When Paul preached Jesus to the Jews, they wanted a sign. When he preached to the Greeks, they thought he was foolish. Nobody seemed to understand — and yet the message spread anyway, changing the entire Roman Empire within three centuries.

In this message, Pastor Curtis Hight draws a clear and personal road map for sharing your faith — starting not with a strategy or a script, but with the most powerful tool you already have: your own story. Because every person's testimony of how Jesus changed their life is different. And that difference is exactly why it matters.

Pastor Curtis opens with a simple but freeing observation: if people don't understand what you're telling them about Jesus, you shouldn't be surprised. Jesus himself was completely misunderstood by the most educated religious leaders of his day. Even Pilate — who had a face-to-face conversation with Jesus in the flesh — couldn't figure out what to make of him and washed his hands of the whole situation.

Pastor Curtis"If you're telling someone about Jesus and they look at you like you've lost your mind — it just means you're in good company with people like Peter, James, John, and Paul."

Paul faced this constantly. The Jews wanted visible signs of God's power. The Greeks wanted intellectual wisdom that made logical sense. Neither group could get past their own expectations long enough to see that Jesus was both — the power of God and the wisdom of God, wrapped in one.

And the same is true today. People have their own expectations of what God should look like, how religion should feel, and what church people are supposed to be like. When what you're sharing doesn't match those expectations, they won't understand — and that's okay. That's not failure. That's faithfulness.

Jesus never gave the disciples a script for sharing the gospel. Neither Peter nor Paul wrote down a step-by-step guide for evangelism. Why? Because they didn't need to — they had already provided the example by simply sharing what Jesus had done in their own lives.

Pastor Curtis"Every person in this room has a different story about how they came to know Jesus. Some of us grew up in church every Sunday. Others found Jesus in a break room at work, on a playground, or in their bedroom alone. Each story is different — and each story is just as important."

Moses understood this principle thousands of years ago. In Deuteronomy 6 he commanded Israel: talk about what God has done. Talk about it when you sit down. When you walk. When you lie down. When you wake up. Repetition is how we remember. And remembering our story is how we're ready to share it.

Pastor Curtis makes a practical point that takes the pressure completely off: your testimony doesn't have to be long. It might take 30 seconds. It doesn't need three points and a conclusion. It just needs to be real. People don't care how much God has changed someone else — until they can see that change is real and personal to you.

Two men. Completely different stories. Both used by God to spread the gospel across the known world.

Pastor Curtis"Your story is the best story. Even if you don't think it is — because your story is the one that convinced you to ask Jesus into your heart."

Pastor Curtis shares a remarkable historical fact that puts everything in perspective:

No phones. No internet. No television. No printing press. No marketing budget. Just people going out and telling their story of what Jesus had done in their lives — through hospitality, through service, through showing up for their neighbors.

Pastor Curtis"They liked what they saw. It was about who you serve in your community. If they like what they see, they'll listen to what you have to say."

Peter wrote in 1 Peter 3: "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have — but do this with gentleness and respect."

Paul told young Timothy the same thing: "Preach the word. Be prepared in season and out of season."

Neither of them said what the preparation looked like — because they had already shown it. The preparation is knowing your story so well that when the Holy Spirit nudges you, you don't have to scramble. You're ready.

Pastor Curtis"The Holy Spirit is your guide and he will nudge you when the time is right. So always be ready — because the perfect time might come when you least expect it."

Pastor Curtis gives a practical action step that costs nothing and takes less than an hour: get alone, let God remind you of your story, write it down. Read it over and over until you could share the important parts in 30 seconds or 30 minutes depending on what the moment calls for. Edit it as God continues to work in your life. Keep it current.

And remember — sharing your story isn't your job because you're trying to save someone. That's not your job. Your job is simply to tell what God has done for you. Because your story might be the seed that eventually grows into someone else's salvation.