April 5, 2024 • 13 mins
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My name's JT.
And this is seen and heard.
Hey guys, welcome to the podcast.
this is seen and heard.
the place where we can't help, but tell others of what we have seen in her God do in our lives and the lives of those around us.
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On today's show.
I'm going to share with you a tool that we call the 15 second testimony. 8 00:00:30,903.333333333 --> 00:00:35,774.489795918 I'll even walk through a few examples with you and different scenarios that might be helpful. 9 00:00:35,774.489795918 --> 00:00:41,684.489795918 And last, I'm going to challenge you to share that 15 second testimony this week. 10 00:00:41,954.489795918 --> 00:00:47,294.489795918 And we'll get more into the details in a moment, but first let's jump into the show. 11 00:00:51,835.79531304 --> 00:00:55,885.79531304 Has anybody ever asked you to share your testimony and you kind of give them that. 12 00:00:56,335.79531304 --> 00:00:57,505.79531304 Blank stare. 13 00:00:58,375.79531304 --> 00:01:07,45.79531304 Like, where do I even start? What are you actually asking for right now? Well today, hopefully we can help. 14 00:01:07,315.79531304 --> 00:01:10,345.79531304 Streamline this process, make it a little bit simpler. 15 00:01:10,765.79531304 --> 00:01:16,945.79531304 And no, you don't have to tell your life story when somebody asks for a testimony. 16 00:01:19,811.128646374 --> 00:01:20,81.128646374 All right. 17 00:01:20,81.128646374 --> 00:01:22,91.128646374 So I'll put this in the show notes. 18 00:01:22,661.128646374 --> 00:01:28,571.128646374 But we have this tool, we call it 15 second testimony and it goes something like this. 19 00:01:29,291.128646374 --> 00:01:31,211.128646374 There was one time in my life. 20 00:01:31,631.128646374 --> 00:01:33,641.128646374 When I felt depressed. 21 00:01:34,31.128646374 --> 00:01:35,51.128646374 And all alone. 22 00:01:35,831.128646374 --> 00:01:36,671.128646374 I had a friend. 23 00:01:36,671.128646374 --> 00:01:38,141.128646374 Tell me about Jesus. 24 00:01:38,681.128646374 --> 00:01:40,601.12864637 I decided to trust and follow him. 25 00:01:41,801.12864637 --> 00:01:48,521.12864637 And he has shown me that I'm not alone, that he's always with me and he's brought this peace in my heart. 26 00:01:49,391.12864637 --> 00:01:53,21.12864637 Do you have a story like that? All right guys. 27 00:01:53,21.12864637 --> 00:01:55,421.12864637 So let's go ahead and break that down real quick. 28 00:01:55,841.12864637 --> 00:01:59,621.12864637 Uh, the very first part is we're going to look back. 29 00:02:00,371.12864637 --> 00:02:07,871.12864637 And so whenever we say there was once a time in my life, it may sound a little bit cheesy, but you'll definitely get used to it. 30 00:02:07,961.12864637 --> 00:02:13,601.12864637 And it's really helpful to use these key phrases to keep the ball rolling, to keep moving forward. 31 00:02:13,931.12864637 --> 00:02:23,141.12864637 And so there was once time in my life and then we'll give two adjectives or two things that describe that time in your life before you knew Jesus. 32 00:02:23,201.12864637 --> 00:02:27,41.12864637 And so I use the two words depressed and all alone. 33 00:02:27,371.12864637 --> 00:02:29,291.12864637 And so we'll fill those out a little. 34 00:02:29,441.12864637 --> 00:02:29,861.12864637 More. 35 00:02:29,861.12864637 --> 00:02:40,481.12864637 So it'll be something like, there was once a time in my life when I was just so depressed, I felt like nobody even cared about me and I was just all alone. 36 00:02:40,511.12864637 --> 00:02:42,491.12864637 Nobody would listen. 37 00:02:44,51.12864637 --> 00:02:44,321.12864637 All right. 38 00:02:44,321.12864637 --> 00:02:46,541.12864637 So I just kind of filled those out a little bit. 39 00:02:46,781.12864637 --> 00:02:53,471.12864637 And then the next part is the main event, right? It's the event where you met Jesus. 40 00:02:54,71.12864637 --> 00:02:56,531.12864637 Again, we want to keep this really simple. 41 00:02:56,951.12864637 --> 00:03:00,311.12864637 And so I will say something like turn and trust. 42 00:03:01,177.79531304 --> 00:03:03,907.79531304 Believe and follow something like that. 43 00:03:04,932.46197971 --> 00:03:07,32.46197971 So then it would sound something like this. 44 00:03:08,22.46197971 --> 00:03:08,952.46197971 And then I had a friend. 45 00:03:08,952.46197971 --> 00:03:10,392.46197971 Tell me about Jesus. 46 00:03:10,992.46197971 --> 00:03:13,362.46197971 And it was there that I decided to turn. 47 00:03:13,662.46197971 --> 00:03:14,862.46197971 And trust him. 48 00:03:15,792.46197971 --> 00:03:20,652.46197971 All right now, we're looking into the present and our experience of life. 49 00:03:20,952.46197971 --> 00:03:23,292.46197971 Since we've met Jesus. 50 00:03:24,2.46197971 --> 00:03:24,362.46197971 Okay. 51 00:03:24,572.46197971 --> 00:03:30,272.46197971 So we would typically use two adjectives that are the counter to the first two. 52 00:03:30,272.46197971 --> 00:03:34,562.46197971 So if I said depressed, I might say full of joy. 53 00:03:35,402.46197971 --> 00:03:36,362.46197971 Or hopeful. 54 00:03:36,962.46197971 --> 00:03:38,492.46197971 If I said all alone. 55 00:03:39,92.46197971 --> 00:03:42,992.46197971 I could say that he is never, that he never leaves me. 56 00:03:43,592.46197971 --> 00:03:51,152.46197971 And that what I've found is community within the body of Christ or within the church. 57 00:03:51,512.46197971 --> 00:03:52,502.46197971 Or something like that. 58 00:03:52,502.46197971 --> 00:03:55,622.46197971 And you, you do want to try to keep the Christianese out of it. 59 00:03:55,622.46197971 --> 00:03:58,352.46197971 So yeah, maybe scratch the body of Christ thing. 60 00:03:58,382.46197971 --> 00:03:59,372.46197971 That sounds a little too. 61 00:03:59,822.46197971 --> 00:04:00,452.46197971 Too wild. 62 00:04:01,49.79531304 --> 00:04:02,369.79531304 And here's the last part. 63 00:04:02,729.79531304 --> 00:04:05,819.79531304 It's really important that you give this ask. 64 00:04:06,719.79531304 --> 00:04:11,429.79531304 Do you have a story like that? That's going to continue the conversation. 65 00:04:11,429.79531304 --> 00:04:19,169.79531304 If you don't have this transitional phrase, you'll be standing there staring at one another and it's going to be awkward. 66 00:04:20,39.79531304 --> 00:04:21,89.79531304 And I don't know about you. 67 00:04:21,479.79531304 --> 00:04:22,529.79531304 I don't like awkward. 68 00:04:23,356.46197971 --> 00:04:25,636.46197971 Maybe I experienced that a little bit, but that's okay. 69 00:04:26,26.46197971 --> 00:04:27,406.46197971 This is not that time. 70 00:04:27,646.46197971 --> 00:04:29,844.80665091 We have the transitional phrase. 71 00:04:30,594.80665091 --> 00:04:31,304.80665091 All right. 72 00:04:32,44.80665091 --> 00:04:38,105.57762597 So I'm going to give you one more example and then we'll kind of walk through some different scenarios where this would be helpful. 73 00:04:40,736.24429263 --> 00:04:42,506.24429263 There was once a time in my life. 74 00:04:42,896.24429263 --> 00:04:46,856.24429263 When I was a slave to my addiction to drugs. 75 00:04:47,336.24429263 --> 00:04:49,736.24429263 And they had so much control over my life. 76 00:04:49,766.24429263 --> 00:04:51,86.24429263 I felt hopeless. 77 00:04:51,566.24429263 --> 00:04:52,76.24429263 But then. 78 00:04:52,76.24429263 --> 00:04:57,776.24429263 This man from my church, growing up, saw me on the golf course one day and he invited me. 79 00:04:57,776.24429263 --> 00:04:59,186.24429263 To go to a men's conference. 80 00:04:59,396.24429263 --> 00:05:03,86.24429263 It was there that I decided to turn and trust in Jesus. 81 00:05:03,656.24429263 --> 00:05:10,946.24429263 And since then he gave me freedom from all those addictions and he feels my heart was so much hope and joy. 82 00:05:11,306.24429263 --> 00:05:17,278.9109593 Do you have a story like that? Every time I share that it just gets me so excited. 83 00:05:17,668.9109593 --> 00:05:19,768.9109593 If you didn't know, that is my story. 84 00:05:20,128.9109593 --> 00:05:21,478.9109593 Jesus changed me. 85 00:05:21,808.9109593 --> 00:05:23,218.9109593 I was the guy in town. 86 00:05:23,248.9109593 --> 00:05:26,848.9109593 There were so many guys in town at that time, but I was one of the guys in town. 87 00:05:26,848.9109593 --> 00:05:29,428.9109593 I was high every single day. 88 00:05:30,118.9109593 --> 00:05:38,668.9109593 And Jesus radically saved me and basically delivered me from these addictions that I, that were in control of my life. 89 00:05:38,698.9109593 --> 00:05:44,98.9109593 And so, man, I just can't help, but tell others of what Jesus has done in my life. 90 00:05:44,278.9109593 --> 00:05:45,568.9109593 It's so awesome. 91 00:05:45,598.9109593 --> 00:05:47,368.9109593 And you should do the same. 92 00:05:47,368.9109593 --> 00:05:48,28.9109593 Oh, man. 93 00:05:48,28.9109593 --> 00:05:50,38.9109593 I hope that this is encouraging to you. 94 00:05:50,248.9109593 --> 00:05:56,908.9109593 I will have this outline in the show notes and hopefully you can go through that and work through it. 95 00:05:57,908.9109593 --> 00:05:58,178.9109593 All right. 96 00:05:58,178.9109593 --> 00:06:02,108.9109593 So when are some examples? Of when this would fit. 97 00:06:02,858.9109593 --> 00:06:09,8.9109593 Because it's going to be really awkward if you're talking about the Cowboys or, you know, your favorite football team. 98 00:06:09,548.9109593 --> 00:06:19,688.9109593 And you just like, well guys, there was once a time in my life, you know, it's just going to be super awkward and weird and people are going to be like, okay, thank you so much for that. 99 00:06:20,168.9109593 --> 00:06:23,482.78851032 Uh, back to your regularly scheduled program. 100 00:06:24,302.78851032 --> 00:06:32,749.3417983 So in our nine month groups, and when we're leading these 10 week discipleship groups, We'll go door knocking and we'll talk to people. 101 00:06:33,169.3417983 --> 00:06:34,759.3417983 And we call it care through prayers. 102 00:06:34,759.3417983 --> 00:06:36,79.3417983 So we'll knock on the door. 103 00:06:36,319.3417983 --> 00:06:44,359.3417983 Somebody would come to the door, we'll say, Hey, I'm your neighbor? How are you doing? One thing that I like to do to care for my neighbors is to pray for them. 104 00:06:44,749.3417983 --> 00:06:49,383.24202506 Is there something that I can pray for you? And so this is one example. 105 00:06:50,243.24202506 --> 00:06:51,281.20120873 They'll share their need. 106 00:06:51,281.20120873 --> 00:06:52,361.20120873 I'll pray for them. 107 00:06:52,391.20120873 --> 00:06:56,381.20120873 When I get done praying, I'll say, man, thanks for letting me share that. 108 00:06:56,381.20120873 --> 00:06:58,811.20120873 One of the reasons why I like to pray for people. 109 00:06:59,441.20120873 --> 00:07:01,991.20120873 Is because there was once a time in my life. 110 00:07:02,621.20120873 --> 00:07:03,581.20120873 Dot dot.you 111 00:07:03,635.07875975 --> 00:07:03,895.07875975 get it. 112 00:07:04,795.07875975 --> 00:07:09,341.63204773 But really when I feel like it's the most fun is whenever it's like out in the wild. 113 00:07:10,61.63204773 --> 00:07:11,591.63204773 Nobody is expecting it. 114 00:07:11,621.63204773 --> 00:07:13,715.53227449 It just kinda comes and it happens. 115 00:07:15,335.44157154 --> 00:07:16,155.44157154 And it's awesome. 116 00:07:17,111.47331758 --> 00:07:22,965.41889581 So there've been so many times when I've been working alongside somebody and I'm doing my thing, they're doing theirs. 117 00:07:22,995.41889581 --> 00:07:24,945.41889581 And all of a sudden they're telling me about. 118 00:07:25,635.41889581 --> 00:07:28,335.41889581 This like tragedy that's going on in their family. 119 00:07:28,655.41889581 --> 00:07:36,635.41889581 At that time, I'll usually change up the 15 second testimony a little bit and say something like, yeah, I know that whenever I feel super. 120 00:07:37,235.41889581 --> 00:07:38,135.41889581 Hopeless. 121 00:07:38,225.41889581 --> 00:07:39,965.41889581 And I don't know what to do. 122 00:07:40,595.41889581 --> 00:07:42,545.41889581 Because everything just looks so bad. 123 00:07:43,895.41889581 --> 00:07:48,489.31912256 I'll read the Bible and there's this passage in Philippians. 124 00:07:48,489.31912256 --> 00:07:49,944.89735386 It says to not worry. 125 00:07:50,250.06742188 --> 00:07:53,940.06742188 to give all my concerns, all my anxieties to Jesus. 126 00:07:54,480.06742188 --> 00:07:59,850.06742188 And that the peace of God that doesn't make sense to everybody else will rest on me. 127 00:08:00,666.73408855 --> 00:08:04,996.73408855 Do you have a story like that? So just want to encourage you. 128 00:08:05,266.73408855 --> 00:08:05,746.73408855 Yes. 129 00:08:05,746.73408855 --> 00:08:11,506.73408855 We use tools just like last time I shared with you the discovery Bible study method. 130 00:08:11,746.73408855 --> 00:08:20,836.73408855 And now we're talking about the 15 second testimony, and these are tools that have been used by many people and they found them to be helpful and effective. 131 00:08:21,676.73408855 --> 00:08:25,546.73408855 But understand when you use a 15 second testimony, it's not rigid. 132 00:08:25,936.73408855 --> 00:08:27,166.73408855 You make it your own. 133 00:08:27,166.73408855 --> 00:08:33,346.73408855 I just know that there's a before Jesus and there's Jesus interacting and changing everything. 134 00:08:33,616.73408855 --> 00:08:35,776.73408855 And then there is life after Jesus. 135 00:08:36,256.73408855 --> 00:08:38,926.73408855 And we're trying to point to the hope that we have in him. 136 00:08:38,926.73408855 --> 00:08:39,106.73408855 Yeah. 137 00:08:39,106.73408855 --> 00:08:40,216.73408855 So make it your own. 138 00:08:40,426.73408855 --> 00:08:41,416.73408855 Have fun with it. 139 00:08:43,518.73408855 --> 00:08:43,848.73408855 All right. 140 00:08:43,848.73408855 --> 00:08:50,928.73408855 So I started this practice a couple years back when God would do something amazing in my life. 141 00:08:50,958.73408855 --> 00:08:54,438.73408855 And I know that he does amazing things every day that I'm not aware of. 142 00:08:54,438.73408855 --> 00:08:55,158.73408855 And I don't see. 143 00:08:55,638.73408855 --> 00:08:57,438.73408855 But whenever I do see them. 144 00:08:58,278.73408855 --> 00:09:01,758.73408855 I really feel like we have a responsibility. 145 00:09:02,88.73408855 --> 00:09:06,468.73408855 To his faithfulness and to point things back to him to tell others about it. 146 00:09:06,948.73408855 --> 00:09:12,168.73408855 And so when God does this miracle in my life, and I don't actually tell somebody about it. 147 00:09:12,888.73408855 --> 00:09:14,568.73408855 It feels like I'm hoarding. 148 00:09:15,618.73408855 --> 00:09:17,478.73408855 The blessing or I'm not. 149 00:09:18,258.73408855 --> 00:09:20,358.73408855 Pointing to Jesus and giving him. 150 00:09:20,358.73408855 --> 00:09:21,528.73408855 The glory to make him. 151 00:09:21,528.73408855 --> 00:09:23,778.73408855 more glorious to those people around me. 152 00:09:25,245.40075522 --> 00:09:30,435.40075522 So, whether it's when you came to faith and towing that story or. 153 00:09:30,945.40075522 --> 00:09:44,265.40075522 A miracle that God's done in your life more recently, we need to be faithful to him and telling others what he has done in our life to be faithful, to, to share with others what we have seen and heard. 154 00:09:44,955.40075522 --> 00:09:46,575.40075522 And so with that, I have. 155 00:09:47,235.40075522 --> 00:09:49,365.40075522 A really exciting opportunity for you. 156 00:09:50,625.40075522 --> 00:09:52,905.40075522 It's only going to take you a minute or two. 157 00:09:53,655.40075522 --> 00:09:55,605.40075522 Maybe even 15 seconds. 158 00:09:56,895.40075522 --> 00:09:58,365.40075522 And it's not going to cost you anything. 159 00:10:01,758.73408855 --> 00:10:10,368.73408855 I have a link where you can record yourself, sharing your 15 second testimony or a little bit more built out version. 160 00:10:10,668.73408855 --> 00:10:13,518.73408855 The recording will allow for a minute and a half. 161 00:10:14,878.73408855 --> 00:10:21,298.73408855 Guys, how encouraged would you be? If you just heard for 15 minutes straight. 162 00:10:21,778.73408855 --> 00:10:26,128.73408855 A bunch of random people to you, right? You might not know them. 163 00:10:26,968.73408855 --> 00:10:29,728.73408855 Sharing what Jesus has been doing in their lives. 164 00:10:30,688.73408855 --> 00:10:32,278.73408855 Wouldn't that be so awesome. 165 00:10:32,848.73408855 --> 00:10:38,368.73408855 For just one after the other, after the other Jesus did this, I was like that. 166 00:10:38,548.73408855 --> 00:10:42,538.73408855 And then Jesus, and man, he's redeemed me from that. 167 00:10:42,808.73408855 --> 00:10:46,768.73408855 Wouldn't that be so fun when you want to listen to that over and over. 168 00:10:47,788.73408855 --> 00:10:48,658.73408855 I know I would. 169 00:10:49,678.73408855 --> 00:10:50,338.73408855 And so. 170 00:10:51,208.73408855 --> 00:10:52,828.73408855 Other people want to as well. 171 00:10:52,888.73408855 --> 00:10:53,998.73408855 They want to hear that. 172 00:10:54,238.73408855 --> 00:10:58,468.73408855 And so in order for them to hear that, I need you to share that. 173 00:11:00,236.73408855 --> 00:11:00,326.73408855 Okay. 174 00:11:00,446.73408855 --> 00:11:00,716.73408855 All right. 175 00:11:00,716.73408855 --> 00:11:10,526.73408855 So below I'll put a link to this podcast page that I have, and on that page, you'll be able to find all the episodes, all the places where you can listen to this podcast. 176 00:11:10,766.73408855 --> 00:11:13,796.73408855 And then there will be a place that at the very top, it'll say. 177 00:11:14,336.73408855 --> 00:11:15,236.73408855 Voice memo. 178 00:11:15,536.73408855 --> 00:11:16,796.73408855 You'll click that link. 179 00:11:17,96.73408855 --> 00:11:19,826.73408855 It'll take you to a page that will have a big orange button. 180 00:11:20,126.73408855 --> 00:11:21,566.73408855 And you'll just click record. 181 00:11:21,836.73408855 --> 00:11:24,656.73408855 You'll get to listen to it before you send it. 182 00:11:24,746.73408855 --> 00:11:27,506.73408855 It'll come to my inbox and I'll get an, a format. 183 00:11:27,506.73408855 --> 00:11:29,696.73408855 Then I can just throw it in here. 184 00:11:30,846.73408855 --> 00:11:31,596.73408855 But don't worry. 185 00:11:31,596.73408855 --> 00:11:37,596.73408855 I will take out the background noise and make the audio come out a little bit more. 186 00:11:38,46.73408855 --> 00:11:41,196.73408855 So you don't have to worry about the quality of your audio too much. 187 00:11:42,232.73408855 --> 00:11:46,372.73408855 Really, this is one of the big ideas of the podcast in the first place. 188 00:11:46,762.73408855 --> 00:11:50,332.73408855 Number one it's to keep communication going with. 189 00:11:51,232.73408855 --> 00:11:55,72.73408855 Me and the people that are supporting the ministry that I get to be a part of. 190 00:11:55,642.73408855 --> 00:12:00,772.73408855 And also to tell others what I've seen in heard, God doing my life. 191 00:12:01,222.73408855 --> 00:12:06,22.73408855 And so I want to give you that opportunity to do that, that we could share that here. 192 00:12:06,442.73408855 --> 00:12:07,822.73408855 That I would be encouraged. 193 00:12:07,852.73408855 --> 00:12:11,122.73408855 You would be encouraged that it would build up the body. 194 00:12:13,982.06742188 --> 00:12:19,562.06742188 All right, guys, I'm really excited to hear those 15 second testimonies that you sent in. 195 00:12:20,672.06742188 --> 00:12:21,392.06742188 Next time. 196 00:12:21,392.06742188 --> 00:12:23,432.06742188 We'll talk about launch global. 197 00:12:24,820.73408855 --> 00:12:31,150.73408855 A training organization that helps develop labors and leaders from the local church here. 198 00:12:31,550.73408855 --> 00:12:35,630.73408855 To see church planting movements among unreached people, groups. 199 00:12:37,376.06742188 --> 00:12:40,346.06742188 So thanks for joining me on seen and heard. 200 00:12:40,676.06742188 --> 00:12:49,166.06742188 The podcast where we just can't help, but tell others of what we have seen in heard God do in our lives and in the lives of those around us. 201 00:12:50,836.06742188 --> 00:12:51,986.06742188 See you guys next time.
My name's JT.
And this is seen and heard.
Hey guys, welcome to the podcast.
this is seen and heard.
the place where we can't help, but tell others of what we have seen in her God do in our lives and the lives of those around us.
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On today's show.
I'm going to share with you a tool that we call the 15 second testimony. 8 00:00:30,903.333333333 --> 00:00:35,774.489795918 I'll even walk through a few examples with you and different scenarios that might be helpful. 9 00:00:35,774.489795918 --> 00:00:41,684.489795918 And last, I'm going to challenge you to share that 15 second testimony this week. 10 00:00:41,954.489795918 --> 00:00:47,294.489795918 And we'll get more into the details in a moment, but first let's jump into the show. 11 00:00:51,835.79531304 --> 00:00:55,885.79531304 Has anybody ever asked you to share your testimony and you kind of give them that. 12 00:00:56,335.79531304 --> 00:00:57,505.79531304 Blank stare. 13 00:00:58,375.79531304 --> 00:01:07,45.79531304 Like, where do I even start? What are you actually asking for right now? Well today, hopefully we can help. 14 00:01:07,315.79531304 --> 00:01:10,345.79531304 Streamline this process, make it a little bit simpler. 15 00:01:10,765.79531304 --> 00:01:16,945.79531304 And no, you don't have to tell your life story when somebody asks for a testimony. 16 00:01:19,811.128646374 --> 00:01:20,81.128646374 All right. 17 00:01:20,81.128646374 --> 00:01:22,91.128646374 So I'll put this in the show notes. 18 00:01:22,661.128646374 --> 00:01:28,571.128646374 But we have this tool, we call it 15 second testimony and it goes something like this. 19 00:01:29,291.128646374 --> 00:01:31,211.128646374 There was one time in my life. 20 00:01:31,631.128646374 --> 00:01:33,641.128646374 When I felt depressed. 21 00:01:34,31.128646374 --> 00:01:35,51.128646374 And all alone. 22 00:01:35,831.128646374 --> 00:01:36,671.128646374 I had a friend. 23 00:01:36,671.128646374 --> 00:01:38,141.128646374 Tell me about Jesus. 24 00:01:38,681.128646374 --> 00:01:40,601.12864637 I decided to trust and follow him. 25 00:01:41,801.12864637 --> 00:01:48,521.12864637 And he has shown me that I'm not alone, that he's always with me and he's brought this peace in my heart. 26 00:01:49,391.12864637 --> 00:01:53,21.12864637 Do you have a story like that? All right guys. 27 00:01:53,21.12864637 --> 00:01:55,421.12864637 So let's go ahead and break that down real quick. 28 00:01:55,841.12864637 --> 00:01:59,621.12864637 Uh, the very first part is we're going to look back. 29 00:02:00,371.12864637 --> 00:02:07,871.12864637 And so whenever we say there was once a time in my life, it may sound a little bit cheesy, but you'll definitely get used to it. 30 00:02:07,961.12864637 --> 00:02:13,601.12864637 And it's really helpful to use these key phrases to keep the ball rolling, to keep moving forward. 31 00:02:13,931.12864637 --> 00:02:23,141.12864637 And so there was once time in my life and then we'll give two adjectives or two things that describe that time in your life before you knew Jesus. 32 00:02:23,201.12864637 --> 00:02:27,41.12864637 And so I use the two words depressed and all alone. 33 00:02:27,371.12864637 --> 00:02:29,291.12864637 And so we'll fill those out a little. 34 00:02:29,441.12864637 --> 00:02:29,861.12864637 More. 35 00:02:29,861.12864637 --> 00:02:40,481.12864637 So it'll be something like, there was once a time in my life when I was just so depressed, I felt like nobody even cared about me and I was just all alone. 36 00:02:40,511.12864637 --> 00:02:42,491.12864637 Nobody would listen. 37 00:02:44,51.12864637 --> 00:02:44,321.12864637 All right. 38 00:02:44,321.12864637 --> 00:02:46,541.12864637 So I just kind of filled those out a little bit. 39 00:02:46,781.12864637 --> 00:02:53,471.12864637 And then the next part is the main event, right? It's the event where you met Jesus. 40 00:02:54,71.12864637 --> 00:02:56,531.12864637 Again, we want to keep this really simple. 41 00:02:56,951.12864637 --> 00:03:00,311.12864637 And so I will say something like turn and trust. 42 00:03:01,177.79531304 --> 00:03:03,907.79531304 Believe and follow something like that. 43 00:03:04,932.46197971 --> 00:03:07,32.46197971 So then it would sound something like this. 44 00:03:08,22.46197971 --> 00:03:08,952.46197971 And then I had a friend. 45 00:03:08,952.46197971 --> 00:03:10,392.46197971 Tell me about Jesus. 46 00:03:10,992.46197971 --> 00:03:13,362.46197971 And it was there that I decided to turn. 47 00:03:13,662.46197971 --> 00:03:14,862.46197971 And trust him. 48 00:03:15,792.46197971 --> 00:03:20,652.46197971 All right now, we're looking into the present and our experience of life. 49 00:03:20,952.46197971 --> 00:03:23,292.46197971 Since we've met Jesus. 50 00:03:24,2.46197971 --> 00:03:24,362.46197971 Okay. 51 00:03:24,572.46197971 --> 00:03:30,272.46197971 So we would typically use two adjectives that are the counter to the first two. 52 00:03:30,272.46197971 --> 00:03:34,562.46197971 So if I said depressed, I might say full of joy. 53 00:03:35,402.46197971 --> 00:03:36,362.46197971 Or hopeful. 54 00:03:36,962.46197971 --> 00:03:38,492.46197971 If I said all alone. 55 00:03:39,92.46197971 --> 00:03:42,992.46197971 I could say that he is never, that he never leaves me. 56 00:03:43,592.46197971 --> 00:03:51,152.46197971 And that what I've found is community within the body of Christ or within the church. 57 00:03:51,512.46197971 --> 00:03:52,502.46197971 Or something like that. 58 00:03:52,502.46197971 --> 00:03:55,622.46197971 And you, you do want to try to keep the Christianese out of it. 59 00:03:55,622.46197971 --> 00:03:58,352.46197971 So yeah, maybe scratch the body of Christ thing. 60 00:03:58,382.46197971 --> 00:03:59,372.46197971 That sounds a little too. 61 00:03:59,822.46197971 --> 00:04:00,452.46197971 Too wild. 62 00:04:01,49.79531304 --> 00:04:02,369.79531304 And here's the last part. 63 00:04:02,729.79531304 --> 00:04:05,819.79531304 It's really important that you give this ask. 64 00:04:06,719.79531304 --> 00:04:11,429.79531304 Do you have a story like that? That's going to continue the conversation. 65 00:04:11,429.79531304 --> 00:04:19,169.79531304 If you don't have this transitional phrase, you'll be standing there staring at one another and it's going to be awkward. 66 00:04:20,39.79531304 --> 00:04:21,89.79531304 And I don't know about you. 67 00:04:21,479.79531304 --> 00:04:22,529.79531304 I don't like awkward. 68 00:04:23,356.46197971 --> 00:04:25,636.46197971 Maybe I experienced that a little bit, but that's okay. 69 00:04:26,26.46197971 --> 00:04:27,406.46197971 This is not that time. 70 00:04:27,646.46197971 --> 00:04:29,844.80665091 We have the transitional phrase. 71 00:04:30,594.80665091 --> 00:04:31,304.80665091 All right. 72 00:04:32,44.80665091 --> 00:04:38,105.57762597 So I'm going to give you one more example and then we'll kind of walk through some different scenarios where this would be helpful. 73 00:04:40,736.24429263 --> 00:04:42,506.24429263 There was once a time in my life. 74 00:04:42,896.24429263 --> 00:04:46,856.24429263 When I was a slave to my addiction to drugs. 75 00:04:47,336.24429263 --> 00:04:49,736.24429263 And they had so much control over my life. 76 00:04:49,766.24429263 --> 00:04:51,86.24429263 I felt hopeless. 77 00:04:51,566.24429263 --> 00:04:52,76.24429263 But then. 78 00:04:52,76.24429263 --> 00:04:57,776.24429263 This man from my church, growing up, saw me on the golf course one day and he invited me. 79 00:04:57,776.24429263 --> 00:04:59,186.24429263 To go to a men's conference. 80 00:04:59,396.24429263 --> 00:05:03,86.24429263 It was there that I decided to turn and trust in Jesus. 81 00:05:03,656.24429263 --> 00:05:10,946.24429263 And since then he gave me freedom from all those addictions and he feels my heart was so much hope and joy. 82 00:05:11,306.24429263 --> 00:05:17,278.9109593 Do you have a story like that? Every time I share that it just gets me so excited. 83 00:05:17,668.9109593 --> 00:05:19,768.9109593 If you didn't know, that is my story. 84 00:05:20,128.9109593 --> 00:05:21,478.9109593 Jesus changed me. 85 00:05:21,808.9109593 --> 00:05:23,218.9109593 I was the guy in town. 86 00:05:23,248.9109593 --> 00:05:26,848.9109593 There were so many guys in town at that time, but I was one of the guys in town. 87 00:05:26,848.9109593 --> 00:05:29,428.9109593 I was high every single day. 88 00:05:30,118.9109593 --> 00:05:38,668.9109593 And Jesus radically saved me and basically delivered me from these addictions that I, that were in control of my life. 89 00:05:38,698.9109593 --> 00:05:44,98.9109593 And so, man, I just can't help, but tell others of what Jesus has done in my life. 90 00:05:44,278.9109593 --> 00:05:45,568.9109593 It's so awesome. 91 00:05:45,598.9109593 --> 00:05:47,368.9109593 And you should do the same. 92 00:05:47,368.9109593 --> 00:05:48,28.9109593 Oh, man. 93 00:05:48,28.9109593 --> 00:05:50,38.9109593 I hope that this is encouraging to you. 94 00:05:50,248.9109593 --> 00:05:56,908.9109593 I will have this outline in the show notes and hopefully you can go through that and work through it. 95 00:05:57,908.9109593 --> 00:05:58,178.9109593 All right. 96 00:05:58,178.9109593 --> 00:06:02,108.9109593 So when are some examples? Of when this would fit. 97 00:06:02,858.9109593 --> 00:06:09,8.9109593 Because it's going to be really awkward if you're talking about the Cowboys or, you know, your favorite football team. 98 00:06:09,548.9109593 --> 00:06:19,688.9109593 And you just like, well guys, there was once a time in my life, you know, it's just going to be super awkward and weird and people are going to be like, okay, thank you so much for that. 99 00:06:20,168.9109593 --> 00:06:23,482.78851032 Uh, back to your regularly scheduled program. 100 00:06:24,302.78851032 --> 00:06:32,749.3417983 So in our nine month groups, and when we're leading these 10 week discipleship groups, We'll go door knocking and we'll talk to people. 101 00:06:33,169.3417983 --> 00:06:34,759.3417983 And we call it care through prayers. 102 00:06:34,759.3417983 --> 00:06:36,79.3417983 So we'll knock on the door. 103 00:06:36,319.3417983 --> 00:06:44,359.3417983 Somebody would come to the door, we'll say, Hey, I'm your neighbor? How are you doing? One thing that I like to do to care for my neighbors is to pray for them. 104 00:06:44,749.3417983 --> 00:06:49,383.24202506 Is there something that I can pray for you? And so this is one example. 105 00:06:50,243.24202506 --> 00:06:51,281.20120873 They'll share their need. 106 00:06:51,281.20120873 --> 00:06:52,361.20120873 I'll pray for them. 107 00:06:52,391.20120873 --> 00:06:56,381.20120873 When I get done praying, I'll say, man, thanks for letting me share that. 108 00:06:56,381.20120873 --> 00:06:58,811.20120873 One of the reasons why I like to pray for people. 109 00:06:59,441.20120873 --> 00:07:01,991.20120873 Is because there was once a time in my life. 110 00:07:02,621.20120873 --> 00:07:03,581.20120873 Dot dot.you 111 00:07:03,635.07875975 --> 00:07:03,895.07875975 get it. 112 00:07:04,795.07875975 --> 00:07:09,341.63204773 But really when I feel like it's the most fun is whenever it's like out in the wild. 113 00:07:10,61.63204773 --> 00:07:11,591.63204773 Nobody is expecting it. 114 00:07:11,621.63204773 --> 00:07:13,715.53227449 It just kinda comes and it happens. 115 00:07:15,335.44157154 --> 00:07:16,155.44157154 And it's awesome. 116 00:07:17,111.47331758 --> 00:07:22,965.41889581 So there've been so many times when I've been working alongside somebody and I'm doing my thing, they're doing theirs. 117 00:07:22,995.41889581 --> 00:07:24,945.41889581 And all of a sudden they're telling me about. 118 00:07:25,635.41889581 --> 00:07:28,335.41889581 This like tragedy that's going on in their family. 119 00:07:28,655.41889581 --> 00:07:36,635.41889581 At that time, I'll usually change up the 15 second testimony a little bit and say something like, yeah, I know that whenever I feel super. 120 00:07:37,235.41889581 --> 00:07:38,135.41889581 Hopeless. 121 00:07:38,225.41889581 --> 00:07:39,965.41889581 And I don't know what to do. 122 00:07:40,595.41889581 --> 00:07:42,545.41889581 Because everything just looks so bad. 123 00:07:43,895.41889581 --> 00:07:48,489.31912256 I'll read the Bible and there's this passage in Philippians. 124 00:07:48,489.31912256 --> 00:07:49,944.89735386 It says to not worry. 125 00:07:50,250.06742188 --> 00:07:53,940.06742188 to give all my concerns, all my anxieties to Jesus. 126 00:07:54,480.06742188 --> 00:07:59,850.06742188 And that the peace of God that doesn't make sense to everybody else will rest on me. 127 00:08:00,666.73408855 --> 00:08:04,996.73408855 Do you have a story like that? So just want to encourage you. 128 00:08:05,266.73408855 --> 00:08:05,746.73408855 Yes. 129 00:08:05,746.73408855 --> 00:08:11,506.73408855 We use tools just like last time I shared with you the discovery Bible study method. 130 00:08:11,746.73408855 --> 00:08:20,836.73408855 And now we're talking about the 15 second testimony, and these are tools that have been used by many people and they found them to be helpful and effective. 131 00:08:21,676.73408855 --> 00:08:25,546.73408855 But understand when you use a 15 second testimony, it's not rigid. 132 00:08:25,936.73408855 --> 00:08:27,166.73408855 You make it your own. 133 00:08:27,166.73408855 --> 00:08:33,346.73408855 I just know that there's a before Jesus and there's Jesus interacting and changing everything. 134 00:08:33,616.73408855 --> 00:08:35,776.73408855 And then there is life after Jesus. 135 00:08:36,256.73408855 --> 00:08:38,926.73408855 And we're trying to point to the hope that we have in him. 136 00:08:38,926.73408855 --> 00:08:39,106.73408855 Yeah. 137 00:08:39,106.73408855 --> 00:08:40,216.73408855 So make it your own. 138 00:08:40,426.73408855 --> 00:08:41,416.73408855 Have fun with it. 139 00:08:43,518.73408855 --> 00:08:43,848.73408855 All right. 140 00:08:43,848.73408855 --> 00:08:50,928.73408855 So I started this practice a couple years back when God would do something amazing in my life. 141 00:08:50,958.73408855 --> 00:08:54,438.73408855 And I know that he does amazing things every day that I'm not aware of. 142 00:08:54,438.73408855 --> 00:08:55,158.73408855 And I don't see. 143 00:08:55,638.73408855 --> 00:08:57,438.73408855 But whenever I do see them. 144 00:08:58,278.73408855 --> 00:09:01,758.73408855 I really feel like we have a responsibility. 145 00:09:02,88.73408855 --> 00:09:06,468.73408855 To his faithfulness and to point things back to him to tell others about it. 146 00:09:06,948.73408855 --> 00:09:12,168.73408855 And so when God does this miracle in my life, and I don't actually tell somebody about it. 147 00:09:12,888.73408855 --> 00:09:14,568.73408855 It feels like I'm hoarding. 148 00:09:15,618.73408855 --> 00:09:17,478.73408855 The blessing or I'm not. 149 00:09:18,258.73408855 --> 00:09:20,358.73408855 Pointing to Jesus and giving him. 150 00:09:20,358.73408855 --> 00:09:21,528.73408855 The glory to make him. 151 00:09:21,528.73408855 --> 00:09:23,778.73408855 more glorious to those people around me. 152 00:09:25,245.40075522 --> 00:09:30,435.40075522 So, whether it's when you came to faith and towing that story or. 153 00:09:30,945.40075522 --> 00:09:44,265.40075522 A miracle that God's done in your life more recently, we need to be faithful to him and telling others what he has done in our life to be faithful, to, to share with others what we have seen and heard. 154 00:09:44,955.40075522 --> 00:09:46,575.40075522 And so with that, I have. 155 00:09:47,235.40075522 --> 00:09:49,365.40075522 A really exciting opportunity for you. 156 00:09:50,625.40075522 --> 00:09:52,905.40075522 It's only going to take you a minute or two. 157 00:09:53,655.40075522 --> 00:09:55,605.40075522 Maybe even 15 seconds. 158 00:09:56,895.40075522 --> 00:09:58,365.40075522 And it's not going to cost you anything. 159 00:10:01,758.73408855 --> 00:10:10,368.73408855 I have a link where you can record yourself, sharing your 15 second testimony or a little bit more built out version. 160 00:10:10,668.73408855 --> 00:10:13,518.73408855 The recording will allow for a minute and a half. 161 00:10:14,878.73408855 --> 00:10:21,298.73408855 Guys, how encouraged would you be? If you just heard for 15 minutes straight. 162 00:10:21,778.73408855 --> 00:10:26,128.73408855 A bunch of random people to you, right? You might not know them. 163 00:10:26,968.73408855 --> 00:10:29,728.73408855 Sharing what Jesus has been doing in their lives. 164 00:10:30,688.73408855 --> 00:10:32,278.73408855 Wouldn't that be so awesome. 165 00:10:32,848.73408855 --> 00:10:38,368.73408855 For just one after the other, after the other Jesus did this, I was like that. 166 00:10:38,548.73408855 --> 00:10:42,538.73408855 And then Jesus, and man, he's redeemed me from that. 167 00:10:42,808.73408855 --> 00:10:46,768.73408855 Wouldn't that be so fun when you want to listen to that over and over. 168 00:10:47,788.73408855 --> 00:10:48,658.73408855 I know I would. 169 00:10:49,678.73408855 --> 00:10:50,338.73408855 And so. 170 00:10:51,208.73408855 --> 00:10:52,828.73408855 Other people want to as well. 171 00:10:52,888.73408855 --> 00:10:53,998.73408855 They want to hear that. 172 00:10:54,238.73408855 --> 00:10:58,468.73408855 And so in order for them to hear that, I need you to share that. 173 00:11:00,236.73408855 --> 00:11:00,326.73408855 Okay. 174 00:11:00,446.73408855 --> 00:11:00,716.73408855 All right. 175 00:11:00,716.73408855 --> 00:11:10,526.73408855 So below I'll put a link to this podcast page that I have, and on that page, you'll be able to find all the episodes, all the places where you can listen to this podcast. 176 00:11:10,766.73408855 --> 00:11:13,796.73408855 And then there will be a place that at the very top, it'll say. 177 00:11:14,336.73408855 --> 00:11:15,236.73408855 Voice memo. 178 00:11:15,536.73408855 --> 00:11:16,796.73408855 You'll click that link. 179 00:11:17,96.73408855 --> 00:11:19,826.73408855 It'll take you to a page that will have a big orange button. 180 00:11:20,126.73408855 --> 00:11:21,566.73408855 And you'll just click record. 181 00:11:21,836.73408855 --> 00:11:24,656.73408855 You'll get to listen to it before you send it. 182 00:11:24,746.73408855 --> 00:11:27,506.73408855 It'll come to my inbox and I'll get an, a format. 183 00:11:27,506.73408855 --> 00:11:29,696.73408855 Then I can just throw it in here. 184 00:11:30,846.73408855 --> 00:11:31,596.73408855 But don't worry. 185 00:11:31,596.73408855 --> 00:11:37,596.73408855 I will take out the background noise and make the audio come out a little bit more. 186 00:11:38,46.73408855 --> 00:11:41,196.73408855 So you don't have to worry about the quality of your audio too much. 187 00:11:42,232.73408855 --> 00:11:46,372.73408855 Really, this is one of the big ideas of the podcast in the first place. 188 00:11:46,762.73408855 --> 00:11:50,332.73408855 Number one it's to keep communication going with. 189 00:11:51,232.73408855 --> 00:11:55,72.73408855 Me and the people that are supporting the ministry that I get to be a part of. 190 00:11:55,642.73408855 --> 00:12:00,772.73408855 And also to tell others what I've seen in heard, God doing my life. 191 00:12:01,222.73408855 --> 00:12:06,22.73408855 And so I want to give you that opportunity to do that, that we could share that here. 192 00:12:06,442.73408855 --> 00:12:07,822.73408855 That I would be encouraged. 193 00:12:07,852.73408855 --> 00:12:11,122.73408855 You would be encouraged that it would build up the body. 194 00:12:13,982.06742188 --> 00:12:19,562.06742188 All right, guys, I'm really excited to hear those 15 second testimonies that you sent in. 195 00:12:20,672.06742188 --> 00:12:21,392.06742188 Next time. 196 00:12:21,392.06742188 --> 00:12:23,432.06742188 We'll talk about launch global. 197 00:12:24,820.73408855 --> 00:12:31,150.73408855 A training organization that helps develop labors and leaders from the local church here. 198 00:12:31,550.73408855 --> 00:12:35,630.73408855 To see church planting movements among unreached people, groups. 199 00:12:37,376.06742188 --> 00:12:40,346.06742188 So thanks for joining me on seen and heard. 200 00:12:40,676.06742188 --> 00:12:49,166.06742188 The podcast where we just can't help, but tell others of what we have seen in heard God do in our lives and in the lives of those around us. 201 00:12:50,836.06742188 --> 00:12:51,986.06742188 See you guys next time.
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