Things I have found that have helped a number of people when evangelizing

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    Christopher Hunt
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    What things have you found useful when talking to people about Jesus or the faith i.e.
    I have found that when talking about repentance to mention what I learned from The Little Flower in my own words ” When repenting don’t say ‘ I will never ever fall again ‘ but in humility realize that you could fall again but the point where you struggle is getting your heart open to let Jesus in to fix it. Please note, that you are not planning to fall again or giving yourself permission to fall again but realizing in humility that you could fall again . The point where you struggle is getting your heart open as wide as you can to let Jesus in to fix it.” ( Works well for entrenched sins you are struggling to break free of)

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      James Baca
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      I loved the “arm in the turbine” story. I would love to use it with your permission. Sometimes people cannot grasp the situation until they are drawn into a story with words. God’s love for his people is so great and eternal that many times we forget how great his love is, we think he abandoned us and like most of us we think it is all about us. I try to draw sinners to prayers, the lonely to prayers, the hard hearted to prayers. Prayers are powerful, there is a prayer for every situation as there is a Saint to pray to for every situation. Amen, Amen!!

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        Christopher Hunt
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        Please use the turbine story. I agree getting someone to pray is very effective, sadly one thing among many that I fail at is trying to gently get a commitment to pray on a daily basis even for a few minutes a day..
        Anything I post is free to use, there is no need to ask but please post stuff that you have found effective and impactful.

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      James Baca
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      I find that when I am engaged with someone, the fact that I wear a crucifix around my neck helps when we are talking about one’s personal spiritual suffering. When I remind them that the Lord suffered for us, let us suffer with him. I hand them a crucifix metal and ask them to wear it or carry it with them. I tell them when life gets hard or when you find yourself in a dark place, place it in your hand near your heart and ask Jesus to enter your heart and remove the darkness. Remind them that Jesus is always walking with them. Be not afraid to talk to the Lord, his love is endless. Amen.

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      Christopher Hunt
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      I found this useful when talking to someone who had a lot of suffering in their life and was questioning why God allowed it: ” First thing that might help is that God didn’t spare Himself from suffering . That Jesus who is God suffered more than all of us put together “( * being seen by the Father with all of our sins on Him * Feeling the abandonedment of the Father would have infinite suffering due to the infinite Love Jesus has for the Father) and then ask this question ” If you were a father who loved your child would you cut the child’s arm off to punish them? ” they answer no . Then you ask ” if your child’s arm was caught in a turbine and it was pulling them in would you cut the arm off?” . They answer yes then you reply” so you would cut the child’s arm off out of love ?God can see the turbine when we can’t ” (( I have used this a few times and it has been effective))

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      Christopher Hunt
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      I found this description of God’s Love impactful ” God Loves us so much that He gave us His only son Jesus Christ to die for us .Let me clarify this if you are a good father and you love your son who is harder to sacrifice yourself or your son (they answer but your response is nearly the same what ever they say) it’s more expensive for a father to sacrifice his son then himself that is why you see a father putting himself in front of his family to protect them from danger .When God the Father gave us Jesus it wasn’t because it was cheap and easy, it was the most expensive thing He could have given if God had anything more expensive He would have given it to us. He doesn’t hold back His Love not for you not for me not for anybody”

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