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Sunday, May 01, 2022
Testimony Samples
Here are some sample Testimonies.
Remember to keep it to 3 to 5 minutes, because you do not want someone to have to read something long. But you also want to be able to share your conversion testimony in person with people in a conversation whenever Christianity comes up. And if you include the gospel in the testimony, it helps point to Christ and their need for the Savior too. It allows you a opportunity to swing it over at the end, to have them examine themselves and see their need for salvation right away.
This page is a work in progress.
There is a playlist below where many Testimonies are at, but check out the rest here too.
Samples
Childs Testimony
A testimony where a child under age 12 has come to salvation. It presents a testimony from the child's view, which they can share with their friends. They can revise the testimony once they are a teenager in order to share an updated version with their current friends, and update it again when they are an adult.
It might be hard for a child or someone reflecting on their childhood conversion story to have a good solid testimony that clearly presents their sinful life before conversion. This is an example of that. There are better testimonies with clearer emphasis on the 3 or 4 areas of a testimony.
Church Kid
A testimony of someone who was saved as a child, where the testimony flows well in the main sections, and a presents a solid case for their sinful life before they were saved. It also incudes an area where the gospel is presented in the testimony.
Church Teen
If I can find a good conversion testimony of a teen coming out of a clear sinful life and coming to salvation, I will link it here. But every single salvation is a miracle and testimonybto God's saving & transfirming power. and He saved us from sin to righteousness. From death to spiritual life, from being an enemy of God to a child if God, from one who didn't know God to one who loves to learn more about Him and looks forward to growing more in knowing and seeing and understanding who God is by Scripture and how He works in our life. So if you grew up in church and don't have a horror evil life conversion testimony - it's still a radical miracle salvation.
Teens and Adults Testimonies
More here (good to go through)
Adult
A good conversion testimony of an adult coming out of a clear sinful life and coming to salvation.
*This is a plain testimony.
Adult
A good conversion testimony of an adult coming out of a clear sinful life and coming to salvation.
*This is a radical testimony of someone who came out of a vile wicked life.
False Convert
Here here and here
*This is a testimony of someone who thought they were a Christian in their youth, but realized they were living in a sinful lifestyle and that they were not actually saved.
False Convert - Pastor
Here and here
A good conversion testimony of an pastor coming out of false conversion and into true salvation.
*This is a radical testimony of someone who came out of a vile wicked life.
Saved from reading a Tract
Testimony here here here here here here
Saved from online Gospel Presentation
Coming soon
Saved from a Sermon online
Coming soon
You can see from the 1st example where you could "add the gospel" message in your testimony as well, when God brought the Gospel to you and converted you.
These are samples for you to go through and get a bit of an idea of how you can write your testimony in each section but based on your story.
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Testimony - usage
How to use my Testimony
Once you have your testimony written out, and finalized, you are ready to use it.
A testimony is a way to share the gospel with others and tell them how Jesus has transformed you into a new person. It can be done verbally and in written form.
Useful Usage Ideas:
1. Verbally share it at your baptism, before being baptized
2. When someone says "you look like you are in a good mood today"... you can say "I recently became a Christian. If you have a couple of minutes I'd be happy to share my testimony with you,... do you have time for a cup of coffee today? I'm buying. :)" *If they ask you questions that are rabbit hole convos or are negative to the things of God, say "that's a good question, let me get back to you about that." And email or instant messenger them links to the answers later.
If you were saved long ago and you were thinking of your testimony or had just written it out recently, you could instead say "I recently thought about my Christian testimony. If you have a couple minutes for some coffee or tea, I'd be happy to share it with you briefly. Do you have time today? I'm buying."
3. Similar kind of convo, but also hand them a copy of your testimony tract mini pamphlet
4. Turn your testimony into a gospel tract (ideas here) and include a qr code that redirects to needGod.com or to Believer Resources here
5. Leave your testimony tract (with your tip $ inside it) at a place you eat out at, or leave a copy of the tract in a public bathroom on the sink.
6. Use QR code stickers. You can create a QRcode here with tutorial here
7. When you mail off your bills, include a copy of your testimony tract.
8. Go to a bus stop, subway (underground train) area, nearby busy sidewalk, wear a shirt with a big happy face on it (why not), and just offer them to people walking by, simply say "did you get one of these?" with a smile on your face.
*If anyone stops to ask you about it, you can share a shorter version of the testimony and if you want to be a little bit more bold for Jesus - you can take them through a simple good person test. You can learn how to do that here under the evangelism section (via Living Waters/Way of the Master).
*If they ask you questions that are rabbit hole convos or are negative to the things of God, say "that's a good question, let me get back to you about that." and ask for their email address. Then create a free email address for answering peoples questions and make sure to set a calendar notification to check that email once a week.
9. Share by video and use in various ways from baptism to sharing online with those you know, on your social media page, and in conversations.
A few more details on some of these ideas
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Testimony - Write
Not every Testimony is a wiz bang
exciting story. But every conversion is a amazing miracle by God; God gave us a righteous nature and we are covered by Jesus righteousness. God
converted and transformed a person from a lover of sin to a lover of
righteousness. To a person who loves God, loves the Bible, loves
Jesus, loves others, and praises, thanks, worships and glorifies God.
Salvation in and of itself is a miracle.
Your testimony does not need to include a bunch of the bad things you did in life, if you came to Christ in your adult years; you can find a way to summarize it, and place the focus on being a sinner, and the gospel in the message, so people see why we all need salvation.
You will basically give 4 points.
In the area where you understood sin and how serious your crimes against the Holy God were, you can include a short gospel as part of the testimony when you got saved.
See the testimony samples page for examples.
Let’s take a look at how to put your story together, piece by piece. There are four basic parts to telling your story: your life before Christ, how you came to Christ, your life after Christ and the closing.
Your Life Before Christ. Paint a picture of what your life was like before you came to Christ. Don’t dwell too much on or brag about past sins or struggles. Share only the details that relate to your theme — just enough to show your need for Christ.
How You Came to Christ. Give the details about why and how you became a Christian. Communicate in such a way that the person you are talking with, and anyone who overhears you, can understand how they can become a Christian too. Even if your listeners are not ready for that, God could use your story and explanation of the gospel to draw them to Himself in the future.
Your Life After Coming to Christ. Share some of the changes that Christ has made in your life as they relate to your theme. Emphasize the changes in your character, attitude or perspective, not just the changes in behavior. Be realistic. We still struggle as Christians. Life is far from perfect. But what’s different about your life now?
The Closing. You can include a closing or call others to the gospel.
HELPFUL HINTS
- Pray before you write out and share your story.
- Write the way you speak.
- Don’t be overly negative or positive. Be honest.
- Don’t criticize or name any church, denomination, organization, etc.
- Think about your listeners. Avoid overly religious terms.
- Keep it short. Aim to tell your story in three to five minutes.
- Don't go on and on about your sins and sinful life; people do not need all the details.
- Revise, revise, revise.
- Ask a believer who shares "the Law & the Gospel" when witnessing, to review the testimony for any suggested changes.
- Memorize and Practice telling your story until it becomes natural.
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Testimony ✝️ Baptism
Testimony
Testimony Helps
Did you know every believer has a testimony.
This resource is to help you not only write your own testimony, see samples, but also to give ideas on how you can use it in real life situations.
About Testimonies (offsite)
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Be blessed!
Just in case you were sent here directly vs via a link inside this site, this explains the Gospel message and this is an example of sharing the gospel. Focus on the things the Christian says.
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