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Got a card? This is for you.

Thanks for visiting. If you received a card labeled “The Best News,” Pastor James Merritt has a message he’d like to share with you. It’s short, and it just might change everything.

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If you’ve read the card or watched the video and would like to talk with someone, or just ask questions, reach out. Someone from our ministry team would love to begin a conversation with you about faith in Jesus.

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For those sharing

Questions you might hear

Sharing your faith can feel intimidating. Here are honest answers to the questions that come up most.

What is “success” in evangelism?

Success is simply sharing the gospel or your testimony and leaving the results to God.

What if they ask a question I can’t answer?

Honesty is the best policy. Nobody can answer every question. Simply let them know you don’t know the answer right now, but you’ll get back to them.

But don’t let them sidetrack you from the gospel, and especially from the resurrection of Jesus.

What if they say, “All religions basically teach the same thing”?

This is a great time to ask, “Is that true?” Give examples of how they don’t teach the same thing.

The greatest example: Christianity teaches there’s no other way to heaven except Jesus. No other religion teaches that. So that simply isn’t true.

Furthermore, emphasize that Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship.

What if they don’t believe the Bible?

First ask, “Have you ever read it?” Then ask if they’d be willing to read just one book: the Gospel of John.

Then ask two questions: “Who did Jesus claim to be?” and “What am I going to do about it?”

How can a loving God send people to hell?

A loving God doesn’t send people to hell. A loving God sent Jesus to die on the cross so that people would not have to go to hell.

God desires all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. But the people who go to hell end up there by choice.

Why does God allow suffering?

The ultimate cause of suffering is sin. God gave the human race a gift called free will. When we sinned, our perfect world was made imperfect, and part of an imperfect world is suffering.

But we must understand all suffering through the cross. The greatest suffering imaginable happened there, when the only innocent, perfect Man who ever lived died for the sins of the whole world.

Therefore, God not only understands suffering, He actually entered into suffering with us.

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