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CoJourners: Learning to Share Your Faith

DAY 20 OF 28

Graceful Answers

One of the greatest fears to plague us in witnessing is the possibility of being asked questions we don’t know how to answer. Let’s look at the principle that Paul gives us. Having the right answer or knowing what to say is important, but so is using the right manner of speech or knowing how to say it.

Our answers are to be full of grace. When we provide the right answer in the wrong manner, we often get involved in verbal sparring that wounds the participant and threatens the relationship. A grace-filled answer may foster a deeper relationship. It will express understanding for what the other person thinks and why it is important to them. But it will also share the truth in a way that invites further engagement and conversation. We should answer with grace and truth.

Thought: The most effective bridges are built with grace and truth.

Take a Step: Identify someone on your prayer list who appears closed to spiritual issues. Ask that person what bothers him most about religion. Don’t try to provide the right answer this time. Just listen and understand. Tell him that sometime later you’d like to talk more about it.

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CoJourners: Learning to Share Your Faith

Helping another person come to Christ is one of our greatest privileges as a believer. Yet it can also be intimidating for many of us. The Bible provides insights and encouragement to equip and engage us in the process. Three important truths lay the foundation: Everyone is on a spiritual journey, God is already at work, and he wants to use you. Join us for this 28-day journey together.

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