Evangelism is little more than telling your story of encountering Jesus so that someone else might want him to show up in their life as well. Testimony that leads to invitation.
A testimony is not an argument. It’s not an objective explanation of the truth. It’s a subjective recounting of life as you experienced it. No spin. No hype. No strategy. No pitch. Just a story. Your story, flowing out of your own heart and memory.
An invitation is not an imposition. You can’t push Jesus into someone’s life. The Gospels clearly show that Jesus will not be pushed to do anything. He responds to invitation. He will be welcomed. He will walk through any door. Enter any home. Sit at any table. Befriend any person who extends him an invitation. Their invitation, flowing out of their own heart and desire.
From there that simple, holy cycle will continue as it has for thousands of years: Testimony to invitation to testimony to invitation to testimony…
