FFAAIITTH 
to be an Effective Witness
( my most treasured Christmas gift to you)
 
 


In order to be an effective witness myself and to help others learn to be a John 3:16 witness...
It took me 30 years to develop the FFAAIITTH acrostic to help believers learn to love others authentically 

...please click on our brand new website below to
 CHECK OUT the 
FFAAIITTH acrostic

I am so ENCOURAGED by these experiences 
and feedback this week:

1- From Destin, FL... Ken wrote this regarding the Witness Breakthrough (WB) weekend conference 9 years ago...and now has our new website marked as a favorite:

"Congrats on the new website!  I'll bookmark it, and make it one of my favorites!  Ted, I so appreciate your ministry, your example, and the effect your ministry still is having in my life almost 9 years after you first visited Destin UMC.  Blessings to you and Tudi, and I sure hope our paths cross again."


2- From Chelsea, Al    Mae Mae, our 16 year old granddaughter from Alabama, gave these gifts to many of her friends...
look closely what was included in the gift... the WB wrist band:





3- Houston Tx...Our  Georgia friends Larry and Sandra's son  Major Applewhite became the head football coach at nationally ranked Houston University...
we were all praying  nonstop




4-Perhaps most unusual as a result of FFFAAIITTH 

I play golf on Saturdays with a great group of guys from quite a variety of backgrounds. We all travel, so most of us average playing 2 times a month.
Last Saturday none of the guys wanted to play because it was very cold...barely hitting 40 degrees by tee time. However, I really wanted to play because after 4 months of having a bad back muscle strain....my health was finally good again. The 40 degree weather was not going to hold me back from playing...



GOLF...HERE'S THE UNUSUAL & UNIQUE FFAAIITTH EXPERIENCE 

Sure enough I joined  a  threesome I had never seen or met before for 9 holes. (Tudi and I had a holiday function to attend...so I couldnt play 18.)  

I ASKED how they knew one another...
Two of the three were  sports agents
and the 3rd was an attorney

They were great to play with...very competitive yet didn't get upset...They kidded around with each other and were having a great time...me too!



I prayed for a  chance to share the Good News...and much to my surprise on hole #7 one of the men out of the blue said to me...

"ARE YOU A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER?" 

I was about to answer him when he asked:

"Are you a Pastor?"  

I told him and the 2 others that I was ordained and I worked with churches from many different backgrounds throughout many parts of America. One of the men quickly said:
  
"BOY AM I GLAD I DIDN'T DO MY USUAL CUSSING..."

 We all laughed.

On hole #8 before we teed off I told them I had a present for them - I shared for about 30 seconds how I went from an atheist to a believer. Using my wristband
as a tool, I told them my testimony- that after reading the Bible for 2 weeks... I discovered I was a sinner, and needed Jesus Christ as my Savior, claiming verses like John 3:16



Rather than silence...

All three men wanted to tell me where they were  in their faith journey with God

#1-Told me he didn't like the "do's and don'ts" of religion and churches

#2-Told me he's been a Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist...he said he didn't know what he believed

#3-Told me he was Jewish and he was constantly on the hot seat because he and his wife  home school their children...home schooling is dominated by Christian families

I told all three men about my very close Jewish friend Irwin and his conversion of accepting Jesus Christ as His Savior...they all listened closely

Finally, I said :

"Please look at the wrist band each day to be reminded of God's love for you personally...Don't make your personal faith in God confusing...but ponder who Jesus Christ is. Decide what you believe: Is he-
A LIAR, A LUNATIC OR THE LORD OF ALL? 
Many will say he was merely a good man. NO...Jesus came to live, die and conquer death so we, because of God's love for us, can know the forgiveness of all our sins of thought, word, deed, omission and commission...and have life eternal"

As we walked off the 9th green...they encouraged me to play the last 9 with them...again I explained I had a function to go to but I would love to play golf with them again. They agreed we'd tee it up and talk again soon


PLEASE LOOK AT THE
FFAAIITTH 
acrostic explained in our new website. 
Without question, it has become the most desired witness insight into the question...
HOW DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE? 

... many people from Maine to California to Florida  and in between ...have been greatly helped ...it can also positively change your personal approach to witnessing
(The FFAAIITTH acrostic is fully shown and explained twice in the WB website...it is also one of my very favorite topics to preach and teach on because it is the foundation to successful witnessing)


It's also featured in 
IF WE ARE THE LIGHT, WHY IS AMERICA SO DARK? 

 
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FFAAIITTH  is my Christmas gift to you...God bless you as you apply it to your witness of your faith in Jesus Christ
Ted Sprague
John 3:16