1. Only Testify When You Have Something Positive To Say:
Providing a list of your hardships, battles and frustrations is a bad influence to spread before non Christians who are in attendance.
2. Keep In Mind That A Testimony Is Not A Sermon:
A testimony is the process of relating a firsthand account of events which have happened in one’s presence or life. In the case of Christians this means the wonderful workings of grace in their lives.
3. Avoid The Excessive Use Of The Pronoun “I” Seek To Bring Attention To Christ:
We should strive to be humble in the practice of testifying. It is by the grace and mercy of God that any of us obtain any degree of sanctity.
4. Be Courteous To Others In The Service, Especially The Person Who Is Scheduled To Preach:
If you wait until just before the sermon to testify, be sure that the Holy Spirit is directing you to, in effect, take the preacher’s allotted time. God gives preachers sermons to preach and only God should delay the delivery of the sermon, not man.
5. Be Brief, Stand Up, Speak up, Shut Up, Sit Down:
This might sound harsh, but I think it is logical and sensible. Much can be said in few words and a short amount of time.
6. The Life You Live At Home, On The Job And In The Neighborhood Must Be Consistent With Your Testimony At Church:
Otherwise save your breath, strength and time and quit testifying. The final proof of the validity of one’s testimony is a consistent life in the turns and twists of daily living.
7. Never Use A Testimony To Vent Your Feelings Or Frustrations About Others, The Church Or The Pastor:
Not only is it not ethical to do such, but it is an outright insult to God, His sanctuary and His divine purpose in commanding the assembling of ourselves together for worship.
8. When People Begin To Cease Looking At You As You Testify And The One In Charge Of The Service Begins To Look Restless, You Know For Sure That You’ve Testified Too Long:
As a general rule this is true. There may be a few exceptions, but not many.
9. When Testifying, Always Speak With Enough Volume To Be Heard:
It is detrimental to the service and certainly to your testimony to speak so softly that no one enjoys it other than yourself.
10. Always Testify To The Glory Of God:
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