The Power of story

John 5:31 - 47

As we continue with our Just Walk Across the Room story we think this week about the power of story.  We each have a story to tell about our relationship with God and his invovlment in this world and our lives.  Becasue our friends are interested in us, they are interested in our stories.  For this reason we need to be able to tell our stories with passion, clarity, and honesty.  Our stories can be used to shine light onto Jesus in a way that discussion about doctrine will never be able to.  Stories have the capactiy to draw people in and see themselves in the picture and the application for their lives.

This is why it is important for us to be able to share the story of how we came to faith.  Based on Paul's testimony in Acts 26, we see a three fold structure for telling our faith story.  What we were like before we knew Christ (verses 4 - 11), how we came to know and acknowledge him as lord and saviour (verses 12 - 18) and then how you are different after you committed to Jesus (verses 19 - 23).  In our groups this week we will spend time working on this story.  I encourage you to make the effort and be able to tell the story of your encounter with Jesus.