For Christians, what are some good stratgies to use when witnessing to unbelievers?

Answer 1

NONE... Seriously.
1) Pray and make yourself available to God.
2) Let the Holy Spirit do the talking while you do the walking.
I wish to share this with you. I had a strange dream of heaven.
It really had no influence on me . But a week later I found myself outside a shelter next to a man finishing off his bottle before going in for the night. We started talking and I was reminded of the vision and our conversation became about it. Next thing I realize is this man had sat the unfinished bottle down and said he wanted to go in and go to sleep.
Later the Lord showed me what had happened, I had passed off the dream to him and God was going to use these dreams to sleep this man sober. That eventually he will want his dreams over the alcohol and come to Christ.
I could never think of anything like this to reach someone or deliver them either. But The Holy Spirit knew.
The story of Martha and Mary in luke should be your Guide.
Martha thought she was doing everything right for Jesus, and she was serving Him franticly. But Mary just sat and Listened to Jesus, and Jesus said there is only ONE good thing and Mary chose it.
Don't be a Martha , doing what you think God Wants.
Be a Mary seek God and What He wants you to do, be patient and listen to Him . I have never had to start a conversation to anyone about salvation , The Lord has always prepared their hearts ahead of time , and they have always opened the conversation with me. This is what happens when you go with the Holy Spirits leading. Everyone you witness to WILL be saved. The gospel is a two edged sword it is blessing on one side and destruction on the other. When we preach it to unprepared hearts we are condemning them by forcing them into a denial. Please don't go there. Let the Holy Spirit lead you to those he has prepared to recieve it .

Answer 2

I don't really think of it as a strategy. I don't witness to people I don't know, unless they come from out of the blue and ask for it (which has happened to me more than once). I like to get to know a person and let them see Jesus at work in me and in my life. Then, when the time is right, they will ask me about my faith or my source of strength and that is when I witness. I think witnessing to people you don't know or meet on the street can be beneficial, but can also hurt the cause of Christians everywhere by causing us to be seen as pushing our beliefs on those that didn't ask for it.

I'll give one example...I teach the youth group at our church and one girl had come since she spent the night with a friend. She had TONS of questions and really pushed (kind of like some of the people here). We got completely off topic, but I let the Holy Spirit lead and answered all of her questions and brought the rest of the group in on the discussion. When class was over we all went into the sanctuary for the worship service. During the meet and greet I felt a tug on my sleeve. I turned around and it was the girl from class. She told me that she had had those questions for a long time and no one would answer them for her. She asked if we could talk so I took her next door so we could have some privacy. That girl accepted Christ that day and was baptized the next Sunday. All she needed/wanted was for someone to take the time to answer the questions she had and no one would. Her parents told her that she had to find her own path, but wouldn't help her along her way. (This is a 12 year old by the way.)

So just be ready at all times and be the best example of Christ's love that you can possibly be.

Answer 3

1. Share scriptures from the word of God and choose scriptures that shows what they must do to be save.
2. Be a witness to their confession, because their lives(blood)is on your shoulders.
3. Always let them know the Truth, whether they like it or not, but with Love.
4. When witnessing to unbelievers and some do not accept in receiveing Jesus as their Lord and personal Savior, don't force them, just minister the word to them and move to the next person, that person life(blood)is off your shoulders
5. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in everything that you do and say when witnessing to unbelievers, and he will lead you to the path.

Answer 4

1- Live a life that shows them you practice what you preach

2- Let people know the good things God has done for you.

3- Make sure that what you're doing is done in a spirit of love.


I don't think I've ever seen anyone just be told the gospel and immediately want to become Christian, but I have had people say things to me like "Are you a Christian? You seem so peaceful with people at work..." So I think the way I live is speaking loudly and giving me all the opportunities I need to talk to others.

Answer 5

Let your life be an unspoken witness, then when they invite you to comment on matters of belief and faith, your words should harmonize perfectly with your life which you can then say has been transformed by the gospel about Christ. Oh, and until they ask you, keep on praying for them, that God would prompt them to want to know more from you (or other Christians).

Answer 6

I have to admit I haven't been that useful. Here is what I think though:

Pray a lot.
Let your light shine! Let the fruits of the spirit show. Do good works. Attribute these to God.

That's what attracted me to Christ - seeing what He did in others. The prune faced Christians that looked down on everyone didn't really attract me.

Answer 7

Listen with respect to their beliefs first. Don't say "here's why you're wrong" but more "may I share what I believe?" And if they say no, then don't, just pray and watch for another opportunity. The right to be heard must be earned.

And everything said earlier about being an example and meeting needs was right on.

Answer 8

Keep true to your Christianity. understand that the the reason unbelievers are unbelievers because they either have not been taught otherwise, or something has happened to them with life that has caused them to be nonbelievers. You need to understand that they still need to be loved. Do not push God on ANY nonbeliever. God is a perfect gentleman, and would not want that. He want to be loved and believed by those who make that choice. And everyone has the right to make their own decision!!!

Answer 9

Strategic planning in advance doesn't make for a good argument in the future. Arguments should occur in order to develop a better understanding of the world and the different people in it, not to condemn or preach.

Answer 10

I agree with fish, but if you are talking to some one in passing, and you won't be around long enough for them to see your lifestyle, then "The Way of the Master" web site is an excellent starting place.

Kurt Kameron (spelling?) points out the proper use of the Law (which is to bring a person to repentance), so in his video presentation, he goes up to people and (with their permission) records their interview.

He asks "Do you think you're good enough to go to heaven?"

He then proceeds to ask pointed questions based on the 10 commandments such as "Have you ever told a lie?" (waiting for an answer), he then asks "What does that make you?" and brings them to the term "liar" if they don't see that at first.

"Have you ever taken anything that's not rightfully yours to take?"

"Have you ever looked at another person with sexual desires? Jesus said that this is the same as adultery."

Have you ever been angry at another person? Jesus said that God sees the murder in your heart, so in God's eyes you're already guilty of murder.

Have you ever used God's name in an inappropriate manner, as a curse word, or as a common slang? That's called blasphemy.

If the person says "yes" to these questions, and they usually do, then you point out that it means that he or she is a "lying, thieving, adulterous, murderous blasphemer".

How does THAT make you a "good person"?

Then he describes what the Bible says about hell as the punishment. If they object that a "good" God would never send anybody to hell, he points out that if a judge were to release the man who murdered your family, would you call that man a "good" judge? NO! To be good, God MUST judge sin.

Then, of course, he goes into the atonement, and the work of Christ on the cross to pay for those sins that you committed, after they see their true condition and it's eternal consequence from God's perspective.

When a person is at the point where they truly see that they need God's mercy and forgiveness, and you point out that to receive a pardon from God, you need to admit you need it, turn from (or repent) of your sin, and ask God to be the Lord (boss) of your life, with the understanding that doing these things will never EARN a pardon, but without these things, God's hands are tied, and can NOT grant an unmeritied, unearned pardon.

You can lead them in a prayer for salvation, or tell them to talk to God in their own words, telling God their sinful condition, and asking for God's mercies, et cetera.