3Story : Share God’s Story

The final piece of the 3Story process is the story of God. Before we get into how this interacts with the other two pieces, there is one aspect to address with this. God’s story is in the Bible, yet that is not the whole thing. He is still alive and present in the Church. We need to use His Word to His people, store it in our hearts, and share it with all that will listen. At the same time, we need to understand that this is not good enough. We need to deepen our relationship with Him as we have an active and inviting relationship with Him through prayer, silence, and the miracles that are happening all around us. May we never forget that He is here, we just need to look, listen, and wait for Him.

As stated above, we need to know God’s story and keep our relationship with Him. Our story impacted with God’s when we entered into a relationship with Him and stated that He is our Lord and King. As we go through this life, we can learn through life’s struggles to hold close and trust in His power and in the joys and miracles of life we can praise Him and hold to the memories of His love and kindness.

To intersect our story and God’s story with theirs, we much ensure that we have the right to be heard instead of just shouting fire and brimstone. The Skit Guys did this amazing skit where they were showing how to not evangelize to others. One of the last versions that they did was quite amazing. They presented the Gospel clearly and lovingly, yet allowed the person to understand that sin has consequences. Five minutes into the discussion they shared an opportunity for the person to accept Christ. The kicker to the skit is that they never asked if the person was a Christian and had been baptized.

Do we know their full story? If so, show them Christ. In your actions, in your relationships, and in your words. Yet, remember that redemption without Christ is a lie. We must state that He is our Savior and Redeemer or we are just telling a fun fairy-tale story. Let them know what sin is and the cost, no matter how tough it is to go down that road. But the great thing about the 3Story journey is that we have earned the right to be heard and most likely been Jesus to them for weeks or months already. At the same time, this relationship and us praying weekly or daily for them will inspire you to want to share Jesus because your heart with yearn for them to know Him.