FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM – Part 2 YOUNG ADULT CELLS MAR 2006

FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM Leader’s Notes

IMPORTANT NOTE:
THIS LESSON IS A PRACTICE SESSION FOR THE MEMBER TO WRITE Learning Outcomes:
AND SHARE THEIR 3-MINUTE TESTIMONY. Understanding, Skill
COMPARED TO PREVIOUS LESSONS, THIS LESSON IS MORE TEACHING STYLE Objective:
(THAT IS, MORE INSTRUCTIONAL STYLE). THIS IS BECAUSE IT’S LEARNING At the end of this lesson,
OBJECTIVE IS MORE SKILL BASED. NONETHELESS, PLEASE THINK THROUGH you will be able to:
SOME OF THE ISSUES FACED WHEN SHARING PERSONAL TESTIMONY AND • Write a three-minute
PREPARE TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES. HOWEVER, THIS LESSON NEED NOT BE personal testimony for
BORING OR ONE-SIDED. USE ROLE PLAY TO LIVEN UP THE LESSON AND ENSURE evangelistic purpose.
THAT MEMBERS PARTICIPATE. • Practise sharing your
testimony to someone in
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LESSON DOES NOT HAVE PRE-EMPT the cell.
DIFFICULT QUESTIONS RAISED BY OUR TARGETS AFTER WE SHARED
OUR TESTIMONIES. AS LEADERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME ‘READY
ANSWERS” TO SOME DIFFICULT QUESTIONS THAT YOUR MEMBERS
MAY ASK REGARDING EVANGELISM.

YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY PREPARED YOUR 3-MINUTE TESTIMONY

AND PRACTISED SHARING IT BEFORE GOING TO THE CELL!

FOCUS (5 mins)
Ask members how many of them have ever led someone to Christ?
Ask them to share their experiences on what they do or say in order for the
person to accept Christ? Ask if that person is still in church?

Tell members that last week we learnt that friendship evangelism is the most
effective way to win our friends for Jesus Christ.
Today, we will give an easy handle on how we can we can evangelize our
friends, namely through our personal testimony.

Briefly run through these

YOU MAY HAND OUT THE NOTES AT THIS TIME.
blanks. Explain if you
have to else most are self
II. The First Step in Friendship Evangelism (2 mins) explanatory. The main
Briefly summarize the information on the member’s notes. bulk of the time is to let
the members write their
personal testimony and
III. How to Prepare a 3-Minute Testimony (8 mins) practise sharing it.

1. Ask the Lord to give you wisdom and guidance as you write. (James
1:5,6)
2. Follow a 3-point outline: “My Life with Christ.” You will need to explain
I. Life before knowing Christ this 3 point outline a
II.How you came to know Christ (be specific) little bit more.
III.Life after you received Christ (changes He has made and what He
means to you now.)

If you come from a Christian family and does not recall any conversion
experience, follow the below outline:
I. Any specific crisis situations in your life or family?
II.How did knowing Jesus make a difference in that situation?
III.What does knowing Jesus mean to you in your everyday life?

3. Begin with an interesting attention getting sentence and close with a

pointed conclusion. Include relevant, thought-provoking, secular facts and
experiences. (That is conclusion should lead to some questions for
our friends to ponder on.)
4. Writein such a way that others will feel associated with you in past and
present experiences.
5. Give enough details to arouse interest.
6. Use at least one, but at most two Scripture verses.
7. Edit carefully and rewrite as necessary before the final draft.
8. Choose something characteristics of your experience that is of general
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interest to non-Christians. Build your testimony around a theme, for

example, success, life’s best, money, dreams of the future, God’s plan for
me, what I want most of life, desire to help others, etc.
9. Emphasize how the Lord make a difference in your life.
10.Remember, the same Christ lives in you, whether you trusted Him early or
later in life. Do not be concerned that your testimony be exciting, just that
it be interesting. Suggestions for Part IV
and V.
11.Be realistic. Christ does not eliminate all the problems of life, but enables Instead of filling up the
you to live them out with peace and confidence. blanks which is quite boring,
12.Be positive, not negative, from start to finish. you may use a mahjong
13.Give your testimony in a group situation the same as you would to an paper and write 2 columns,
things that hinder and
individual.
things that help you share
your personal testimony.
IV. Pitfalls to Avoid (5 mins) (ask members to cover their
notes so they will not try to
guess the blanks.)
1. Making statements which reflect negatively on the Church and other
organizations or people. Instead of just
2. Preaching at people. Use your natural speaking voice. This is a testimony, brainstorming, you can do
not a “preachimony”. role-play. You may use your
own personal testimony or
3. Using stereotypes. the sample testimony (do
4. Speaking with such little volume that you cannot be readily heard. not just read) and
5. Speaking in glittering generalities or using words that are strange to non- demonstrate to the
members how sharing
Christians. Terms like “salvation”, “saved”, “born again” and “sin” etc needs
should be done.
to be explained.
6. Usingpoor posture, or exhibiting nervous habits (especially with your Thereafter, ask members to
hands). note down what are the
positive and negative things
7. Talking as you move to and fro in your seat. they see.
8. Being long-winded. (Adhere strictly to the time schedule).
You can ask a member to do
V. How to Share Your Testimony Effectively (5 mins) a negative demonstration of
sharing personal testimony.
Prepare him or her before
1. Share your testimony with loving enthusiasm in the power of the Holy the cell so he/she knows
Spirit. how to act out all the faults
2. Speak loudly and clearly in a natural, relax tone of voice. in sharing testimony.
3. Avoid mannerism when you speak, such as rubbing your nose, jingling Just give the answers to the
coins in your pocket, swaying etc. blanks and complete part IV
4. Avoid arguing and other high pressure methods of getting a “decision” for and V.
Christ.
5. Smile often. Ask the Lord to give you a happy, radiant countenance.
6. Memorize your testimony and practise it until it becomes natural.
7. Gauge the openness of your friend. If he is interested to know more,
proceed to share the Gospel.
8. Pray for your friend as you shares and ask God for insights to issues
pertaining to him/her.

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1.) Give them time to write their personal testimony (estimate: 10 mins)
2.) If you run out of time, ask them to write their testimony as homework and
present to cell two weeks from now. (Next week PNP – no cell).
3) Ask one or two persons to do a role play of sharing their personal
testimony.
4) Use the grading sheet provided to grade them and offer your comments for
them to improve.
5) Challenge them to do friendship evangelism with a friend (their target)
6) Tell them that YA ministry have $5 Starbuck voucher that we want to give
out for people to do invite a friend for a drink with the purpose of sharing the
gospel.
7) Ask how many would like a voucher? For every voucher, the member must
turn in the attached “friendship evangelism” form. They must at least share
their personal testimony to their friend.
8) There is no need for the member to go to Starbuck for a drink. Other place
is also ok. As long as they have at least share their personal testimony, they
can keep the Starbuck voucher for their own use. (So, it is sort of incentive,
but of course, they will still incur cost as they are expected to buy a drink for
their friend on top of their own drink.)
9) Return the completed form to Andrea Chan, our evangelism coordinator.
10) Thanks. 
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