This piece looks at how to share a Christian testimony without overcomplicating it, leaning on practical advice from Jase and Al Robertson who argue testimony should point to Jesus and the choice to submit to Him. It breaks down the common trap of rehearsing past failures, explains why the gospel itself is the center of any witness, and points to submission as the daily rhythm that follows a true decision to follow Christ.
Telling your faith story often feels daunting because people think it requires a long script or perfect phrasing. Many churches teach a template modeled on Acts 26, tracing a dramatic before-and-after arc. That structure can work, but it sometimes makes folks believe testimony is a performance instead of a simple declaration of what Christ did.
Jase Robertson pushes back on the complexity and brings it back to one clear idea. “There’s one point,” he says, that a testimony hinges on: We give our lives up because He gave his life up for us. That focus flips the spotlight from our mistakes to the person and work of Jesus, which is what actually changes a life.
Jase keeps the message direct: the testimony is mostly about what Jesus accomplished. “A testimony, Jase says, “should be 99.9% about what He did, and your 0.1% is, I gave my life to Him.” That tiny personal line is the pivot, not a long list of past sins or a dramatic confession reel.
He pushes listeners to point people toward the source of the change, not just the symptoms of it. “Your testimony is, you’re going to point to Jesus and say, ‘You want to define love? You want to define how my life turned around? It all started with God becoming a human and giving up His life,’” he says. That kind of testimony invites questions and keeps the conversation gospel-centered.
Al Robertson agrees and warns against making the past the centerpiece of your story. He notes that dwelling on sin can make people feel like the gospel is a cleanup program instead of a rescue. “Those things don’t matter” in the sense that they are not what saves you; what matters is the work Christ did and your response to it.
Al frames the moment of surrender as the real turning point, and he keeps the language plain and unflashy. “The good part of the testimony is: I finally relented. I finally submitted,” he says, and that submission is what reorders everything. It’s not just an isolated moment but the posture Christians are called to carry through every relationship and decision.
He even points to everyday faith practice as tied to the same idea of giving up claim to self-will. “That’s the idea,” Al says. He references the marriage passage in Ephesians about mutual submission to underline that handing over your rights is not a one-time stunt but a daily discipline across life’s roles. Submission becomes the mark of a life shaped by the cross rather than by ego or performance.
If you’re nervous about telling your story, take this simpler route: emphasize who Jesus is and what He did, then name your decision to follow. Keep the spotlight on the gospel; let your humble admission be the bridge to how the gospel met you. To hear more, watch the episode above.
