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Share Jesus Without Fear by William Fay with Linda Evans Shepherd was written to inform the reader how of import and how to portion your religion with people. It is a book that tries to actuate and learn trusters to be successful in sharing their religion ( the Gospel ) in a simple but effectual manner. The writer believes really strongly that “the success of sharing one’s religion is non about winning or conveying souls ( people ) to Christ it is all about obeisance through fidelity of the Christian ( truster ) . ”1

He reminds us that we can non salvage people ; the lone thing we can make is portion the Gospel. our religion and leave the remainder to the Holy Spirit. Therefore. the writer tells us that the lone manner to neglect in evangelism. sharing one’s religion is if we fail to portion – the wickedness of silence. In other words The writer goes on to province that every bit few as 5 to 10 per centum of the people in the mean church have shared their religion in the past twelvemonth and that means that 90 % of us have chosen the wickedness of silence. 2 The wickedness of silence agencies precisely what it says. “instead of sharing your religion you keep soundless. ”

He goes on to split people into two groups: 1 ) those who talk about the doomed and 2 ) those who talk to the lost. 3 The writer goes on to inform us of grounds why people don’t portion their religion and so he removes all alibis by saying that one must drop the alibis and pattern obeisance to the Great Commission. 4 The writer so discusses the demand to get the better of fright when sharing one’s religion.

The writer so gives five simple “Share Jesus” inquiries that aid in get downing a conversation that can be directed to an chance to portion the Gospel. The writer goes on to explicate each of these inquiries. By inquiring these inquiries Fay states the conversation can be easy steered towards Jesus Christ because these inquiries allow people to give their sentiments freely. Once the door is opened to portion. Fay so gives selected transitions of Bible that are to be used during the 2nd measure of evangelism. Let the Bible speak for itself. Fay’s chief construct in this measure is to hold the individual read the Bible aloud for themselves so inquire them what it means to them.

This gives them the Holy Spirit a opportunity to utilize their ain voice to talk to their ain Black Marias. If the individual does non explicate the Bible right. Fay asks them to read it once more until they get the right significance. The writer once more reminds us that God will work through his word and that we do non hold to seek and make the work for him. God is God entirely and will utilize the Holy Spirit to work in the person’s life. Finally. at the terminal of the book. Fay discusses the most common expostulations to accepting Christ. every bit good as giving suggestions how to get the better of these expostulations when one is faced with them.

In decision. the book is about sharing Jesus without fright. Being in obeisance. It is about how to get the better of fright in evangelism. The writer uses many personal experiences as illustrations. which I found to be supportive of his method of evangelising. The writer stresses the importance of sharing one’s religion and that every truster should be cognizant of perpetrating the “sin of silence. ”

CONCRETE RESPONSE

When the book radius of fright of sharing one’s religion. it reminded me of one of my personal life experiences at the beginning of my walk with Christ. In the beginning. I had the idea that I was non good plenty to portion Jesus with anyone. After all. before being saved I was a drug nut. condemnable and a cocotte. I ever thought how I could even be worthy plenty to stand for Christ allow entirely talk about him. Part of the ground I felt this manner is I could non forgive myself for harlotry. Thankss to my wise man. Lisa the adult female who helped me come back to Christ knew I was holding trouble in sharing my religion with people because of this. ministered to me and through Bible ( Romans 10:9-10 and Psalms 103:2 ) that Christ has saved me from every wickedness and remembers them no more. I learned that I am a new creative activity in Christ Jesus and am worthy to stand for him. God showed me that I am more than good plenty to portion the Gospel with others and because of what I have went through in life I can give a better testimony of what God can and will make because he did it for me. Praise God I overcame the spirit of non being good plenty and now I portion my religion with anyone who will listen.

Contemplation

As it relates to the book. I found the book to be really encouraging in sharing one’s religion. Fay steadfastly believes that everyone should be sharing his or her religion. I agree with this that every truster should be sharing Jesus with person. The book for all practical intents does sketch a simple manner to portion religion. It gives item on how to originate a conversation. how to get the better of fright and expostulations. how to utilize Bible and how to allow the Holy Spirit have control. The writer reminds us that we are non the 1s who is salvaging people merely God can make that and that all we have to make is non keep silent about Christ. I liked the manner Fay uses Scripture to endorse up his attack and how he used illustrations of his personal experiences. However. one thing that I believe could hold made the book helpful particularly for those who have had rejection in sharing their religion would hold been the reference of more personal experiences where rejection was the consequence. This would hold helped the reader relate to rejection. as they would hold read existent experiences of rejection that would assist promote them in the same state of affairss.

On the other manus. possibly Fay did non advert more rejection experiences because as he states throughout the book one can non neglect when sharing one’s faith. Equally long as one is willing to portion and non maintain. soundless God can work with it. I have to state that until I read Fay’s book I did non believe of non sharing one’s faith as the “sin of silence. ” Now I can see that it is a wickedness to be soundless because God does state us to witness. and portion the Gospel and if we are in noncompliance in this country so we are transgressing – whether deliberately or non.

I besides agree with the follow up advice Fay gives after person receives Christ. Do non allow them be on their ain. happen a church for them to be involved in so they can go on to turn in their relationship with Christ. Too many of us lead person to Christ so we leave him or her to fend for himself or herself. Should non be! What I took from the book is the importance of evangelising and sharing one’s religion. Not to be fearful and expression for every chance to portion Christ. I besides learned that this is what all trusters are called to make and if we do non so we are perpetrating the “sin of silence. ” We all need to be cognizant of people around us who need Jesus and take every chance to portion Christ with them.

Action

This book has enlightened me in some countries that I need to better in my life. I do evangelise whenever the chance arises but there are times that. I get so busy I do non detect those around me in mundane state of affairss. In mundane state of affairss. I do sometimes happen it hard to get down conversations where they can be directed to sharing Christ. Therefore. I do like the attack Fay gives in his book. I besides like the suggestion of a prayer list of really composing down people’s names that we should be praying over. As a curate. I have people inquiring me to pray for them and sometimes I am guilty of burying their names when I am in supplication. A prayer list would assist me retrieve non merely those I should pray for but those who have asked for supplication. The book had many suggestions that I will get down utilizing.

In the hereafter. I plan to be more cognizant of people around me particularly in mundane state of affairss. Start to utilize some of the Share Jesus Questions and Scriptures Fay uses to direct conversations toward sharing Christ. I am traveling to get down composing a supplication list that will enable me to retrieve those that need supplication and to pray for them diligently. I besides plan to acquire a little pocket Bible with the Share Jesus Questions and Scriptures and have it with me at all times that I can be prepared when chances arise to portion Christ. I believe this is a necessary alteration for me. It makes sense that we need to be ready in any given state of affairs to portion Christ and many of us does non transport a large Bible with us everyplace we go whereas a little pocket bible we can. I ne’er thought of this until reading this book. This is what Fay does and it seems like a perfect solution to holding Bible with you at all times.

In decision. I have a better apprehension and I am more bucked up in the country of sharing my religion and evangelising. I truly enjoyed the book and found it helpful in learning other methods of evangelism than I have done. It has been promoting to me to go on evangelising wherever and whenever the chance arises non merely so but besides to look for those chances because chances to portion can be frequently missed if we are non looking for them. As trusters we need to portion our religion and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Bibliography

Fay. William with Shepherd Linda Evans. Share Jesus Without Fear. Nashville. Tennessee: B & A ; H Publishing Group. 1999.