Helping Your Students Become Witnesses

DIRECTIONS: Thinking, judging, acting and hoping like Jesus Christ inquires sharing our faith with others – evangelization. Many are uncomfortable with evangelization, yet without evangelization, others will not know Jesus Christ. Echoing the message of the archangel Gabriel to Mary, Pope John Paul II has asked us also to “be not afraid.” Read Scripture passage and make your plan to witness on the backside.

The Friends of the Paralyzed Man


One day as Jesus was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was with Him for healing. Some friends brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed. They were trying to bring him in and set (him) in Jesus’ presence, but they could not find a way inside because of the crowd.

So, the friends went up on the roof and lowered the paralyzed man on the stretcher through the roof. The man came through the roof and was lowered into the middle of the room right in front of Jesus. When Jesus saw the faith of the friends, He said, As for you, your sins are forgiven."Then the scribes and Pharisees began to ask themselves, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who but God alone can forgive sins?" Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them in reply, "What are you thinking in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins''--he said to the man who was paralyzed, "I say to you, rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home." The paralyzed man stood up immediately before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God. (Luke 5:17ff)

Your Plan To Bring Others to Jesus

1. BE HOLY -- Constantly seek to think, judge, act and hope like Jesus in your own life.

2. LOOK AROUND YOU – Who needs to know about Jesus? Is there any one in your family? Anyone in your neighbourhood? Anyone who is your friend? Anyone you go to school with? Write their names on the lines below.

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3. PRAYING FOR PEOPLE – Pray for those you have listed. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help you talk about Jesus. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help the people on the list. Write your prayer.

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4. BE A FRIEND – Be a friend to the people on your list. Be nice to them.

5. INVITATION – When the right time comes, ask the person if you can tell them about Jesus and how He forgives our sins so we can be children of God. Invite them to follow Jesus. Invite them to pray with you.

Invite them to go to Mass with you. Invite them to help someone else. Invite them to read the Bible or other books about God. Invite them to your religion class. What other ways could you invite them to know more about Jesus.

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6. KEEP BEING A FRIEND – Keep being a friend. Always pray for them.