In the words of Pastor Ralph Wingate....

We have been attending our new church since August, and we are just thrilled with the teachings of this pastor! I wanted to share with you Pastor Wingate's journal entry. ENJOY!

Beth

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We have been dealing with witnessing. Every sales person knows you can't sell what you don't believe in. People can tell a mile away if you're just reading from a manual or rehearsing a memorized presentation.

The best sales people are those who believe in what they're selling to the point that they're not selling anything—they're simply talking about what they know to be true.

It's the same way with the gospel. If you haven't experienced Jesus, you can't witness for him. Oh, you can try but it's going to come off sounding canned. What a difference it makes when you share from the depths of your soul what Jesus means to you.

This is the best kind of witnessing. If you know Jesus, you can talk about what he has done for you. You can share how he's changed your life. You can tell how he guides you day by day, how he gives you strength to face your trials and courage to conquer your fears.

You can tell how he found you in your sin and gave you a brand-new life.

Let me add one word of advice. You don't have to convince your friends that they need Christ--only the Holy Spirit can do that.

There's a big difference between telling and selling. If you do the telling, the Holy Spirit can do the selling. You can't do his work and he won't do yours.