Testimonies

Recently, our church celebrated the baptism service of a dear lady in our church. Her baptism has spurred a lot of conversation in our church family especially among the children. She wrote out her testimony and it was sent out on Ray's email list. Her testimony has had a huge impact and we have received so many comments on how it spoke to people. One of our daughters has asked a lot questions concerning testimonies and we used that as a beginning of a great Bible study in our own family worship time.
We studied Paul's testimony in several different passages and what it means to actually have a testimony. We looked at our friend's testimony and found that it has all that a person needs to make clear of his faith in Christ. She didn't give a lot of sordid details about her past but made clear her need of a savior. She told how she realized her need and what God has done since then. Reviewing and writing out your own testimony is a great exercise of faith. It will be encouraging to you and those that you would share it with. It should include but not be limited to: your need before Christ, how you came to faith in Christ, and what He has done since your salvation.
The focus of a testimony is not you but God and His greatness. No matter our past and what "big" sins we've committed, we were all just as lost as the "biggest" sinner we know. We all had the same need for a savior and His salvation is still amazing.