Power of Your Story

This last Sunday we discussed our personal life stories can be used by God in a powerful way to help others meet God.
The trouble is few of us believe that our story is of any value. Or we have no idea how to make it sharp and impactful.
I have to admit up front... not everyone is a story teller. Yet, everyone has a story, and anyones story could be used by God.

Compare your faith story to a movie or novel. Sometimes movies get hyped as amazing and great... yet the truth is they are boring, dull, lifeless and go on and on. I have seen several films and thought... can I somehow get my 2 1/2 hours back please.
(Miami Vice the movie was once such movie.... now that was a waste of time and money!)

Jesus was a master of storytelling. In fact read Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. Jesus constantly used short stories to teach, connect and challenge people to really follow him. Did you see the key thing... SHORT STORIES!!

Since Sunday I have talked with several people and they have shared some great stories. It was fun to watch them mentally edit their stories to keep my interest, make me laugh and communicate clearly. Now, can we do that with your faith story.
Movies have tag lines.... simple phrases to highlight what a film is about. Our life stories can have tag lines.

The women at the well...."Thirsty for relationship... quenched by Jesus"
Apostle Paul.... "Persecutor of believers.... passionate Jesus follower"
Peter..... "Fisherman turned fisher of men"

My tag line... "Professional broadcaster turned....communicator for God"

What's your tag line?

Figure that out with answering three questions...
#1 -Who was I before meeting Jesus?
#2 - What brought to believe in Jesus
#3 - Who am I now because of Jesus?

That's a powerful, simple, short story. 100 words or less. No more than five minutes... with a built in tag line.

I'll pay good money to hear/ watch a good story. Locked within each of us that knows and follows Jesus is a story worth hearing. A story that can help other person encounter the living God. Don't waste it. Practice it, edit it, use it.

The scriptures say that we should always be prepared to share the hope that is with us.
Are you prepared to share?

We want to help you with this process. E-mail us your story. 100 words or less. And allow us to read it for content... not grammar and share some insights and pointers into crafting a sharp, powerful story that you can always carry with you.

E-mail your story to..... stories@journeychurch.net

I love a good story and I can't wait to hear yours.