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How to Share Your Faith Story Theme: 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 story 2. Teen culture today resonates with experiential stories. 3. The Bible is filled with examples of the power of faith stories. (Paul’s conversion, Lydia’s story) w How to tell your story Share what your life was like before you trusted in Jesus. John 4:17-18 • The woman at the well: v Five past failed marriages and one current immoral relationship v An inner thirst for something more John 4:13-14 • What was your life before you met Jesus? v How did you feel? v Where were you headed? v What did you struggle with? Talk about how life has been since you trusted in Jesus. John 4:28-29 • The woman at the well v What she left behind : An empty water jar and an empty way of life.

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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?