Seventh lesson in the Methods of Evangelism series, focused on telling your own story the way Paul told his in front of King Agrippa.

Main text: Acts 26v1-20

Outline:

- Be curious and listen instead of lecturing

- Show respect and find common ground (Acts 26v1-3)

- Your before: own who you used to be (Acts 26v4-11)

- Your encounter: name Jesus and tell what happened (Acts 26v12-18)

- Your after: the changed life that points back to the King (Acts 26v19-23)

Acts 26 gives us a clean three-part pattern for sharing faith in conversation: a before, an encounter with Jesus, and an after. Paul does it standing in chains in front of a king, and he does it with respect, transparency, and the name of Jesus on his lips. The lesson opens with George, a gang member who walked into a Billy Graham crusade in 1959 planning to kill the preacher and walked out a believer, and works through how to map your own story the same way. Practical reminders close the lesson: drop the church jargon, be vulnerable without exaggerating, ask permission, end with an open question, and keep the focus on the King.

Originally Aired: 2026-05-17

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Chapters:

0:00 Lesson: Acts 26v1-20

1:04 Billy Graham, the MCG, and George's story

11:58 Respect and common ground (Acts 26v1-3)

13:50 Your before: transparency (Acts 26v4-11)

21:18 Your encounter: tell the Jesus story (Acts 26v12-18)

28:45 Your after: the changed life (Acts 26v19-23)

35:35 Practical do's and don'ts

37:37 Closing Q&A