Tips for Sharing Christ with Family and Friends During Christmas

Gathering with your family and friends for Christmas is a great time to have intentional conversations about Christ.

Note: If you'd like additional help with ministering the gifts of salvation and rededication, click here to go to our Salvation & Rededication page, where you can also find tools and videos to help you. You could also take your loved ones or friends to these pages and allow them to listen to the brief salvation and rededication video clips and they can use this as a tool to lead them into salvation and or rededication.

1. Host Christmas Eve or Christmas Day Day dinner at your house.

Set aside about 20 minutes (depending on the size of your family) and allow everybody, one by one, to express why they are thankful to God for Jesus.

During your opportunity to share, talk about how Christ has changed your life since you asked Him to come into your heart. Some benefits of receiving Jesus in your heart are listed below to help you while in conversations with your loved ones.

Some Benefits of Receiving Jesus in Your Heart

- Divine Safety and Protection

- Supernatural Healing, and health

- Material Provisions

- Deliverance from Satan and His dominion

- Wholeness spirit, soul, and body

2. Give devotional booklets as gifts to your family and friends.

3. Give short books dealing with the subjects of fear and depression to your family and friends as a gift.

4. Invite them to attend Christmas Eve or Christmas Day church service with you.

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Tips for Sharing Christ with the General Public

1. When addressing people, say "Merry Christmas," instead of Happy Holidays. Followed by asking them what plans they have for Christmas. As the conversation unfolds, share with them why Christmas is so important to you. Once you've finished sharing, ask them why Christmas is important to them. Before the conversation ends ask them if they have ever asked Jesus to come into their heart.

For further assistance on how to minister to them please go to our Salvation and Rededication page and watch the videos on how to minister salvation and or rededication.

2. Always begin your conversations with a smile. 3. Be kind and courteous. 4. Begin conversations while standing in line, shopping, or while receiving, or waiting for some type of service. Before the conversation ends, share with them that today they can give themselves the best Christmas gift by receiving Jesus in their heart. For more assistance with this scenario see the Benefits of Having a Relationship with Christ under Tips for Sharing Christ with Family and Friends During Christmas.

5. Share why you have an attitude that Christ is the reason for the season. Below are starting examples: - The reality is that Christ came to give His life for man and through Him alone man can receive everlasting life. This is what I believe, what about you?

- Give your personal testimony sharing with them what Jesus saved you from and how He did it. Ask them if they have had any experiences with God. - During a conversation with them ask if they have had a loved one who recently made their transition. If so, ask them if you can pray for them and their family. Share with them how God's supernatural peace helped you when someone close to you made their transition.

For further assistance on how to minister to them please go to our Salvation and Rededication page and watch the videos on how to minister salvation and or rededication.

Below are the Scriptures for salvation and rededication, along with prayers to assist you with leading people to Christ.

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Scriptures to Share for Leading Someone into a Prayer of Salvation

Romans 5:12: How Sin Entered the World

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.

St. John 3:16: God’s Plan for Salvation

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Acts 4:12: The Only Savior

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Romans 10:8-10, 13: How to Receive Salvation

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach: 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Ephesians 2:8-9: Salvation Is a Gift

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

St. John 1:12: Power to Become Sons of God

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.

Salvation Prayer

God, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I believe that your Son, Jesus, died on the cross for my sins. I believe that Jesus is no longer in hell, but that He has risen from the dead. Jesus, I ask you to come into my heart now and save me. I believe with my heart, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Scriptures to Share for Leading Someone into a Prayer of Rededication

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 2:1-2

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Rededication Prayer

Father, in the name of Jesus, I confess and acknowledge my sins before you. I commit to turn from then. I ask you to forgive me and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness. I believe that I am forgiven and cleansed by the blood of Jesus. Amen.

If you'd like help with ministering the gifts of salvation and rededication, click here to go to our Salvation & Rededication page, where you can also find tools and videos to help you. You could also take your loved ones or friends to this page and allow them to listen to the brief salvation and rededication video clips and they can use this as a tool to lead them into salvation and or rededication.