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NEW JERUSALEM FAMILY CHURCH

78 De Mott Avenue

Clifton, NJ 07011

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TESTIMONIES

What attitude should I have while witnessing? Have an attitude of gratitude for receiving God's Word in your life directly from the living Christ. While myriads of saints and sages of the past and ancestors are eagerly waiting for their final redemption in the spiritual world and the chance to cooperate with you, there is no better time to profess the truth than today. Exude the confidence that you are at the center of this spiritual rescuing process.

Believe with your whole heart, mind and soul that there is no better time to reap from what True Parents have sowed after more than 3 decades in America. Witnessing is the unity between the mind, the body and the Truth. You achieve unity of mind and body through prayers immediately followed by actions.

The content of your prayers should be filled with gratitude and empathy for those you want to bring to the Truth...you may not know the truth completely, but you know the way to it, and that's good enough. Most people don't care how much you know about the Truth, because they may have their own understanding about it; instead they want to know if you care (empathy).

Expect to be "rejected" from time to time, and get wrong telephone number/address, and that's okay too, which brings us back your daily prayers' content:

"Heavenly Father, I am your humble son/daughter whom you are asking to rescue your children from the darkness of evil into the bright light of Truth. Let me speak the words of wisdom that have the power to move the hardest heart and heal the wounds of 6000 years of fallen history...allow me to meet the suffering hearts and the joyful spirits and bring harmony and joy among them...Heavenly Father, glory to you and the True Parents of Heaven and earth, and humankind for the dawn of your kingdom of peace and the making of your nation Cheon Il Guk are for all to enjoy. Today, I will meet with your children, I beg for your guidance, your spiritual support and your wisdom, aju!"

Fasting can be part of the witnessing process, however do so in total agreement with other group members to get their spiritual support while doing it

Making a list of your contacts is a great way to keep them in front of you as often as possible. Your best bet is to pray to meet people that have similar traits as you (character and personality wise), but not  limited to

Locations to do witnessing are unimportant, focus on your vertical connection with God and your motivation to witness. Ask yourself: "Do I do witnessing because I have to, so that I can gain my corner of heaven or  do I do witnessing because it's the right thing to do (listen to In Jin Nim and George Kazakos).

Witnessing is also following up, knowing that the law of diminishing interest may set in if not called within the next 48 hours. Although, not an exact science, it has been tested that people tend to forget elements of decision making process when not reminded about it within a 48 hour timeframe; by then, the emotional component of this decision making process is gone and needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. That means more effort for the same person to get back to where you "left off"

What should I talk and not talk about with my guest? Remember that God gave you two ears and one mouth, that's because He wants you to listen twice as much as you speak. You may be tempted to talk while listening to your guest because you think you know the answer to his/her question before end; when you are about to do so, put your finger on your mouth and restrain yourself from speaking.

It may be that your guest is so talkative that you may have to take control of the conversation...one way to do that is by asking a question starting with: "By the way...I meant to ask you...or by the way what do you think about...etc..." DO NOT ask questions, they don't know the answer to. it will make them feel inferior and they may internally close themselves, withdraw and sometimes get hostile.

Politic is not an appropriate subject to break ice, weather, trip, sport are better, although be careful with sport; they can be fans of the other team.

Ask question such as: "What are you very happy about in your life?" - "What was your most memorable experience in your life?" etc... The best way to ask these type of questions is in a context of a conversation, not as a question alone, otherwise you may come across as a question asker who is doing detective work. The questions can go the other way too - i.e. "What was your worst experience..." Depending on what you ask, you will trigger different emotions. 

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