Listen to yourself with the non-Christian in mind. Think about talking to your neighbor who is allergic to the things of God. Concentrate on how to rephrase the following common Christian language in everyday, modern terms. Remember, if you have been a Christian for a long time, this language sounds normal to you! To the unsaved, this language sounds foreign. Don’t turn people off… draw them close to Christ.

• Rely on the Lord
• Looking back, I praise God for ….
• Spiritual warfare
• Power of his name
• Bondage to sin and Satan
• God had a deeper lesson for me
• Total surrender
• Submission (refers to Christian growth concepts and turns off the worldly women)
• Make my husband the head of the house (refers to Christian growth concepts and turns off the worldly women)
• Victory/victorious
• Bed of roses
• He became more precious to me
• Thirst for his Word
• Trials-instead, refer to difficult circumstance. (Many people are thinking that the minute they invite Christ into their life, they are going to have to undergo horrible trials)
• Prayer chain/prayer letter
• Over use the phrase “ The Lord” without identifying him
• I grew up in a Christian family-rather use “family who believed in God/family who went to Church”
• I was blessed with Christian parents ( being a Christian has no been defined)
• Lord of my life
• Fellowship
• He touched me
• The Holy Spirit prepared me-in this age of increase spirituality, we must be careful not to talk about the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost unless we can adequately identify him
• I praise God for…
• The Lord of directed/told me
• God has no grandchildren
• Mountain top/valley experiences-perhaps use fears, depression, good days and bad days
• Overuse of the word SHARE
• Loving fellowship
• Sisters/brothers in Christ
• Feed his Word-use “study the Bible”
• Saved/ to save a soul
• Went forward in church- use “satisfy the requirements of that church”
• I had peace-define the “peace” , such as “ I felt fulfilled” or “there was sense of purpose in my life”
• Share in my walk
• In the Word
• Spiritual eyes
• Servanthood
• Christian community
• Appointment with God
• Look into your heart-perhaps use “what are you feeling right now?”
• Burden
• Blessing
• Justification
• Righteousness
• Assurance
• Salvation
• Testimony
• Concern about my soul
• Plan of salvation
• Nudge of the Holy Spirit