Difficulty In Witnessing

That’s a good way to respond. Of course, if people question you further you must be willing to give them some answers.

ILL.- What if someone said to you, "What if I were to believe in Jesus as the Son of God and Savior of the world, what does this mean? Of what benefit is there in doing this?" WOULD YOU KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT PERSON?

There are several things you can do: 1- you can give your personal testimony of what Christ has done for you. Hasn’t God ever worked in your life in a special way? 2- you can present Biblical truth and promises.

What does Christ offer to hurting people? 1- Forgiveness of their sin. 2- Promise of provision when we put Him first in life. 3- Protection from evil in this world. 4- Promise of eternal life beyond the grave. YOU CAN’T GET ANY BETTER PROMISES AND PROVISIONS THAN THESE!

Even though some people are willing to listen to the gospel of Christ we must somehow convince them to believe in Christ and respond to Him! How do we do this? We must preach more convincingly. We must live more faithfully. We must speak more fervently. We must be serious about living by faith, being faithful in worship and witnessing!

III. SOME ARE REPELLED WHEN CONVICTED

25As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you."

ILL.- Calvin Coolidge attended church alone because Mrs. Coolidge was sick one day. When he got back home he went up to his wife’s room to see how she was feeling. She promptly reassured him that she was better, and asked him if he had enjoyed the sermon.

“What was the sermon about?” she continued.

“Sin.”

“What did the minister say about it?”

“He was against it.”

God is against sin and this is why many people don’t want to hear God’s message of repentance. When they hear the message, they often turn away!

ILL.- Elaine and I saw on Primetime TV special about a man who lives with bears in Alaska. "Living With Bears, Playing by His Own Rules." His name is Charley Vandergaw, 68 year old retired school teacher.

Charlie is convinced the bears — which weigh up to 500lbs when fully grown — are his friends. He says: “They’re such big, powerful creatures. They could break my neck with one slap. If they wanted to attack me, I wouldn’t stand a chance. But they don’t want to.

“Just to see someone get that close to the grizzlies seems insane, but it’s like taking something out of context. You have to see the whole thing — you have to understand the number of years of experience I have. I think you can prevent an attack situation just by being observant. Saying all of that, I could get chewed on tomorrow.”

Incredibly, Charlie used to KILL bears for sport. But it was while hunting them that he fell in love with the amazing animals.

He says: “Every time I saw a bear it was a little bit more exciting than the time before. The mystique of bear hunting is that you’re hunting a huge, dangerous predator. But the more I was around bears, the more I realized there was something more there than a vicious wild animal.”