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1 Peter 3:13–17 (NIV): 13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. 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, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
The teenager stood her ground. While her high school group was visiting a home for people in rehab from addictions, Claire engaged in conversation with a twentysomething man who towered over her in size. They talked about faith. Claire clearly presented the gospel of Jesus. He countered with his spiritual views, which were very different. Though he didn’t put his faith in Jesus, a seed had been planted. And while Claire would have loved for the young man to have received Christ, her disappointment was balanced by the reality that she’d done what God had called her to do that day: “Be prepared to give an answer” (1 Peter 3:15). She had lovingly shared God’s plan of salvation. (Dave Branon, Our Daily Bread 11th June 2026)
The key idea in 1 Peter 3:13-17 is that a hope-filled life in Christ can trigger conversations about the gospel. Notice how the apostle puts it: “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (v. 15). In a world filled with brokenness and despair, when people see someone living with hope that transcends this world, it gets their attention and can cause them to desire what that person has. (Bill Crowder, Insight, Our Daily Bread 11th June 2026)
If we have received training before, we’ll know that sharing the Gospel can start with questions like, “Do you know what happens after you die?” – talking about death and the afterlife will open us to speak about Jesus dying for our sins and expounding on John 3:16. We can go back to the beginning from the creation story of Genesis 1 and then move on to Genesis 3 on the fall of mankind. Then we may talk about what eternal life means by referring to Revelation 21 and 22. We can then show how God created man and how man fell into sin with John 3:16 being God’s plan to redeem and rescue us, culminating in the new heaven and new earth at the end of time. Not just heaven as a place in another dimension but heaven as the ultimate place on earth as per God’s original plan for mankind in the Garden of Eden.
However, if we are new to the faith, the easiest way to share the Gospel if we are not entirely sure of the points on salvation, is to share our faith and experience with Jesus and God. Actually, the reality of our faith will move hearts and touch the soul of a person.
But, in the end, it is the work of the Holy Spirit, not us that turn hearts to God. Our role is to share and proclaim the goodness of God, the reality of His power in our lives. How we have changed since we came to faith? We are to plant the seed of faith. The Holy Spirit will grow it and it will grow well if the heart of the hearer is good soil in the spiritual sense. That’s because the seed will grow strong roots to stand firm even when storms and strong winds were to come. The seed will overcome thorns of doubts that will try to overcome and overwhelm the seed of faith.
Have a good day ahead, everyone! Share our faith journey and the Gospel when we see the opportunity. Our job is planting seeds of faith and we’re done!
Ronnie's Thoughts 