A Faith Worth Sharing: A Lifetime of Conversations about Christ

This book will make you desire to live each day for Jesus by loving those he puts in your path!

A Faith Worth Sharing is a book worth reading. Although, it was far from the best (as literature goes), I can confidently say that it is among the most genuinely encouraging books that I have ever read. Not because it said a bunch of stuff I wanted to hear either. It didn't. A Faith Worth Sharing by John C. Miller is, as the subtitle suggests, a book chronicling one man's experiences sharing Jesus with an array of different people in many situations. But it's much more than that. It's also Miller's confession of his own sin and God's gracious working through his desire to see Christ's kingdom spread to sanctify him as well. A major theme throughout the book had to do with the contrast of a Christian's own spiritual health versus his effectiveness in evangelism. Miller continually returns to the idea that a person must be truly humble in spirit to share the Gospel with another person. He says in quoting D. T. Niles, "Evangelism is on beggar telling another beggar where to find food", then he adds to this sentiment, "...then eating it with them." It's clear that at the core of Miller's understanding of evangelism is a heart of humility that personally understands his beggar-dom. In the overflow of joy that has come from grace received, he wants to implore that others would go and receive that grace as well. For Miller, evangelism means laying yourself bare as a sinner before sinners and confessing what the Lord has done. I can't disagree with him. Unfortunately for all of us, Miller died just before finishing this book. The first nine chapters were written on his death bed and the final chapter was added by his wife. After spending nine chapters getting to know John, the final chapter from his wife proves particularly powerful. After finishing A Faith Worth Sharing, I've found myself more aware of my neighbor's need for the Lord's grace. More aware of my own need to pray for them and to speak to them concerning the grace that I've received and that I hope they will also receive. And, perhaps most importantly, I am more aware of my need to continually apply the medicine of the Gospel of Jesus to my own life. I have found a great deal of encouragement in believing that when I can't see God working, he is still working. A Faith Worth Sharing is an extremely easy read. I highly recommend it to just about any Christian I encounter. You won't be disappointed.

This is a wonderful review of Jack Miller's growth in faith and experiences of sharing the Gospel. Read it and God will change your life and outreach to those around you.