Creekside
Creekside
Church of Christ in Valrico FL
Methods of Evangelism #7
32 minutes Posted May 18, 2026 at 2:49 pm.
Lesson: Acts 26v1-20
Billy Graham, the MCG, and George's story
Respect and common ground (Acts 26v1-3)
Your before: transparency (Acts 26v4-11)
Your encounter: tell the Jesus story (Acts 26v12-18)
Your after: the changed life (Acts 26v19-23)
Practical do's and don'ts
Closing Q&A
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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
3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd.
Brandon, FL 33596
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