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WEDNESDAY THOUGHT 5/21/08

May 21, 2008 on 11:09 am | By John Ingrisano | In Business Thoughts, Faith & Forgiveness | No Comments

The Jesus “Elevator Talk”
 
I love this idea.  As a businessman, I have a 30-second “elevator talk.”  That’s a brief summary of who I am, what I do, and why prospective clients should work with me.  So, why not a Jesus Elevator Talk?  (No, it’s not original with me.)
 
That way, when someone either asks why I talk like someone who believes in God’s love, who challenges me at the sight of my cross, or who just seems like someone who is simmering in the pain of life, I can give him or her a half-way intelligent, focused reply.  (Mine has four points.  It’s not brilliant, but better than stammering like an idiot.  For details, check it out below.)
 
My point:  Just as you might do in explaining what you do in business or on the job, map out and practice your own Jesus Elevator Talk, and then plan to give it at least once a day — to a friend, a neighbor, a relative, a stranger at the bus stop.  You just might be amazed at what comes of it.  God bless and enjoy the wonders of this wondrous day. — jri
 

“These twelve Jesus sent out with the following
instructions: ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles,
and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go
rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
As you go, proclaim the good news, The
kingdom of heaven has come near.’”
        –    Matthew 10:5-7

My four-point Jesus Elevator Talk:

1.  (WHAT) I believe that God not only exists, but that He loves us unconditionally, and that He wants us to be joyful and happy.

2.  (WHY) Why do I believe this?  Because my life has been transformed and I have seen many miracles. 

3.   (PROOF)  Besides what I’ve seen in my own life, something pretty incredible happened about 2,000 years ago that motivated a bunch of clay-footed men to give up everything to tell an amazing story.  In the end, most of them ended up dying for something they thought was pretty powerful. 

4.  (INVITE)  Come.  Learn more.  I challenge you to find out more and decide for yourself.