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How to Share Your Faith StoryTheme: Every Christian teen has a faith story that is personal and powerful.

w Why sharing your faith story is so powerful

1. It’s hard for others to argue with someone’s personal faith story2. Teen culture today resonates with experiential stories.3.TheBibleisfilledwithexamplesofthepoweroffaithstories.(Paul’sconversion,Lydia’sstory)

w How to tell your story

Share what your life was like before you trusted in Jesus.

John 4:17-18

•Thewomanatthewell:

vFivepastfailedmarriagesandonecurrentimmoralrelationship

v An inner thirst for something moreJohn 4:13-14

•WhatwasyourlifebeforeyoumetJesus?

vHowdidyoufeel?

vWherewereyouheaded?

vWhatdidyoustrugglewith?

Talk about how life has been since you trusted in Jesus.

John 4:28-29

•Thewomanatthewell

vWhatsheleftbehind:Anemptywaterjarandanemptywayoflife.

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vWhatshegainedinstead:purpose,hopeandforgiveness.

•HowhasyourlifebeensinceyoutrustedinJesus?

vHowdoyoufeel?

vWhereareyouheaded?

vWhatkindofhopesdoyouhavenowinChrist?

Explain the “faith factors” that caused you to trust in Jesus.

•Greg’sfaithfactorwasthedesireforafatherwhowouldloveunconditionally.

•HelpyourstudentsfindthefaithfactorsthatcausedthemtotrustinJesus.

Criticalreminderswhensharingyourstory

•Helpyourstudentssharetheirfaithin1-2minutes.

•Don’tmakeChristianityappeartobeapainfreezone.

•Don’tforgetthattheultimatestoryistheGospelStory!

John 4:39-42

For Further Thought…

w Whyisitimportantforteenstobepreparedtosharetheirfaithstory?

w Whatwouldyousaytoateenwhosaystheirfaithstoryisn’tveryinteresting?

w DothefaithstoriesthroughouttheBiblespeakpowerfullytoyou?Whyorwhynot?