{"id":782,"date":"2018-07-30T18:08:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=782"},"modified":"2018-07-30T18:13:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:13:25","slug":"prepared-to-give-an-answer-my-newish-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=782","title":{"rendered":"Prepared to Give an Answer – my new(ish) book"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMy new book on helping Christians to be ready to take every opportunity to talk about Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Order your copy from me for just \u00a35 plus \u00a32 P&P. Email peter@pbthomas.com<\/p>\n

PART 1 \u2013 QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK<\/p>\n

What is salvation?
\nWhat is the point of life?
\nHow can we have a relationship with God?
\nHow should we respond to the Good News?
\nDidn\u2019t he used to be dead?
\nWhat makes you believe that God exists?
\nJust how did God make the world?
\nCan we trust the New Testament?
\nIs Jesus the only way to God?
\nHow can we believe in God in a world so full of suffering?
\nWhat happens when we die?<\/p>\n

PART 2 \u2013 TALKING ABOUT JESUS<\/p>\n

Be prepared to give an answer
\nWhy we don\u2019t and why we should talk about Jesus
\nPreaching the gospel necessarily includes using words
\nPraying about talking about Jesus
\nSharing my story
\nAmbassadors for Christ
\nAfterword \u2013 Taking every opportunity<\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I could have more conversations about Jesus.\u201d Christians long to talk about Jesus Christ and share their faith with their friends and neighbours and colleagues. But many are scared that they won\u2019t know what to say. We are afraid we will say the wrong things, or that people will ask us questions we cannot answer. The aim of this book is to help Christians to be more confident and wise, bold and effective in talking about Jesus.<\/p>\n

Part 1, Questions People Ask, suggests the kinds of answers Christians might give to the most common questions on spiritual topics. Each chapter presents lines of thinking, Bible verses, memorable quotations and simple illustrations which will help Christians develop their own answers to the questions. We will be less afraid of talking about Jesus when we have in our minds some answers we might offer.<\/p>\n

Part 2, Talking About Jesus, considers practically the general subject of why and how Christians can share our faith. We need to be taking steps to equip ourselves to take every opportunity to talk about Jesus: always be prepared to give an answer. (1 Peter 3:15). Starting by praying, we need to overcome the barriers which make us anxious about talking about our faith and about spiritual topics. We can prepare ourselves to share our experiences of the difference Jesus makes to our lives. And by reflecting on Part 1 we can think through the kinds of answers we can give to the questions people are really asking about faith and spirituality.<\/p>\n

My hope and prayer is that this book will give practical help and encouragement so that Christians will indeed be prepared to give an answer \u2013 so that we can all talk more about Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My new book on helping Christians to be ready to take every opportunity to talk about Jesus. Order your copy from me for just…<\/span><\/p>\n

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