Who better to start with than Paul as he stood before King Agrippa?
So, I am looking up various stories in the Bible that model sharing a testimony.
Here is what I discovered from Paul's encounter in Acts 26. Go check it out and see if I missed anything.
1. Get permission to speak.
2. Find a way to bring honor to the one you speak to. This is not for manipulation, but for connection!
3. Share about the one thing in your past that has changed the most. Do not give ugly details. Simply the gist of it.
4. Share the hope you now have in Jesus.
5. Explain why you are now sharing with the one you seek to honor with your testimony.
6. Share why it is important to know Jesus and what one must do as a next step.
A. Open your eyes.
B. Move from darkness to light. C. Receive forgiveness.
D. Repent and turn to God.
E. Produce the deeds in keeping with repentance.
7. Give praise to God for His help.
8. Speak boldly even when accused and rejected as you are called out of your mind.
9. Point out that you are speaking truth rationally. Make sure you do so!
10. Point out how you and the one you are sharing agree.
11. Be persuasive so that a nerve is struck.
12. Express that you long for them to be like you in what you know and believe.
Please know there is no set order and there may not be all of these elements, but it is a good pattern to follow because it is provided as an example in Scripture.
