Preparing a Personal Testimony

Adopt the following 3-point outline:

1. How was life before you accepted Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior?
2. Circumstance that actually led you to Christ.
3. Your life after you accepted Christ, e.g. transformation He has made, your relationship with God, etc.

If you became a Christian as a small child, you can share how you came to the point of surrendering your life to Christ:

1. Your life before you really yielded your life to Christ and how you yielded your life to Christ
2. Your Christian journey, i.e., life after you yielded your life to Christ. People see the present reality of Christ in your life and they will want this same reality and thus also want to know Christ.
3. Write in such a way that others can associate with your past and present experiences.
4. Use one (1) to three (3) Scriptural verses.
5. Emphasize the fact that the thing that made the difference in your life was accepting Christ as Savior and making him Lord of your life. Explain exactly how you received Christ. A person who hears should be able to trust Christ as a result of hearing your testimony.
6. Make your testimony interesting and positive from start to finish.

   Avoid

7. Making statements that reflect negatively on others.
8. Going into "gory" detail of your past sins.
9. Speaking in generalities or using words that are not clearly understood by all. (Idioms and clichés)

 

Hope these simple guidelines will help you as you strive to share how the grace of Christ has changed your life.