Top 10 Excuses

Top 10 Excuses

For not continuing my witness after today…

1. Scared to get Rejected • What are we more worried about? • What God thinks about us or, • What man thinks about us??

• What is the worst thing that can happen to us when we share our faith? They can kill us and send us to Heaven! Is that such a bad thing?

2. Afraid of Losing a Friend  If I would die and go to Heaven and my friend would die and go to hell, what kind of friendship do we have?  If we are not eternal friends, are we really friends at all? They may say, “He is the only friend that I have got that is into this whole God and religion thing.” They will realize that you are the only friend that they have that cares where their soul spends eternity.

3. They Have Already Heard • Repetition is very valuable when it comes to witnessing. • This might be the perfect time for them. – You may be the one who reaps the seed that another has planted!

Paul Lafleur Witnessing in Olde Towne

4. I Don’t Know How to Witness… • That is why you are here! • Didn’t someone lead you to Jesus? • Transition the conversation with someone: • Can I ask you an interesting question? • Can I ask you a tough question?

• Luke 12:12 says, “For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

5. I Have to Much to Do • What is more important…? – Studying for a test? – Your job? – Planning your vacation? – Making “salvation bands” or the bake sale at church? • Or… Preaching the Gospel to the lost that Jesus died for.

6. I am Just Lazy… How do you think God feels when I say I am lazy, but multitudes of people die and go to hell every single day? As a Christian, what is more important than seeing your home, your school, your city, your state, your country, your world coming to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ?

Charles Spurgeon The saving of souls, if a man has once gained love to perishing sinners and his blessed Master, will be an allabsorbing passion to him. It will so carry him away, that he will almost forget himself in the saving of others. He will be like the brave firefighter, who cares not for the scorch or the heat, so that he may rescue the poor creature on whom true humanity has set his heart.

Romans 10:13-17 For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!”

7. I Don’t Know Enough •

If it was a prerequisite for us to know enough, could anyone of us ever share our faith?? • This is the one way that you will learn the most about your faith! • You are saved and they are lost. Who knows more in every single conversation? • Memorize the 10 Commandments

Charles Finney “If you do not make it a matter of study, how you may successfully act in building up the kingdom of Christ, you are acting a very wicked and absurd part as a Christian.”

Oswald J Smith • Oh my friends, we are loaded down with countless church activities, while the real work of the church, that of evangelizing the world and winning the lost, is almost entirely neglected!

8. They Won’t Want to Talk About It • At the most 50% of those we ask won’t get into a conversation. • This is a crazy world we live in. Lost people know that. They are curious as to what is going on.

9. I Can’t Answer Their Questions • That is a good question, and I don’t know the answer. Would you like to know the answer? • Yes? What is your email, address, phone number…This now allows follow-up and shows that you care.

10. This is too Confrontational… • Acts 18:28 – “…for he (Paul) vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.” • The Gospel is confrontational • We need to deliver the truth in love. • It is better to leave a sinner convicted and angry, than to have a decision without repentance…

The Spiritual Firefighter (The Bunker Gear of God)

Live Fire Training • Watersource Ministries would like to thank – Mark Cahill (www.markcahill.org) for his books • The One Thing You Can’t Do In Heaven and One Heartbeat Away • And for his continued example of radical obedience to God’s directive to preach the Gospel to every creature

– Living Waters Ministries • Ray Comfort, Kirk Cameron and Mark Spence • For their Gospel tracts, books and incredibly helpful website – www.livingwaters.com

– Both ministries having provided the permissions, research and information that made this presentation possible – Steve Wilson (Xtian) for his video compilations and dedication to the Gospel and reaching the lost – All of those who helped us to get our start

• Especially Jesus Christ – The King of Kings, without Whom, none of this would be possible! Even So, COME LORD JESUS!