The purpose of this talk is to share with the weekenders your faith journey.

You are given 15 minutes for your talk.

Themes you should include in your talk:

  1. Share doubts about the existence of God. Share when you thought God wasn't there.
  2. Talk about how your prayer life is: has it worked? has it not worked? have you experienced both?
  3. Talk about the importance of the Bible — God's Word. Encourage the weekenders to spend time daily reading and memorizing scripture.
  4. Share a favorite verse and talk about how it has enriched your faith.
  5. Stress the importance of faith and belief in God and share how that faith/belief has shaped who you are today.
  6. How does worshipping, going to church on Sunday help or not help you in your relationship with the Lord?
  7. Think about asking the weekenders to talk about how their faith journey brought them to TEC in their break out rooms. Encourage the weekenders to share some part of their faith journeys during presentations.
  8. The following verses might be used as guides to help you as you work with the above themes:
Verse Reference / Notes
Philippians 4:13Strength through Christ
Psalm 50:15Call on God in times of trouble
Joshua 1:9Be strong and courageous
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, God is with you
Romans 3:23All have sinned
Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right, but leads to death
Matthew 7:13–14Wide road is easy, narrow path to Christ is difficult
Verses on Doubt
Matthew 11:1–11John the Baptist and followers ask Jesus whether He is the Messiah; Jesus is not offended
Mark 9:20–27A man wanted Jesus to heal his son: "If you possibly can…help my unbelief." God understands faith mixed with doubt.
Luke 24:36–45Jesus appeared to His disciples; they weren't sure He was real. He invited them to touch Him and watch Him eat.