Talk to them

Acts 22:2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent.

I was once  standing outside my friend's home and talking to him. An old lady came asking for a person who lives nearby. But she was not sure of the address and even the name. So she called someone on phone to enquire the address. The other person also did not have the address but knew the name. I realized that they were from my native place so took the phone and spoke to them in malayalam. They were so relieved and happy. Thus, the old lady could go to meet the desired person.

When Apostle Paul was facing the mob, he tried a simple technique of connecting to them by using their own language and that worked. The moment he spoke their language, the crowds went silent and heard him carefully.

Several times when we go out witnessing and even live a life of preaching unto others, our neighbours and friends are unable to understand us because we just don't use their language. We use our religious jargons and big words. Instead of impressing them we are treated as aliens and marked unfit to hang out. Let’s connect by speaking what they can understand. Talk to them.

Stanley Thomas Isac

Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Stanleytisac@gmail.com