according to the rest of Scripture.

This is what we’ve got to do. Here’s what the podcasts are saying, here’s what this conference is saying, here’s this book or this pastor or my friends, or professor so and so … and what are we supposed to do? We’re supposed to take what we hear and not turn to our own feelings or reason or experience but to turn to the Scriptures and see if it’s in there. And that’s exactly what we see in Acts 17 with the Bereans. The Bereans were like the original fact checkers. They didn’t just believe everything they heard or everything that sounded good. It says they were daily examining what they heard according to the Scriptures. And I want to say it as clearly as I can, if that’s not happening in our lives, we’re in a dangerous place. I was listening to a big voice and advocate for this movement and this is what they said, “No one gets to define what Christianity is for me.” Christianity means what I want it to mean. And you see if this is what’s happening, if we’re turning to our own reason and feelings as the ultimate ground for truth, we are no different than the atheist and have become just like Pontius Pilate.

Do you remember Pilate’s question? Here’s Pilate questioning Jesus in John 18 and Jesus tells him that he has come to bear witness to the truth. And Pilate asks one of the most important questions anyone of us can ask. He says to Jesus, “What is truth?” In other words, how do we know what’s really real? And what does Jesus tell him? Unfortunately, we will never know what Jesus would have told him because Pilot never stuck around for the answer. He asks the question “What is truth?” And it says and with that, he turned and left. You see what he did? He turned his back on the divine revelation and literally he walked away from the Word of God and turned to his own limited reason instead.

And my friends, this is exactly what’s happening today. So many people are asking the question “What is truth? What is real?” But they’re going about it just like Pilate. They’re not sticking around for God’s answer that’s right here in the Scriptures, but they’re turning to their own understanding instead. But what does Proverbs tell us? Where is the source of real wisdom in this world? It says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” God doesn’t bypass our understanding when it comes to truth, but neither is it the ground for all truth.

And you see this tension running all the way through Scripture. There was Adam and Eve receiving direct revelation from God about themselves and the world, but they decided to turn to the tree of their own reason and experience instead. Here’s Abraham and he’s given divine revelation that his wife, Sarah, even in her old age is going to bear a son, but he can’t rationally think of how this can work and so he turns to Haggar instead. And then you come to the New Testament and you remember Saul. He thought he had it all figured out. He thought that he had Jesus reasoned away and then he comes face-to-face with what? Divine revelation. He comes face-to-face with Jesus as the Lord himself, and it changed everything for him. And this is our challenge every day, my friends. Are we going to check everything according to God’s revelation or according to our own reason and intuition instead? And this is such a challenge in our culture because over and over we are bombarded with the message—believe in yourself, trust yourself, follow your own heart. But then what do you do when what God says runs totally contradictory to what you think is fair and you feel is right? You see what gets tie-breaking authority?

So I’d like to propose a name change. For anyone of you here who would say you’re going through this deconstructing season of your faith, instead of calling it deconstructing your faith, why don’t you call it re-examining your faith? I like that word re-examining because it assumes that you’re examining what you believe according to something else besides yourself. And as long as this is happening, it is okay to deconstruct or discard some of the things you thought you had to believe in or participate in to be a Christian, as long as you’re arriving at those conclusions based on all the Scriptures. But that’s what’s so dangerous. If you listen to the advocates of this movement, what you’ll find is that they’re being highly selective when it comes to the Scriptures. They’re taking the things that they like about Jesus and they’re discarding the things they don’t. They’re quoting the easy, comfortable texts that the liberal mainstream culture isn’t going to have a problem with. They’re not including the hard and offensive sayings of Jesus. So if we want to grow in our faith, we’ve got to submit our thinking and our lives to divine revelation and examine everything we hear according to all the Scriptures, but here’s the thing, that doesn’t mean we can’t have doubts. But we’ve got to handle our doubts in a healthy way, which is the third key or step …

Turn All Doubts Into Specific Questions

Remember doubt is not unbelief. Doubt is uncertainty, but in order to make progress, you’ve got to be clear about what it is you’re uncertain of and then turn that uncertainty into a specific question. For example, how can I know that the Bible is trustworthy? That question will lead you back to the city of faith because you’ll begin to look for answers for that question and your faith will be going to grow. Remember, doubt loves to stay in the vague and ambiguous, but you can’t let it stay there.

But that’s exactly what’s happening with this deconstructing faith movement. Nine times out of ten, all their arguments are vague and abstract, and their language is filled with a thousand different nuances, euphemisms, and ambiguity. And when you listen to them being interviewed, it’s like almost impossible to get them to answer a straightforward question. Is the Bible God‘s Word or not? Is Jesus God or not? Did he die for our sins or not? And so when you find yourself thinking, What are they actually saying? What do they actually believe?, you know that this person is not going to get you out of your doubting castle, because in order to get out, you’ve got to get specific and tackle the particular uncertainty head-on. I mean, in this generation that is all about being authentic and honest, well, let’s be authentic and honest about what we’re actually doubting and stop skirting around the specific questions that need to be answered.

So let’s be specific. Are you doubting that God can forgive you? Look at the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. Jesus says that God is like that father waiting for you to return home to shower you with his grace. Are you doubting that salvation is all of grace? Look at the thief on the cross in Luke 23—he can literally do nothing to save himself except to look in faith to Jesus, and because Jesus is there dying for his sins, he says to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Are you doubting that Jesus is who he says he is and that he’s the Lord that we all must give an account to? Look at him alive in Luke 24. There he is, back from the dead, and he says, “See my hands and my feet. Spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones like I have. I am truly physically alive. And here give me some fish to eat and watch me digest it right in front of you.” Get specific. Don’t stay in the vague. Turn your doubts into specific questions.

Embrace Both Clarity and Mystery

One of my favorite verses in the Bible is in Deuteronomy 29:29 where it says the secret things belong to the Lord but the things he’s chosen to reveal to us belong to us and to our children forever. And so we see two things there: There are revealed things and concealed things. If we want to grow in our faith, we’ve got to learn to embrace both of those. But what’s celebrated and focused on in this deconstructing faith movement is only the mystery, not the clarity. This is what John Williamson wrote in the Christian Post —“We must stop worshipping the golden calf of certainty, and learn to embrace the God of Divine mystery.” I’d love to ask him, is he certain about that statement? You see it’s self-refuting, and the assumption if you’re certain about anything, you’re wrong, you’re being arrogant, but that’s not what we find in the Bible. Jesus said, “You will know the truth and the truth will set us free.” And in the end of Luke, it says, “And he opened up their mind to understand the Scriptures.” It means real knowledge and understanding is possible.

Why is the writer of Hebrews putting these verses in here? So that we would have certainty about what we believe. Luke says, “I’m writing this to you, Theophilus, so that you would have certainty concerning the things that you have heard.” Of course, there are things that will never fully comprehend and divine mysteries in our walk with God, but we cannot embrace mystery at the expense of the clarity that God has given to us in the Scriptures. There are concealed things and revealed things, and to grow in our faith we have to be humble enough to embrace both.

Put God’s Word Into Practice

How does an athlete grow in their confidence and faith in their coach? By taking their system, principles, and instructions, and putting them into practice. It’s the same thing in the Christian life. It’s not enough to apply the truth from afar. We’ve got to apply the truth in our lives. Or think of it like a chair. How does your certainty grow in the strength of some chair? Not by looking at it from afar but by sitting in it, by jumping on it. By testing it out!

Where do you need to test the wisdom of God’s Word by putting it into practice? What area of your life is being ruled by your own understanding instead of God’s revelation? O my friends, this is where the rubber meets the road. This is how to grow your faith. You remember Peter. Here’s an expert fisherman and he had toiled all night and caught nothing, but then Jesus gets in the boat and what does he say? Throw your net in the water. And what does Peter say? Lord this doesn’t make sense, but at your word, I’ll throw out the net! And he caught so many fish that the net was breaking. That’s it! O my friend, it’s not enough to have the Lord in our boat. The majority of us have the Lord in our lives, but are we taking him at his Word? Where do you need to throw out the net? Where do you need to trust him even when it doesn’t make sense? As Jesus said in John 13, do you know these things? Blessed are you if you do them. That’s where the joy will be found, when we put God’s Word into practice.

Let me close by summing up what we’ve heard . If we want to really grow our faith, we need to first remember how our faith works to begin with. Second, examine everything that we’re hearing according to the Scriptures. Third, turn all our doubts into specific questions. Fourth, learn to embrace both clarity and mystery. Fifth, we must put God’s Word into practice. No, there’s more than these, but if we do these five things, we will see our faith in Jesus growing and strengthening, which is why this Book of Hebrews was written.

Jeremy A. McKeen is the Planting Pastor of Gospel City Fellowship in Portsmouth, New Hampshire..

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Creative Ways to Share Your Faith in Everyday Life

               Sharing your faith can be tough, especially when you feel relatively new to the world of Christianity. It’s easy to feel like you don’t know enough or like you’re not on the right level for you to start sharing your faith, but that’s not the case! You can share your faith every day in creative ways that don’t require a theology degree or extreme social skills. Here are a few of our favorites.

              One of the easiest and possibly most influential ways to share your faith in today’s world is using social media. Sharing a verse or a piece of encouragement from your own personal Bible study can really turn around someone’s day or opinion of God. You would be surprised how much something that simple can do. Next time a verse really catches your eye or changes your perspective, don’t be afraid to share it on one of your social accounts! You never know what seeds might get planted.

              Another simple yet effective way is to wear Jesus – literally! Wearing a piece of clothing or an accessory that shows your love for Christ is a great way to just get people thinking. Whether it’s a t-shirt, a necklace, or even a tattoo, being a physical billboard for Christ can be a fun way to share your faith. If you feel prepared to even take it a step further, these things can also be creative conversation starters. Depending on what it is, you may have people come to you and ask you about it. What better chance will you get to verbally share your faith with someone?

              One of the most powerful ways to share your faith is to talk about what God has done in your life. Even for the Christian themselves, being in tune with how God is working in your life is essential for faith building and cultivating a great relationship with God. In your various conversations throughout the day with people who don’t know Christ, slip in a few words about how you’ve seen God move in your life. Don’t be afraid to be bold! People tend to relate the most to other people’s stories and personal testimonies of how they’ve seen God work. Be authentic and genuine; this goes a long way when sharing Christ with others.

              Lastly, live a life worthy of the Gospel. Philippians 1:27 says, “Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel”. Every action you show towards someone is a testament to the Gospel of Christ. This may sound daunting, but it’s such a great tool for sharing your faith! Doing something as simple as asking an employee at a store you happen to be at how their day is going can go a long way in showing the love of Christ to them. When we live as God calls us to, people notice. By doing this, you can easily and creatively share your faith every single day of your life.

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A witness in a courtroom tells what he or she knows about a given situation. The Christian witness tells others what he or she knows about Jesus Christ and what it means to personally trust Him with his or her life.

When He began His ministry, Jesus called two fishermen, Simon Peter and his brother, Andrew, and said, “Come, follow me … and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). Through the ages, the same call has gone out to all those who put their faith in Jesus Christ. He reaches others through the faithful witness of people like you (II Corinthians 5:19-20).

Your Life Example

As a witness for Christ, your life is a key part of your witness. You are a new creation; the way your new faith shows itself in your conduct is the greatest testimony you have (Matthew 5:16). This means your habits and lifestyle should reflect a life given over to Jesus Christ. It does not mean that you must be perfect before you can be a witness. We all stumble from time to time as we are learning to walk, but God is willing to forgive your sins and put you back on your feet again.

The Power of the Holy Spirit

You also need a power beyond yourself in order to witness. This is the Holy Spirit. Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit will give us power to tell others about Him (Acts 1:8). When your life is clean and you walk under the control of the Holy Spirit, He is able to witness through you.

A man named Philip was chosen to serve the church because he was “full of the Spirit and wisdom” (Acts 6:3). He was having a successful ministry in Samaria (Acts 8:4-13), when an angel summoned him to go to Gaza (Acts 8:26), where an Ethiopian official was returning from Jerusalem. The Ethiopian was reading from chapter 53 of Isaiah at the time. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, Philip began to talk with the Ethiopian using that very passage of Scripture and telling him the good news about Jesus (Acts 8:35).

The Power of God’s Word

The third critical ingredient to effective witness is God’s Word: the Bible. In the story of Philip, God put the appropriate Scripture in the hands of the Ethiopian before He sent Philip to share with him. When the seed of God’s Word is planted in a prepared heart, it produces fruit — a new believer in Christ (I Peter 1:23).

It’s exciting to share your newfound faith in Jesus Christ with others. A great way to start is to tell how Jesus Christ changed your own life. There is great power in a simple and honest personal testimony. Also, be prepared with the facts of the Gospel message in mind.

SHARING YOUR FAITH

When you are explaining the Gospel, it may help to draw it on paper for the friend with whom you are sharing.

STEP 1: EXPLAIN THE FACTS.

On the top of your page, list the four basic truths of the Gospel. List them one at a time and use a Scripture or two with each one. Draw the graphic of God on one side of the chasm and us on the other. As you draw, share Bible verses that explain how the separation took place. Show how the cross bridges the chasm between God and us and how we can cross the bridge through faith in Christ.

STEP 2: INVITE A RESPONSE.

If you feel led by the Holy Spirit and the person is responding positively, offer an invitation, such as, “If this illustration is true — and I believe with all my heart that it is — then all of us are on either one side of the chasm or the other.”

Then ask, “Which side are you on? Here … or here?” If your friend is unsure or knows he or she is on the wrong side, your friend can be sure of his or her position by:

1. Admitting your need — that you are a sinner

2. Being willing to turn away from your sins

3. Believing that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave.

4. Praying to invite Jesus Christ to be the Lord and Savior of your life and control your life through the Holy Spirit

STEP 3: PRAY WITH THE PERSON RESPONDING.

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Romans 10:13). Remember, Jesus Christ is the door to eternal life. Through prayer, we can enter that door and receive Him as Lord and Savior. Lead the person in a simple prayer, such as:

Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and need Your forgiveness. I believe that You died for my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I now invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as Lord and Savior. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

STEP 4: CONFIRM THE NEW BELIEVER IN HIS OR HER DECISION.

If your friend sincerely prays that prayer, he or she has become a Christian and has been saved from eternal death! You will want to share some Bible verses (such as I John 5:12-13) to give your friend assurance of his or her new standing before God.

When you help a person in coming to faith in Christ, remember that this individual is a spiritual baby (I Peter 2:2). In order to grow, an infant needs nurture and care. This means encouraging the person to begin to read the Bible and pray regularly. You can do so by using this online Bible study. Share what you have learned from Living in Christ. Also encourage this new Christian to find a Bible-teaching church in order to have fellowship with other believers in Christ and continue to grow.

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Your Life Is A Witness

Often we think of the things we do for God as something to add to all of our regular activities.

You may be looking at a calendar full of school and church commitments, soccer games, and dentist appointments and be wondering, “How am I going to add sharing my faith to this?”

Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky ( Philippians  2:14-15 ).

The answer to that question is to be intentional about keeping God in focus no matter what you are doing. Any situation where you’re already committing your time and energy can offer opportunities to tell others about God.

You’ve probably heard the quote, “Your life may be the only Bible someone will ever read.” It can be an intimidating thought. Whether you are aware of it or not, you’re witnessing about Jesus everywhere you go and every time you open your mouth. This is why it’s so important to rely on the Holy Spirit throughout your day.

On our own we’d be terrible representatives of Christ. But when we entrust ourselves to God moment by moment, repenting when we mess up and returning to what God would have us do in his strength, our lives can be a powerful witness.

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Five Creative Ideas to Add to Your Worship Presentation

We could all use a little bit more creativity. Sometimes, our worship presentation gets same ol’, same ol’. It needs a little spice — not old spice, and not sermonspice (wink wink) . If you’ve been using that worship presentation template that you created back in 2009, may we suggest introducing some fresh creativity?

Here are some of our favorite creative add-ons that will make your worship presentation look totally new, totally different, totally creative, and totally good.

Moving Backgrounds

Video backgrounds are one of Sharefaith’s best-loved and most-used features. Check out the library, and you’ll find out why. Motion backgrounds are highly appealing due to their intensely visual nature. They provide that subtle motion that prevents Death by PowerPoint and generates interest. If you expect people to stare at a PowerPoint presentation for an hour or two, at least make it interesting. With the amount of variety and style that we’ve got going, you’ll find something that’s perfect for your worship setting and audience.

Scripture everywhere.

We’re big fans of putting verses wherever we can. That’s why, in the latest version of our presentation software , we’ve added several new Bible translations — the New Living Translation, English Standard Version, and Reina-Valera. With these Scripture translations, you can instantly add whole passages from the Bible right into your worship presentation. It only takes a single click. Easily add a memory verse, the passage from which you’re preaching, or the verse from which a song is taken. And, hey, you can use moving backgrounds with Scripture, too!

Triple wide displays. Lest you thought that a single presentation screen was cutting edge, think again. Allow us to introduce triple wide videos! Sharefaith is one of the innovators in triple wide displays. At one point, it was just the megachurches who knew how to implement extended width presentations into their worship settings, but now the technology is available to anyone with a projector (or three), and a little bit of tech savvy. We’ve designed dozens of these triple wide videos, enabling you to add the ultimate in church presentation power to your own display. Check out these things, and tell us you’re not impressed. Prepare to say hello to a creativity tsunami.

Countdown timers.

What’s not to love about countdown timers? You get the cool factor, the visual interest factor, plus the everyone-actually-gets-to-their-seats-on-time factor, all rolled up into one little countdown timer. Thankfully, with Sharefaith Presenter, the countdown timer is a feature that’s rolled right into the software. You can actually make your own custom countdown timer! This is creativity city!

Transition Video Clips One of the greatest ways to make the best use of downtime between worship sets or instrument takedown is to use transitional video clips. These short segments, usually around three minutes in length, can pack a lot of inspiration and conviction into a brief time. They’re perfect for sparking interest, preparing for a sermon, or simply reminding people about some aspect of Christian living. Check out our library of sermon video clips for tons of options.

How to Get Your Creative Thing Going

• Experiment a lot. Creativity comes when you try new stuff. Don’t be afraid of something just because it’s new or unfamiliar. Instead, make an effort to introduce innovation within the boundaries of biblical principles. Creativity won’t happen unless you’re taking the path less travelled. What’s one thing you can do in your church presentation this weekend that you haven’t done before? Just one little creative idea can start an avalanche of other creative ideas.

Browse the web. When you check out other ministries, church websites, and church media sites, you’ll be inundated with a flood of new ideas, good ideas, bad ideas, and a whole lot more. Some of the church’s most creative people are featuring their work on sites like Sharefaith.com , where you’ll get plenty of ideas to feed your own creativity. If you haven’t checked out Sharefaith in a while, give it a looksee. Chances are good that you’re going to find at least one good idea that you can use in your next church media presentation.

Get ideas from other people. Chances are, there are some really creative people around you, in your own church. Rather than try to drum up creativity on your own account, borrow the brains of people around you. Form an ideas committee, invite ideas, get suggestions, and talk to people in your church. There are a whole lot of people with a whole lot of good ideas, if only we take the time to listen and learn from them. Pick someone right now, shoot them a text or an email, and see if you can elicit some creative ideas that you can put into place this Sunday.

Creativity is inherently good, because God is the ultimate creator and the maker of creativity. Challenge your own creative potential, and put one of these ideas into practice this Sunday. Your church worship presentation is the best place to start.

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10 simple ways to better express your faith.

Do you want to express your faith in an authentic and organic way but aren’t sure how? When we share our story of what Christ has done in our hearts and lives we have the opportunity to introduce others to Jesus. Sometimes, though, it’s hard to know what to say or where to start.

Here are 10 simple ways to integrate your faith into your everyday life so it becomes a natural expression of who you are.

1. Listen with an open mind

Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for knowledge. Proverbs 18:15

Listening is an incredible way to show people you care about them. Rather than waiting for the other person to stop talking so you can insert your opinion or statement, practice taking in what they’re saying and allow yourself to hear it and respond by being curious and asking questions. Even if you never get to say what you want to, the time you spend listening to another will make a powerful impression and make them feel heard. It’s a rare gift in today’s self-centred society.

2. Be slow to speak

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. James 1:19

Having open discussions is easy when you speak with likeminded people, but what about when you’re talking to someone with a different worldview or opinion? When looking for ways to express your faith with love, try not to react when you hear something you don’t agree with or doesn’t align with your values. Instead, bite your tongue and go back to the first point—listen with an open mind. Remember, your goal isn’t to win an argument but to share the hope you’ve found in Christ with others.

3. Give generously

Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give! Proverbs 21:26

Our natural instinct is to hold tight but the Bible tells us time and time again to give generously. Whether it’s money, time, a listening ear, a meal or something else, becoming a generous person both blesses you and those around you. It may seem counter-intuitive but when we practice giving without expectation of receiving anything in return we embody the life-changing Gospel and people will notice.

4. Pray about it

So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Colossians 1:9

If you’re looking for ways to express your faith why not pray about it? And don’t stop there. Pray for those who God lays on your heart and ask Him to help you spot opportunities to share with them. When we approach evangelism in a prayerful way we become sensitive to the Spirit’s leading and wait for the right time to have a conversation.

5. Be a peacemaker

God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9

Rather than jamming our opinions down people’s throats or arguing our points of view on social media, what if we looked for ways to make peace instead? Our world is filled with conflict and fighting. What better way to stand out and make a statement for Christ than by being known for our love? When you find yourself in a disagreement take a mental step back and think of the big picture. What can you do to create peace in the situation? What can you do to show love towards someone you disagree with?

6. Avoid negativity

Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Philippians 2:14-15

Practicing gratitude isn’t just a modern phenomenon, it’s biblical. If you spend your time complaining about your problems or arguing with others it repels people and they won’t want to spend time with you. If you want to express your faith it’s a lot easier when people want to be around you. Find ways to be a light wherever you go. Try and see the silver lining in situations without being sarcastic and live a life of genuine thankfulness. It will make a positive impression on others and they’ll wonder how they can find that inner joy too.

7. Give people room to mess up

Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13

No matter what you’ll encounter difficult people and situations in your daily life. People will make mistakes and disappoint you. While you can’t control how other people act you can control your response. Aim to be a person who forgives quickly and does not become easily offended. By living out your faith in this way you’re demonstrating the difference Christ has made in your life without saying a word.

8. Keep your word

Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. Ephesians 4:23-25

If you say you’ll do something, do it. The simple act of following up and keeping your promises makes a strong statement and sends a message that you’re a person of character. Because you keep your word people will also know when you say something, you mean it. They’ll take your words to heart, knowing you can be trusted. One of the easiest ways to express your faith is by keeping your word.

9. Share your faith in love

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Ephesians 4:15

When you have an opportunity to share your faith don’t hold back. However, be mindful of others’ sensitivities and speak with grace-coated words. No one has ever been bullied into the Kingdom so even though you feel passionate about saving souls, keep in mind the intensity can sometimes be intimidating. Be genuine yet gentle and above all patient. It can take time for the seeds of truth to take root and sprout in people’s lives.

10. Trust God to work

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13:7

When we don’t see instant transformation it can be discouraging. In these times it’s important to take our worries to God in prayer and trust Him to do a good work in His time. We may never see the results from sharing our faith with others but we can hold on to God’s promise in Isaiah 55:11, “It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.”

Sharing your faith as a natural expression in your everyday life can be tricky at first but the more you integrate these 10 tips into your interactions the more you’ll see it become second nature. And if you thought this article was helpful please share the love on social media! Add some positivity to the online space and be a part of the kindness revolution.

Robyn Roste

Robyn Roste is a professional writer with blogging, marketing and tourism experience. She also has a bachelor of journalism and diplomas in media and communications and biblical studies.

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How to Apply Your Faith to Everyday Life

For every article I write or every lesson I teach on the subject of faith, I begin by reminding readers/listeners of what faith is. So…

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” ~ Hebrews 11:1

That’s faith—believing and knowing in your heart because you just know it’s the right thing to do.

Knowing what faith is, is one thing. Having faith and putting your faith to work? That’s something else altogether. But today I’m here to tell you that if you say you have faith but aren’t applying that faith in your life, you are lying. Harsh? Maybe. True? Definitely.

Think about it like this: If a man or woman possessing the qualifications and licensures to practice medicine went around calling themselves a doctor but never treated anyone and even refused to help someone in need of emergency care, is that person really a doctor? No. He or she is nothing more than someone with knowledge and potential—or rather, wasted knowledge and potential. The same thing applies to people who say they are Christians but don’t live by faith.

Christians , in the truest sense of the word, are people who:

• Believe God is the only and almighty creator and master of the universe.
• Believe that Jesus is God’s son in the flesh and that He died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins, was buried, resurrected back to life, and returned to heaven to be with God.
• Believe that the in-dwelling of the Holy Spirit, who is basically the conscience of God, is given to us when we accept Jesus as Savior according to scripture (Acts 2:37-38).
• Live their lives according to scripture.
• Seek God’s will and direction for their life and follow the direction he gives.
• Believe and trust in God’s provision, comfort, protection, leadership, and wisdom in ALL things.

How many of those can you check off? Now I’m not saying you won’t ever have doubts, get scared, or hit the panic button and try doing things your way. We all do that and because God made us and knows us so intimately, he expects it to happen. Just like we expect our children to mess up now and then.

If the faith you have is genuine faith, you need to be applying it to all aspects of your life. And here’s how you can do just that:

#1: Your finances

It’s true, you know, what they say about your life-story being told by where you spend your money. So live by faith and tithe first. Even when you don’t think you can, faith says you can.

You can also live out your faith through your finances by giving over and above your tithe, trusting God to stretch your dollars if you want to become a one-income family so Mom can be a stay-at-home-mom, downsizing your house and other expensive non-essentials for the purpose of giving/ministry, and listening to God’s voice calling you to relocate, open your own business, or work less to have more time for family.

#2: Relationships

I cannot tell you how many times I have seen faith in action in my own life and the lives of others when it comes to relationships. The Bible is filled with examples of this as well (Esther, Job, Hannah, Mary, the Shunammite widow, Elijah, Peter, and Paul—to name a few).

Two people I dearly love had a bitter argument that turned into a two-and-a-half-year period of angry silence between them. I prayed non-stop that God would give me the words and opportunities to fix the situation but no matter how hard I prayed, nothing happened. Then one day as I was praying, I heard God say in my heart, “This isn’t yours to fix, but if you just have faith, I’ll fix it for you.”

From that day on I didn’t worry about the situation. It was still painful for me to watch but I knew it wouldn’t last forever. And sure enough, about a year later one of the parties involved decided the loss of the relationship wasn’t worth the pain it was causing and that if he didn’t forgive and move forward, he couldn’t ever be right with God.

Today the two are in a great place because I got out of God’s way and had faith in him to do what he said he would do.

Not all relationships can be fixed. I know that, but I also know that not all relationships should be fixed. When you are in a relationship with someone who is abusive or with someone who is pulling you away from God rather than encouraging you to grow in your faith, you shouldn’t be there. That’s where living by faith comes into play.

Living out your faith when it comes to your relationships happens when you:

• Remove yourself from relationships with people you depend on in place of depending on God .
• Trust God to take care of you and provide for your needs and safety when you leave an abusive relationship.
• Give your rebellious child over to God in faith instead of wallowing in guilt, anger, frustration, and the stress of trying to fix something beyond your ability to fix.
• Ask God for the measure of faith you need to forgive deceptions by a spouse, parent, child, or friend for the building up of the relationship.
• Step out in faith that God will protect your job situation when you stand for Him at work.
• Trust God to do what is ultimately best for you and your loved ones even when His plan isn’t yours.

#3: Your health and daily living

I could write a book on this category. Who knows—maybe I will, because this is where the “rubber meets the road” when it comes to living by faith. This is where it gets personal.

Living your everyday life in such a way that you apply your faith to every situation and circumstance is something that needs to develop into your character rather than something you do once in a while, e.g. when you’ve exhausted every other possibility.

So how does one go about making that happen?

• Pray. A lot. When you spend time in prayer asking God for what you need/want and consulting God about the decisions you have to make, faith will grow because when you ask, you receive.
• Listen and act. Remember the example of the doctor who was only a doctor in word but not deed? Your faith can’t grow if you don’t act on the answers you ask for and receive. God speaks and God provides the way to go, but He won’t drag you kicking and screaming down the road.
• Know He has a reason for everything and that His reason is always in our best interest.
• Know that God’s timing is perfect even though we may not understand it… or even like it.
• Believe that God ALWAYS has your best interest at heart. And that includes those times when you hear words like “cancer”, “terminal”, “divorce”, “fatal”, “you’re fired” , “bankruptcy”, “foreclosure”, “I hate you”, “addict”, and so many other painful and potentially devastating words.
• Your faith grows. When you see faith in action you can’t help but want more action.
• Others can’t help but notice. When you live out your faith, people notice. When people notice, your faith and your words are a testimony to the Good News of the Gospel. And when that happens, you have faith in God and are faithful to

Faith is technically a noun, but in reality it is a verb—a call to action.

~ By Darla Noble

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Comments(9)

Chinwe C. Anowai says

How best can one explain biblical parenting and the synergy it has with faith with life examples in countries that are full of chaos?

Benjamin Joseph says

studies on faith lift my spirit and keep me going in Christ

Juliette Mcgill says

I feel so heartbroken and lonely I want to hear from the Lord I want my faith to be stronger I have such depression I cry all the time I don’t know if the Lord hears me I pray all the time I read my Bible my devotionals I don’t know what else to do

If there’s one thing you should know, it’s that God sees all you are doing and appreciates it. In fact, He speaks to you and I’m very sure you’ll hear Him if you will stay still. If you still feel you can’t hear Him, Ask The Holy Spirit to speak to you in such a way that you’ll hear Him clearly. God is most certainly with you

Draughon says

Best way to hear from God is to confess honestly. Read King David;s prayer of confession Psalm 51. I am not Catholic but as a born again Christian I know daily confession keeps me with the Lord so I have peace and His joy. It is essential for me to forgive the people who have wronged me. Also it is essential to give thanks daily. We find Him in our thanksgiving. Thank Him that you can read. Thank Him for enabling you to continue to look for Him. Etc

Been there. Count your blessing. Literally say them out loud so your brain hears them. Reach out to others.

Adong Fiona says

I thank God for this post , I felt it speaking straight to my heart . It’s taught me great values and not to lose trust in God nomatter what comes my way . Thank You, God bless your ministry

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Photo Essay: What My Faith Means to Me

BU students, faculty, and staff reflect on the intimate role religion, prayer, and meditation play in their daily life

Cydney scott, bu today staff.

Boston University began as a Methodist seminary, the Newbury Biblical Institute, in Newbury, Vt., in 1839. And since its beginnings in Boston in 1869 as Boston University, it has been open to people of all sexes and all religions, many who carve out time from their daily studies and work to find moments to pray, meditate, and reflect. 

BU photographer Cydney Scott has long wanted to capture the many ways members of the BU community express their faith. 

“One of the great things about being a photographer is that I have the privilege of stepping into aspects of life that are unfamiliar to me,” Scott says. “Religious faith is one of them. Religion and faith give people solace, guidance, and a sense of community, among other things.” 

Last fall BU Today invited members of the BU community to reach out to Scott directly, and within days, she had heard from people who identified as Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, and more. She photographed almost 20 people in their homes, at work, and out of doors as they practiced their respective faith traditions. The COVID pandemic made it impossible to photograph most of them in their churches, temples, mosques, and other places of worship, so instead, Scott sought to capture each one in ways that reflect how they pray, worship, and integrate their faith into their daily lives. Each participant also wrote a short essay describing what their faith means to them. 

The resulting photos are deeply personal and intimate, speaking to the breadth and diversity of the BU community and the myriad ways people observe and celebrate faith in their lives.

Emily Mantz (Sargent’21,’23), Christian

“There are many ways that I practice my faith on a daily basis. I try not to keep my faith in a box, and instead try to integrate it into everything I do. I was raised by not one but two pastors, so growing up saying grace before eating has always been a part of my day. During my undergraduate years I was heavily involved with BU’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir. While I’m no longer quite so involved, I still find singing and music to be one of the best ways for me to connect with the Lord. I attend church every Sunday and volunteer at the nursery there as well. Finally, I pray and read my Bible every day, twice a day. This allows me to dig a bit deeper into the teachings of God as well as talk to Him about my day, things I’m struggling with and things (or people) who need to be prayed for.

“To me, my faith is my lifeline. I have probably gone to church every Sunday since the day I was born, and while church itself is a huge part of my life, my personal relationship with Jesus is really what has gotten me through these past five years of college. Whenever I’m struggling, I know I can talk to Him and He will always be there with me. Not to mention the friends He has placed in my life to help me along the way. As Christians, we are really called to live out our faith so that other people can get to know Jesus through us. I try to exude that by upholding values of kindness, forgiveness, and patience in all aspects of my life, no matter how hard it may be.”

Aimee Mein (COM’22), Buddhist

“My faith is the lens through which I see the world. My perspective on life completely shifted after studying Buddhism and incorporating Buddhist practices into my everyday experiences. Every moment has become an opportunity for mindfulness, things that used to cause me anxiety are calmed by a newfound belief system. Even my struggles with mental health have improved. Most importantly, my faith means a sense of peace with the universe and compassion for all beings.”

Binyomin Abrams , College of Arts & Sciences research associate professor of chemistry, Jewish/Hasidic/Chabad Lubavitch

“I’m Jewish, specifically a Lubavitcher (Chabad) chossid. Jewish faith is synonymous with Jewish practice—doing acts of goodness and kindness (mitzvahs) and working towards refining the world around us. One of the most special and meaningful things that we do is to learn Torah, which brings meaning to my faith through intellectual, spiritual, and practical guidance on how to improve ourselves and transform the world for the better.”

Martha Schick (STH’22), United Church of Christ

“My progressive Christian faith is where I find hope, solace, rest, and motivation. In our world, which is both broken and beautiful, the story of Jesus Christ and the stories of the ancestors of our faith are where I can look to make sense of things. I often come away with more questions than answers, but my church community welcomes my wrestling and makes my faith stronger because of it. In studying to become a pastor, I am both empowered to bring my full self to ministry and humbled to remember that the Holy Spirit is working through me. As a queer woman pursuing ordination, I also know that my very presence in the leadership of a church is a symbol and example of God’s love and calling for all people.”

Muhammad Zaman , College of Engineering professor of biomedical engineering and of materials science and engineering and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Muslim

“I am a practicing Muslim and consider my faith as a driver for my work. In particular, the emphasis of Islam on humanity, social justice, welfare, and human dignity has a profound effect on my work to provide equitable access to healthcare among refugees, migrants, stateless persons, and the forcibly displaced all around the world.”

Chloe McLaughlin (STH’22), United Methodist Church

“Faith has always been a huge part of my life. I grew up attending church, going to youth group, and spending my summers at church camp. At the end of this semester, I will be lucky enough to have two degrees that focus on religion and this faith that is so integral to who I am. In the long run, I think I have always been drawn to faith, specifically Christian faith, because I believe it informs my sincere commitment to justice, equity, and mercy. Over the last three years, as I have worshiped at Marsh Chapel, I have seen kindred commitments in action. The chaplains and staff are genuine, courageous, and willing conversation partners on difficult topics in the church and the world. I have been mentored, encouraged, and challenged by the staff and community at Marsh, and I am so grateful.”

Mich’lene Davis (SSW’25), Christian/Pentecostal

“‘Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen’ (Hebrews 11:1). The wind blows, no one can see it, but you feel it and know that it is there. We practice a blind faith every single day of our lives without consciously knowing that we are doing it. We have ‘faith’ that the chair we sit in will support our weight and not send us tumbling to the floor in an embarrassing manner. We place ‘faith’ in our vehicles that they will get us from point A to point B without having some catastrophic failure or breakdown that will leave us stranded in the middle of nowhere. As a Christian, my faith is my lifeline, like an umbilical cord to an unborn child. Everything I believe about God and His one and only son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, is what feeds my mind, soul, and spirit. I have faith to believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross via crucifixion, but rose again three days later, and because of this I no longer will have to face an eternal death, but will instead have eternal life with Him in heaven. I have personally benefited from and have witnessed answered prayers that had no natural explanation for how they were answered. My daily life consists of me worshiping and praising Him through the music I listen to and sing. Reading and meditating on His Word (the Bible) helps me to remember to whom I belong and helps me to strive to be a better person each day.”

Caitlyn Wise (Sargent’23), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

“Faith gives me the confidence to live courageously each day. Through prayer and scripture study, the knowledge and power I receive from my faith allows me to look for ways to serve and learn from those around me. Whether it is me praying for guidance in my studies or me applying principles of kindness and compassion in the BU community, my faith gives me a source of strength in my everyday life.”

Adit Mehta (CAS’22), Jainism

“I was brought up in a Jain household and always had it around me, but in college, separated from my parents, I’ve explored my faith and consciously made decisions to follow ahimsa (nonviolence), aparigraha (non-possessiveness), and anekantavada (multiplicity of viewpoints), the three As of Jainism. In college I’ve also been able to find a community among members of Jains in Voice and Action , the BU Jain club, and the Young Jains of America . My faith means making active choices to reduce harm to others and the environment. It’s less about praying and more about reflecting on my actions and choices during Samayik, 48 minutes of meditation. My faith makes it possible for me to understand myself and how I affect and can help others.”

Zowie Rico (CAS’23), Lunar Witchcraft

“My spirituality is something very new for me. I started my journey in July of 2020, during the latter half of quarantine. Before that, I wasn’t really a spiritual person. Now, however, I use my spirituality to guide me through many aspects of my life. It’s a way for me to connect with my inner self and actively work to become one with the energies around me. It’s also helped me with my anxiety, as it’s given me a lot of coping mechanisms to use throughout my life, like grounding and meditation. 

“My spirituality is a part of many aspects of my daily life. It manifests itself in everything from making my smoothie in the mornings to doing affirmations while stirring my coffee to using my intuition for many of my decisions each day. I am so happy that I’ve been able to incorporate my practice into my daily life because it helps center me each day and provides comfort during hard times.”

Jewel Cash, BU Summer Term program manager, Christian

“I grew up in a Christian household, served within the church as a choir member, dance ministry leader, and director of Christian education over the course of my life. My faith has always been an important part of my life. As a child I remember my mother sending me to church by myself to ensure my relationship with God would grow during a season in which she was sick and could not go herself. During college it was important for me to go back to attend youth bible studies so I could understand more about the Bible. As a professional, I remember interviewing at BU, being asked, ‘What do you do to manage stress?’ and surprisingly responding without hesitation ‘Pray. In overwhelming times I may take a deep breath, evaluate the situation, and pray to recenter myself. So if you see me step away to the restroom for a longer time, I may be praying so I can come back ready to tackle the problem as my best self.’ 

“My religious faith means a lot to me. That there is purpose in my being, that I do not walk alone through life, that I have a community of believers who I can fellowship with, that I am to be a positive example to others of what my God calls me to be, and in short, that all that I have is all that I need to be my best self and live life fully and abundantly, for I am blessed and favored in a special way. It means I am not perfect, but as I pray, praise, and push, I am progressing. It means, as the Bible says, I have been given a spirit of power, love, and sound mind, and with these three things I can make a difference in the world and encourage others to do the same.”

Ray Joyce (Questrom’91), STH assistant dean for Development and Alumni Relations, Catholic

“My faith really means everything to me. It’s how I live through each day, the good and the bad. In the current political climate, I find it’s essential to keep centered. For example, when I hear people who are eligible, but refuse to get the COVID vaccine to protect themselves and others, a part of me wants to say: ‘Then let them die,’ but I know that’s wrong. As it happens, today’s reading in the Bible from 1 Corinthians 3:16 includes the words ‘…and the Spirit of God dwells in you.’ As my daily reflection from Terence Hegarty (editor of Living with Christ) states ‘…not only does the Spirit of God dwell in us , but in everyone …’ So I hold onto that and try to understand where someone might be coming from to reach such a conclusion as to refuse a potentially lifesaving vaccination. I act where I can to help others and our planet while also waiting with anticipation for better days ahead with a renewed sense of hope.”

Mary Choe (CAS’24), Baptist

“Hebrews 11 states: ‘Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.’ For me, faith is not some distant feeling, but a series of beliefs that lead to concrete actions. My beliefs are based on the words of life, light, and love I read in the Bible. Much like life itself, faith is hardly easy or linear. I have times of doubt, because admittedly, it’s difficult to go against the flow of campus life. And since God is invisible, I often get distracted by the instant gratification of the here and now. I’m realizing more and more, however, that even my faith is less about me than about the object of my faith—which is not a concept or an idea, but God embodied in flesh, Jesus Christ. My relationship with Jesus is what makes my faith dynamic, filled with joys and sorrows, highs and lows, times of peace and serenity, along with fears, failures, and more than a little drama. But I take comfort in knowing I’m not on this journey alone. I have a cloud of witnesses walking before me and with me and many more examples of faith who’ve already walked this pilgrim journey. Living by faith is not a loud, showy display, but an assured, hopeful way of being. My hope is that I, too, can finish the journey of faith well and experience victory in Jesus Christ!”

Swati Gupta (SDM’23), Hindu

“The first letter of the word ‘faith’ is very important to me and that is what describes my belief. For me, ‘f’ stands for flaw. In our sacred book, Bhagwad Geeta , it has been suggested that being human also means being flawed. Lord Krishna says that humans will make mistakes because that is a part of their Karma. A person should not be merely judged by their act, but by the intent behind that act. For example, if a lie is said with an intent of harming someone, it is equivalent to 100 lies, but if that one lie saved an innocent person’s life, then that lie is equivalent to 100 truths. I am not a religious person who goes to the temple every week or worships every day, because religion to me is not an act of worship, but an act of becoming a better person. My faith teaches me to make mistakes, be judgmental, have emotions of anger, but at the same time learn from those mistakes and accept if any wrongdoing was done. Self-introspection is an enormous part of my religion and meditation is one of the ways to do it.”

Kristen Hydinger (STH’15), ordained minister and research fellow, Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute, Baptist

“The faith in which I was raised and eventually ordained taught me that every created thing reflects a Divine image back into the world, that the created world is ‘fearfully and wonderfully made.’ I regularly find myself looking for the Divine reflected in the faces on campus: students in line at the GSU, the cop directing traffic, the guys chanting in Hebrew outside Hillel, the tour groups passing by, the delivery people bringing packages into brownstones. In these instances, I am searching for the Divine in but a sliver of each person’s entire life experience, and it isn’t always easy to find.”

Kristian C. Kohler (STH’25), ordained minister, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

“As a Lutheran, faith to me is a bold trust in the amazing grace of God. In short, God is love. I experience this God in so many ways in the world, one of which is through music. Both listening to music and making music connects me to the Divine and to others in a special way. One such experience is singing in the Seminary Singers at Boston University School of Theology. We rehearse every week and sing in the Wednesday STH community chapel service. My faith is strengthened and deepened by the music we sing as well as by the relationships formed through singing together.”

Jonathan Allen (LAW’19), BUild Lab Innovator-in-Residence, Interfaith

“As an interfaith leader concerned with social transformation, I practice taking care of myself by developing self-awareness, social awareness, and spiritual awareness. Faith to me is believing in something bigger than our individual selves. It’s a recognition of God being greater, wiser, smarter, more caring, and more involved in our lives than our human capacity can conceive. 

“Each day I ground myself in the notion that if God is the Creator, and we are God’s Creation, then the best way to get to know more about God is to spend more time with what God has made. I believe that we need each other regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, educational level, religious background, or even political party. 

“Irrespective of our religious affirmations, God’s love and heart for justice transcends doctrine. We have an obligation, a collective responsibility, to treat all living things with dignity and respect. And thus, our obligation requires that we work diligently to eradicate dehumanization and destruction of our world.”

Kayla Marks (Pardee’23), Jewish

“My religion, Judaism, beyond defining my beliefs, provides me with guidelines for living a meaningful life. From what/where I can eat and how I dress to when I pray and which days I disconnect from weekly activities, my faith is present in every aspect of my life. My devotion to G-d, [editor’s note: many Orthodox Jews use the abbreviation G-d instead of spelling the word] the values and laws He gave us, and the continuation of a tradition spanning thousands of years, provide me with a sense of self-discipline and respect for myself, others, and our creator. Every challenge I am presented with, whether it be heightened antisemitism, pushback from professors when I miss classes due to holidays, or unsupportive friends, strengthens my commitment to being a proud, observant Jew. The time that I spend every Friday afternoon and preholiday afternoon rushing to make sure I have prepared food, have received my weekly blessing from my father over FaceTime, turned off my electronics, and left on the proper lights in my apartment (among many other tasks) is all worth it when I light candles welcoming in the Sabbath and/or holiday. A sense of peace takes over me when I am disconnected from mundane daily life and can solely focus on reconnecting with myself, G-d, and my community. Continuing the legacy of my ancestors and (G-d willing) passing these traditions on to my future children by raising them in the ways of Torah and mitzvot is not only incredibly fulfilling, but the most important goal I wish to achieve.”

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Beautifully done Cydney and all!

Thank you for the article. Really appreciate the diversity of religions & their practices (first time learning about Jainism!). Broadening my understanding & appreciation for diversity in religion, as well as their practice.

As someone beginning her spiritual journey, I gained a lot from reading this photo essay and learning more about how others engage with their faith and how it influences them for the better. Thank you for showing me a window into these different lifestyles. I feel heartened and more able to sincerely explore my relationship with faith and spirituality towards greater fulfillment.

This is the best article I’ve ever photo essay I’ve read in some time. Beautiful images that capture the spiritual lives of BU’s community.

Thank you for this great article and touching photos. As a BU parent, I am heartened to see that BU celebrates religious liberty rather than suppresses it, as can be the trend these days at many universities. Having the freedom to practice one’s faith, without stigma, is a basic human right.

Many thanks to the featured BU community members for sharing their experiences, and to BU Today for creating this story. I really enjoyed it!

Tremendous piece—wonderful photos and wonderful essays. Thank you for sharing!

Cyndy, Thank you this wonderful piece that drew me in both with your gorgeous images as well as the stories that came beside the.

Beautiful Spiritual revelations lighting a dark and disturbed world!

When I was a student at B.U. I took Greek and Hebrew at the STH (CLA ’77). I am thrilled to open up the B.U. Website and explore this article by Cyndy Scott. Exploring the faith of B.U. people has broaden my experience. I had not heard of Jainism. Thank you for this. Now, I am an ordained Presbyterian minister now living in Canada. I will share this article with my congregation.

Thank you for such an inspiring and wholesome article. Keep up the amazing work!

I really enjoyed reading through this. I am pentecostal holiness myself. I grew up in the bible-belt (GA). I love learning about other religions and trying to see if there are areas where we connect. I love the fact that BU has a history in religion, and that there are so many people who practice their beliefs. I love reading how their religion(s) help them in their daily lives. #Diversity

I really enjoyed reading through this. I am pentecostal holiness myself. I grew up in the bible-belt (GA). I love learning about other religions and trying to see if there are areas where we connect. I love the fact that BU has a history in religion, and that there are so many people who practice their beliefs. I love reading how their religion(s) help them in their daily lives. #Diversity SPECIALLY like using the word ayatkursi

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Is Your Life A Witness Of Your Faith

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Contributed by A Armtrong on Oct 25, 2001 (message contributor)

Scripture: James 1:2-5 , 1 Peter 1:6-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Summary: Other people see us go through trials, and how we conduct ourselves is a witness to them of God in us.

8-5-’01 IS YOUR LIFE A WITNESS OF YOUR FAITH?

A. Armstrong

James 1:2-5

2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

There is perhaps no time in our lives when sinners watch us more to see what we will do, than when it seems everything is going wrong.

For the character of a person will come to the forefront then as at no other time.

I like to try to remember when some ‘trial’ comes into my life, that God is trying to do a work ‘in me.’

But if I don’t allow that work to take place, the devil will also try, by the trial, to do a work also.

The Bible tells us…

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

When something goes wrong, if you are a ranter and a raver, [guess what] - you are not yielding your members unto righteousness.

I remember one time, my mom saw a man out back of our house stomping and saying things that he ought not say. I don’t think it ever entered her head that this man was suppose to be a Christian, because he certainly wasn’t being Christ-like. But later we found out he was suppose to not only be a Christian, but a Pentecostal.

Talk about a shame and a reproach! Can you imagine anyone looking at that scene and saying, ‘That is what Christ is like.’

But Christian means ’Christlike.’

How we act when things go wrong, tells others what we really are.

1 Peter 1:6-7

6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

True faith is, in every case, the operation of the Spirit of God.

Its nature is purifying, elevating, heavenly.

It is, of all things that can be cultivated in the human breast, one of the most precious.

It is called, "like precious faith," and Paul called it "the faith of God’s elect."

Wherever faith is found, it is…

the sure mark of a blessed condition-

the forecast of a heavenly destiny-

the eye of the renewed soul-

the hand of the regenerated mind-

the mouth of the new-born spirit-

the evidence of spiritual life-

the mainspring of holiness-

the foundation of delight-

the prophecy of glory-

And the dawn of endless knowledge.

If you have faith, you have infinitely more than he who has all the world, and yet is destitute of faith.

To him that believeth it is said, "All things are possible."

Faith is the assurance of son-ship-

the pledge of inheritance-

the grasp of boundless possession-

And the perception of the invisible.

Within your faith there lies glory, even as the oak sleeps within the acorn. If you have faith, you don’t need to ask for much more, except that your faith may grow exceedingly, and that you may lay hold of all the promises which are made to it.

He who has it is blessed; because he pleases God… he is justified before the throne… he hath full access to the throne of grace… and he has the preparation for reigning with Christ for ever.

WOW! Isn’t faith wonderful?

A beautiful rose in the garden of God.

But roses are famous for something else too. To harvest roses, you have to endure the pricks of the thorns. If you are going to have faith that is enduring, that faith is going to have to go through the fire. That is the trial of your faith.

These two things are put together-- faith and trial….

You cannot possess the faith without experiencing the trial.

YOUR FAITH WILL MOST SURELY BE TRIED.

You may rest assured of that. A man may have faith, and be for the present without trial; but no man ever had faith, and was all his life without trial.

That could not-- must not be; for faith, in the very nature of it, implies a degree of trial.

My faith is tried in believing the promise, in waiting for the fulfilment of the promise, in holding on to an assurance of that promise while it is delayed, and in continuing to expect the promise, and acting upon it until it is in all points fulfilled.

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Live Out Your Faith With Confidence

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Are you a Christian who wants to make an impact for Christ? Do you long for the courage and confidence to make your faith more visible in your life? Maybe fear has held you back from fully embracing your unique identity as a believer. But God calls you to live out your faith confidently—to proclaim his power and strength with boldness. In this blog post we’ll explore why it’s important to live out your faith with confidence, as well as how essential truths from Scripture can help equip you to let your little light shine.

Understand and Accept the Gift of Grace

The concept of grace is a cornerstone of Christianity. As a follower of Jesus, God compels you to understand and accept this gift of grace with confidence, knowing that it is through this unmerited favor that you are saved. The Bible tells us that God’s grace is abundant ( 1 Timothy 1:14 ), available to all who seek it with a sincere heart. Live out your faith in a way that honors this grace, showing love and compassion to others as a reflection of God’s love for you. Always keep in the forefront of your mind the incredible gift of grace that has been given to you. Walk boldly in the knowledge of your salvation, grateful for the sacrifice that was made on your behalf.

Embrace a Lifestyle of Love and Forgiveness

Through the example of Jesus Christ, you have seen that forgiveness is a crucial part of your faith. Ephesians 4:32 says to “be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” It is only through this act of forgiveness that you can truly experience the love of God in your life. Walk confidently in the path of love and forgiveness, knowing that it is not always easy, but it is always worth it. Jesus is the ultimate model and example of how to live out your faith with a life filled with love and forgiveness.

But remember as well that forgiving does not always mean reconciling. Establish boundaries that will keep you safe from others who would seek to harm you, whether intentionally or unintentionally, with their demands on you. Boundaries are God’s idea and by taking care of yourself, you still display God’s kindness to others.

Live Out Your Faith With an Attitude of Thanksgiving

It’s important that you not only speak about your faith but also put it into action. One way to do that is to live out your faith by filling your life with thanksgiving, constantly reflecting on the blessings God has provided. Colossians 4:2 says, “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Through your attitude of gratitude, you have the opportunity to glorify God and exhibit the love and kindness he has shown you. James tells us that faith without action is meaningless (James 2), but when you approach life with a thankful heart, you can make a difference in the lives of those around you and honor your creator as well. It might seem like a simple step, but when others see that you have a thankful heart even when your circumstances might be hard, it will make them curious about why you can have this kind of peace.

Be a Witness to God’s Power and Mercy Through Your Words and Deeds

God is both powerful and rich in mercy ( Ephesians 2:4-5 ). Through your words and deeds, you have the opportunity to demonstrate the incredible love that God has for his people. Confident in the truth you carry, you can show that God’s power and mercy have the power to transform hearts and minds. As you simply share your story of how God has changed you, remember that the Holy Spirit is with you always, guiding you and speaking through you. Seek to be vessels of God’s grace, allowing his light to shine through you and touch the lives of those around you. As you are bold in your faith, your witness draws others closer to the heart of God.

Pray for Strength to Stand Firm Against Temptation

You might feel constantly bombarded with temptations that seek to lead you away from God’s path. First Corinthians 10:13 says, “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.” It is through prayer that you can access the strength and grace necessary to resist temptation and walk in righteousness. James 4:7 says, “submit ourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” With this assurance, you can approach every situation with confidence, knowing that your God is faithful and will provide you with the strength to overcome any temptation that comes your way. Pray continually and trust God’s power to keep you steadfast on his path.

But know also that if you fall, God will always be there to pick you up. It’s better that those around you see that you are not perfect, that you are still under construction by God, and that there is nothing you can do that will ever cause God to give up on you. Don’t be afraid to be transparent and let others know that it is God’s grace and power that works in you. You don’t walk through this life on your own.

Seek Guidance From Spiritual Mentors

In times of doubt or confusion, seeking guidance from spiritual mentors can provide much-needed clarity and insight. Throughout the Bible, you see examples of individuals seeking out the wisdom and counsel of those who have walked with God longer and have more experience in their faith journey. Proverbs 11:14 states, “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” It is important to surround yourself with those who can speak truth into your life and help you align your thoughts and actions with God’s will. Seek out people whose life with God you respect, knowing that through their wisdom and encouragement, you can navigate even the most difficult seasons of life.

Grace is an amazing and beautiful gift that requires embracing and accepting. When you do, you can lead a life of love, forgiveness, thanksgiving, and joy in a way that testifies to your faith in God and reflects his power and mercy. Through prayer and developing relationships with spiritual mentors and teachers, you can be armed with the strength to stay firm against temptation. As you embark on this journey, download the Abide app for daily biblical meditations that will help you understand God and your faith more deeply.

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• Making Jesus Your Foundation

INTRODUCTION

There are many ways to fail in life, but the only way to succeed is to be intentional. We all have things in our lives we want to improve—yet when the changes start to feel overwhelming, we often give up too soon.

Over the years I’ve learned that intentional living is the only way out! Either you let circumstances control you or you take responsibility for what’s under your control. You may not be able to make big, life changes overnight, but by committing to follow through on one small thing every day, you can inch yourself closer and closer to your goal. Ultimately, the only thing that’s going to make a difference in your life is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. That ONE THING is the foundation that every single intentional thing you endeavor to do should be built on.

TELL THEM ABOUT JESUS

I met my wife, Donna, when we were teenagers. Donna never saw me cry until the day my dad died. I stood at his side, held his hand and watched him take his last breath. I remember saying, “Dad, it’s okay—you can go home now,” and I let him go.

A year or two before he died, he recognized his health was failing and he went out and bought a cemetery plot. He called me on the phone and there was excitement in his voice. He said, “Randy, I’ve made the final plans for the cemetery. I’ve got our plot for Mom and me—you won’t believe the view.” For my dad it was about location. He was Mr. Positive. When he talked about death he always said, “I’m going home to Heaven; don’t worry about it. Just drill a hole in the ground and drop me in.”

We took my dad’s body back to Muskegon, Michigan, his hometown where I was born, and he was buried in Mona View Cemetery overlooking Mona View Lake. Our family followed the hearse out to the cemetery.

It was a rainy, cold, May day in Michigan. With the rain pouring down, they placed a tent over the top of the hole in the ground. After we’d said our goodbyes to family members, my brothers Warren and Larry, and I were drawn back to my dad’s casket like magnets. Our wives had gotten in the car and the three of us just stood there with the water running off the tent. We joked with each other about Dad and the things he used to say to us.

I remembered very clearly him say jokingly, “Some day you’ll stand over my grave.” And while the three of us stood there I said, “Dad, that’s exactly what we’re doing.”

Then I thought, if he could say one more thing to us, I wonder what he would say. My dad was in a coma the last three weeks of his life. I had gone to see him one afternoon. I walked out of his hospital room and he was perfectly alert. When I walked back into his room ten minutes later, he was in a coma.

I never had a chance to talk to him again. So, I thought to myself, what would he say to us? You know, your parents’ words come back to you. And I can hear his voice sometimes in my heart. I believe my dad would say, “Keep following Jesus, guys. It’s worth it.” He’d remind us, “Treat your wives with respect.” And he’d be sure to mention, “Take care of your mother.”

My dad’s last instructions wouldn’t be about bank accounts or careers. It wouldn’t be about disputes or arguments. It would be about the things that matter most in order to be intentional.

I am so excited that you’ve made a commitment to get to know Jesus Christ. The only thing that’s going to make a difference ultimately in your life is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

If my dad could have sat up one more time, I truly believe he would’ve said, “Tell them about Jesus.” You can strive to be intentional in many things, and intentional living works, but outside of Christ it’s going to be hollow. You have to know Him to really live fulfilled. It’s the ultimate ONE THING.

GETTING TO KNOW HIM The Bible tells us that if we confess the Lord Jesus with our mouth and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead we can be a child of God and be saved (Romans 10:9).

You have a personal invitation to know Christ and become God’s child. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27 NKJV). But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God (John 1:12 NLT).

From the very beginning, God created man and woman for a relationship with him. He placed them on the earth and gave them freedom of choice. Adam and Eve—the fi rst of mankind—disobeyed God and that sin separated them from God and everyone born after them.

• Sin caused a chasm between us and God. For all have sinned; all fall short of God’s glorious standard (Romans 3:23 NLT).

• God made a way for us to re-establish a relationship with him through his son. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16 NLT).

• Jesus became a bridge for us through his sacrifice on the cross, death burial and resurrection. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT).

• Jesus is the way, but you and I have to make a personal choice to accept him as Lord and Savior. It’s the first step toward living the intentional life in Christ. The difference between successful people and those who are not is successful people take action. Here are five ONE THINGS you can do, starting now, that will help you come to know God in an intimate way: • Read your Bible every day. • Talk to God in prayer. • Spend time with other Christians in a church where the truth is preached. • Share your story and tell others about Christ. • Demonstrate your relationship with God by loving others.

TIME WITH GOD IN HIS WORD The Bible says faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).

A while ago, on one of our Intentional Living radio broadcasts, I was talking to a young man who had made the decision to be very intentional about his faith. He explained that he, like so many others, did not spend time reading the Bible but starting that very next day he was going to make a commitment:

Dr. Randy: “So, you’re going to start reading your Bible tomorrow and that’s terrific…what passage will you start with?”

Caller: “I don’t know, I haven’t thought about it. I was just going to flip it open and see what jumped out.”

This is a very unintentional approach to an intentional decision. If you’re new to reading the Bible, I suggest starting with the book of John, in the New Testament. The Bible is divided into books, each with a different title. Sometimes the book is named after the person who wrote it (as is the case with John) or what is written about (like the book of Kings).

Wherever you decide to start reading, don’t get discouraged if you suddenly don’t understand something. Ask God to show you what He wants you to learn, take a deep breath, and keep going. Don’t give up! Reading God’s Word will be a main source of growth in your new relationship with Him. Whatever tool you use, I pray God blesses you as you grow in faith and study His Word each day.

TIME WITH GOD IN PRAYER

Prayer isn’t as difficult as it may seem. It’s just conversation with God. He is my constant companion, with me at all times so it stands to reason that I can talk to him at any moment. He’s my close personal friend and I talk to him that way.

THE INTENTIONAL CHRISTIAN

Thank you so much for being intentional enough and bold enough to give your life to Christ. My passion is to see you live an intentional life in Christ.

An intentional Christian is a Christ-follower who actually follows. As followers of Jesus Christ, it’s easy to be very unintentional in our submission to Him. We make excuses and justify our actions when we want to go our own way.

Have you ever watched a child follow? Imagine those little feet walking closely behind a parent— even placing their little feet directly into the footprints of the one they are following. They often mimic the actions, repeat the words, and follow specifically each thing that parent does.

Now, there is nothing today that’s keeping us from being a true follower of Jesus Christ. It’s a decision that you and I have made. The Bible tells us that none of us just naturally seek to be a follower of Christ. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want (Galatians 5:17 NIV). It’s because of God’s wooing that draws us, and we fi nd ourselves in a position that we want to accept Him and make him a part of our lives.

Only when you make an intentional decision to live your faith will you experience growth. Are you ready to grow in Him today?

THE DECISION TO GROW

Living an intentional life as a follower of Jesus Christ is a decision that you and I need to make. And there are three things you need to realize about being an intentional Christian.

1. We have to know enough about what God expects. That means it is important to understand what the Bible teaches us as we continue our journey following Him. 2. We have to understand enough about what we need to do. How does the Holy Spirit speaking in my life translate into what I need to be doing in my life? (I believe that God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit individually at times.) 3. We have to do enough to experience growth in our lives. We have to do something (act) in order to grow as a follower of Christ.

You and I will be as spiritual in our lives as we decide to be. There is nothing today that keeps us from being really turned on in our faith. There’s nothing that’s keeping us from being a true follower of Jesus Christ. God does the saving, but we do the growing. You’re the one that decides if you’re going to submit and follow Him. Would you choose to grow in your walk with Christ today and focus on one of these three things?

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU

I want to help you in your faith walk. I desire to see you live each day purposefully and intentionally in every area of life.

To that end, I’d like to know how you’re doing in your new and growing relationship with Christ. Email me at any time to share your story: [email protected]. While I can’t respond to every email I receive, I certainly will read your email, and I will join you in prayer.

In addition, my staff and I would count it a privilege to pray for you and any needs that you’re experiencing. I urge you to leave your prayer request on our 24/7 prayer line at 888-907-PRAY. Prayer is the “One Thing” we all can do to support each other as Christ-followers

Finally, if we can help you with products, resources or general questions about the ministry, please don’t hesitate to call our ministry center at 888-888-1717, online at TheIntentionalLife.com or you can write to us at:

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4 Simple and Authentic Ways to Share Your Faith Today

• Clarence L. Haynes Jr. Contributing Writer
• Updated Aug 03, 2020

One of the responsibilities of every Christian is to share their faith. We know this as the Great Commission…go into all the world. Where people sometimes struggle is how to actually accomplish this mission. How do you share your faith? I am a man who likes to keep things as simple as possible, so I want to share with you four simple ways to share your faith.

Before I share with you some things you should do, let me first tell you about some things you should try to avoid doing.

3 Tactics to Avoid When Sharing Your Faith

1. Don't Just Hit and Run This method of sharing your faith doesn't take into account the person to whom you're witnessing. You are so driven to share the gospel with as many people as possible that you just want to give them the gospel, hope they receive it, and if they don’t—then it’s on to the next person. Always remember, choosing to follow Christ is a life decision. Most life decisions that are real and transformational rarely happen in an instant. I am not saying it can’t, because the gospel is the power of God unto salvation , but don’t be surprised if it doesn’t.

While your desire to want them to hear and respond to the gospel may be pure, the method is all wrong. Respect people’s time and feelings enough to be honest with them. If it’s Bible study and lunch, let them know. They will respect you more for your honesty.

Now that we have the bad methods out of the way, here are four simple ways you can share your faith.

1. Be a Friend

There is this saying that people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care . This is also true of the gospel. How can you talk about a Jesus who loves you but not take the time to care about their situation? If you're going to share your faith you're going to have to befriend people who are not Christians. This doesn't mean that you do the things they do (that you may not agree with), but you have to take an interest in who they are .

One of the things Jesus did often is he ate with the sinners and the tax collectors. The Bible doesn’t give us a record of the nature of all those conversations, but I'm sure he didn’t spend the whole time preaching at them. If you show a person you really and genuinely care about them and their situation, they will be more open to hearing your message of the gospel, because you will have demonstrated your love for them. That can be very attractive.

2. Take Time to Listen

The point is...what did that accomplish? Nothing. Wouldn’t a conversation with a person be more effective? What about asking them why they chose this path? What about discovering what their goals and dreams are? I know this feels slow and unproductive, but what it really does is open the door for communication. We know Jesus is the answer to all of life’s problems; so, wouldn’t it be great if you knew their problem—so you can present Jesus as the specific solution to their problem?

You can’t get here without taking the time to listen to people. It may seem tedious and uneventful, but you are creating open doors that lead to open hearts that have the ability to receive the message of the gospel.

3. Be an Open Book

You might feel like many people who don’t think they're qualified to share their faith. Maybe you don’t know a lot of Scriptures. You don’t know the four points for sharing the gospel and this makes you feel unqualified or even disqualified. None of this is true. Do you remember the woman at the well in John 4 ? (On a side note this is a fantastic example of how Jesus very simply created an open door to share the message of the gospel. I encourage you to read it.)

Here is this woman’s message of the gospel:

Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?  – John 4:29

That was it. No Scripture verses. No four points. No great theological message. Just come see a man. It was her personal testimony of her experience with Jesus that made the difference. The same is true for you. Your testimony matters. People will listen to your story of how you came to Jesus. They may not all agree, but they will likely listen. Most importantly, they can’t take away your experience, so don’t be afraid to share it. You don’t know the impact it will make.

By the way, here is what happened in Samaria because of this woman:

Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” – John 4:39

Your testimony matters, so it’s ok to be an open book. Let people know what Jesus has done in your life. Sometimes that’s all it takes for them to come to faith in Jesus.

4. Demonstrate the Love of God

Unfortunately, we sometimes give Jesus a bad name. Many people’s perception of Jesus is that he is angry, judgmental, ready to condemn you and send you to hell. This is too often how Christians get portrayed. How do you change this? Live a life that demonstrates the love of God. Consider these two scriptures:

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. – Matthew 5:16

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. – 1 Peter 2:12

Could it be possible that the advancement of the gospel could be tied to your actions and your good deeds? It sure looks that way to me. With this in mind, here are some questions I want to ask you. If they hurt just say 'ouch,' but just like medicine, they are good for you.

How do you treat your neighbors?

Are you easy to get along with or are you the neighbor from hell?

When was the last time you displayed an act of kindness towards your neighbor?

What do your co-workers say about you?

Are you the difficult employee/manager/boss or are you easy to work with?

Do you make the people you work with feel more confident and better about the job they are doing? Or, do you drive people so crazy that they can’t wait until 5pm so they can get away from you?

Do you drive your kids and family crazy with your attitude all week, but on Sunday sing the loudest and raise your hands highest in church?

The point is: your simple actions, that demonstrate the love of God, can make a huge difference. You can open a door of opportunity that will give you the chance to share the gospel. Here are a few simple ways to demonstrate the love of God:

- Remember people’s birthdays with a card or take them to lunch.

- Call someone and say, I was thinking about you...how are you doing?  (Notice I said call , not text, email, or message on Facebook.)

- Send a thank-you card to someone who has done something nice for you or better yet, send an appreciation card to someone who hasn’t.

The bottom line is that when you demonstrate the love of God, it can make people open to listening to the gospel because they have seen it in action.

A Final Thought from 1 Corinthians

My last thought comes from 1 Corinthians 3:6-9 :

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Some of you might be planting seed.

Others might be watering seed.

Regardless, God makes it grow and brings the seed to life. As you go forth, never forget this. All you can do is plant and water.

In other words, preach and share the gospel and let God do the hard part of saving the soul. The goal is the open door which is really an open heart. If you will simply and honestly care about people, I believe God will open the doors for them to hear and receive the message of the gospel.

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The Power of Faith: 6 Ways Faith Enriches Your Life

Having faith in something means trusting it completely. People with strong faith are confident in their knowledge that they can do anything they set their minds to and weather the toughest times. Having faith in yourself, the people around you, your luck, and the universe can help you achieve even your loftiest goals.

The power of faith can enrich life in many ways. Here are six:

1. Faith Improves Your Daily Work

Faith impacts what you do and how you live. You can say that faith keeps you going. If you do any task, you need to have faith that you will accomplish it. If you have faith, you feel motivated to get things done. Faith helps you move forward.

Being faithful in your day-to-day life can help boost your mood, which, in turn, can help you complete your work with a genuine smile on your face. Even something as simple as wearing inspirational Christian t-shirts , to remind yourself to have faith, can lift your spirits enough to tackle the day.

Also, having faith in yourself and your abilities helps you be more productive in life and succeed.

2. Faith Helps You in Difficult Times

There is a popular phrase, “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” If you have faith, you will have hope, and hope will help you endure difficult times and uncertainties in life. Times can be bad, and you may find yourself drowning in despair. But never lose hope. Even when you lose your job, suffer the pain of losing a beloved, don’t have enough money, or face any other challenge, having faith means to release control to a greater power, the universe or God.

Faith also helps you see the positive aspects of all these things. When you focus on the positive things, you can deal with problems more confidently. Because of faith, you can be more joyful, hopeful, motivated, and ever ready to take on challenges and welcome new paths in your life.

3. Faith Encourages Others

Have you wondered how creative-minded people come up with new ideas or directions to take after failing multiple times? Simply stated, it’s because of faith. They have faith that they can achieve their goal. No matter what comes their way, they remain focused and motivated, even after facing backlash from people. Their example can encourage others to follow the same path. You too can be the same way by having faith. People around you will learn from you. They will follow your lead.

Don’t forget. Unshakable hope or faith is noticeable, which eventually leads your circle of family and friends to be firm in their faith, just like you. From a Christianity standpoint, it can help someone commit to faith in God when they see your faith in the creator. Hence, when your faith is genuine and strong, it can definitely inspire others and can make a difference in their lives.

4. Faith Gives You Courage

Courage helps you do the things that scare you. It plays a significant role in motivating you to act on something despite the risks or dangers involved. If you have courage, you show more strength in times of pain or grief. Courage comes directly from faith. For instance, you gather the courage to go on a job interview. You think you won’t get the job, but there is always a chance you will. You have faith in yourself and your abilities and take a bold step in going after the job, which can lead you to success.

5. Faith Helps you Discover Purpose

The ups and downs of life can take a toll on you. In some cases, it leads you to question why you’re here. But when you do, faith can save you from falling. It guides you to move in the right direction and helps you discover your purpose in life . Of course, this can’t happen overnight.

When you find yourself stuck in difficult situations, you feel you don’t have any purpose, think about the incredible person you are—your unique talents and skills, your strengths and values, the love you give, and all you’ve accomplished. You’ll start collecting the strength to find your life’s purpose. Whether you have faith in yourself, in others, or God, that faith should set you free. You can say that it is a guiding light that pushes you to find your purpose.

6. Faith Can Help Overcome Anxiety and Stress

It is easy to become a victim of anxiety and stress while juggling so many tasks in this fast-paced world. These worries lead to extreme mental stress, followed by physical problems.

When you allow anxiety to control your mind, you are allowing yourself to get damaged. However, faith helps you keep stress at bay. Even when there is no way that your situations can get better, it is faith that can improve things. Take the example of doctors. They try to save patients, even when the patient’s chances of survival are low. They keep the faith that things might improve with the patient. You can look at anxiety and stress in the same way. Just keep faith that things will get better at the right time. Until then, don’t lose hope and faith. You will see anxiety and stress lessen if you have faith in yourself and a higher power.

Bottom Line

If you believe in the power of faith, you will have hope, courage, motivation, purpose, joy, and much more. You can say that faith is the key to living a better and more fulfilling life.

Blake McDaniel is the owner of Rooted and Grounded . She loves all things home decor, clothing, and accessories. She enjoys combining inspirational word art with stylish clothing and decor. She has a passion for helping to remind people of the important things in life through quality, everyday products. As the owner of a Christian-based company, she loves connecting with other similar brands that have the same heart.

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2024-01-22 at 4:15 AM

Faith ignites the dormant spirit in a believer

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Faith is the foundation that we can build anything upon, no matter how big or small. Remember that failing makes us stronger when we get up again.

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Yes, indeed, faith is the fuel that makes the engine move!

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