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- It is good to have an ice-breaking chat first. It helps the non-believer to open up. It also trains us to be a good listener.
- On being a good listener, it is important to have the right
attitude - to listen as to know the person, not just as to find a "gap"
to talk about gospel.
- It is very important to remember what we talked about in our
last visit to, say, restaurant workers. Some of them remember what they
talked about with us but we don't!
- We see that no matter what we talk about, the non-believers
seem to be touched by that fact that we will pray for them and bless
them.
- It is important try not to get into a debate but be willing to listen more and then just give feedback.
- Christmas seems to be a good topic to start the conversation.
- Some of us find that it is good to be persistent when trying
to continue the conversation even though the non-believer seems to be
uninterested.
- For Catholics, check for their assurance of their salvation
and whether they depends on doing good work, quote from last page of How To have peace with God
- "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one
can boast" Eph 2:8-9
- Listen to the voice of the holy spirit, think of what God wants them to know
- If they are not ready to accept Jesus, ask what's hindering them from accepting.
- If they are very convicted in another religion, ask God for one challenging question to give them to think about.
- Be prepared to share a 1-2 minutes version of your own
testimony. ie. Your life before Jesus, how you accepted Him and how
your life changed afterward.
- Time is limited, so focus on just one or two points; ie. God is love, we all have sins, etc.
- Beware of Christian jargon
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