"We are 2 guys sitting at a restaurant bar drinking a beer and talking about the goodness of God. The sad part is that most Christians would Judge me right to hell - and leave you here hell bound as well. God loves you as you are man, and his heart is for a relationship with you..." - Wayne Sutton & A Lonely Soul at a bar...
I will not
debate Alcohol use today. Maybe another day...
I would rather provoke you to look outside of your normal realm of "witnessing". In fact I urge you to lay aside any prejudices towards "sinful" behavior long enough to read this article, allowing Holy Spirit to speak into your life.
A few years ago I was meeting with a good friend who was going through a rough patch in life. Divorced and depressed, his life had become one negative encounter after another, in a sad attempt to discover "love" - without guidance he sadly was on the wrong path.
It is very easy to say, "Hey, come to church with me..." - or "God is in control..." "Just pray..."
You have heard that before - maybe even said some of these statements before.
But I chose to meet my friend where he was...