Advice from college students to high school students//Photography by Jessica B//Read more about this project on her blog.
Not of this World
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A Spirit of Power and Love
Yesterday, in French class, we had sub since our teacher had to leave during class. She left us some work to do, but everyone was mainly just talking. One boy sitting near me got up to go get his workbook. He had on a shirt that basically said he was against all religion. As he was walking back, someone asked him about his shirt. He replied that he was against all religions because, as a Christian, he had a relationship not a religion. The boys were understandably confused so he sat down and explained more.
For the following thirty minutes, until the bell rang, he shared the Gospel with them. The whole time I sat there watching them and listening, so impressed and amazed he had the courage to do that. Not many people would. In fact, when I told the girl sitting next to me (who I knew was a Christian) we should pray that they would open their hearts to his words she just shrugged and said she didn’t like getting into debates over religion.
Another girl entered the discussion only long enough to say she didn’t believe in God since He had never done anything for her. I almost said something to her, but held back. I wasn’t sure what to say and I was afraid she’d be able to throw everything I could say back in my face. So I just prayed for the three boys who were hearing the Gospel.
I think we all fall into one of those three categories when it comes to sharing our faith: courageous and fearless of what others think, apathetic, or shy. What’s sad is that most of us probably don’t fall into the first category, including myself. I think what’s also sad is how impressed I was that this guy was sharing his faith so openly. Shouldn’t that be an everyday occurrence? Not something that is shocking because it’s never done?
Watching that boy share his faith really inspired me. Listening to him made me excited, excited that those boys got to hear the Gospel. When I go back to school on Monday, and every other day, I want to try to live out my faith more. I don’t want to have a spirit of timidity, but one of “power and love” like it says in 2 Timothy. Will you join me?
If you want to reach out to your friends, here is a list of other blog posts on the topic of evangelism: A Light for Jesus, Thanksgiving Evangelism, The Aroma of Christ, Using Harry Potter for Evangelism, Can God Use You?, and How Will They Remember Me?
What’s your vote?
On a different note….Wednesday is See You at the Pole in the US. See You at the Pole is a national day of prayer for your school. Whether you live in the US or not, organize something at your school! There is a lot of power in prayer. For more info, click here.
5 Tips for Studying
While school might have already finished for some of you, final exams are just starting for others. Here are five tips* to help you study the best you can:
*Reprinted from the May 2010 issue of Not of this World.
A Light for Jesus
Taking a break from the prayer series, here is Anna E. on how she’s been a light for Jesus at her school:
“At my school we have a club called Student Venture. This club is the student ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. The club is like a youth group. We hang out, have movie nights, beach days, pool parties, etc. Its a blast! Because of this, its really easy to invite friends to come and they enjoy it and keep coming back! Its really awesome! Also through Student Venture my friends and I organized a sophomore back to school “party” that was actually an outreach. We had a great group of girls that were actually really attentive and responsive to what we shared, and out of that we started a bible study with the girls that were interested. It was a really cool experience!”
Go to page 3 in the September issue to learn more Anna’s school experiences at a public American high school!
