{"id":499,"date":"2016-10-24T19:53:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T19:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/?page_id=499"},"modified":"2019-10-21T01:29:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T01:29:49","slug":"top-20-icebreakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/?page_id=499","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 of My Favorite Icebreakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><strong>Dog Wags Tail<\/strong> \u2013 I know my dog is happy or excited when he wags its tail.\u00a0 That tail-wagging reminds me of how God feels when one sinner repents and receives Jesus as their Lord.\u00a0 He is so happy because now He will spend eternity with them in heaven! \u00a0 Luke 15:7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Door<\/strong> &#8211; That door reminds me of the most important door that I ever walked through \u00a0His name is Jesus Christ. \u00a0He is the door to eternal life in heaven.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Download<\/strong> &#8211; Speaking of downloads, have you ever downloaded Jesus Christ into your heart?\u00a0 That is what you really need.\u00a0 Though praying to receive Jesus as Lord, you can have eternal life in heaven.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Golf Tee<\/strong>&#8211; As I drive this golf tee in, it reminds me of the nails that were driven into Jesus&#8217; hands and feet on the cross.\u00a0 That one act shows how much He truly loves us because He <u>willingly<\/u> shed His blood and died on the cross for the sins of you and me, so that those who believe in Him could be reconciled to God and have eternal life in heaven\u2026.Have you ever prayed to receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home Improvement<\/strong> \u2013 Taking my family to church every Sunday is the best \u201chome improvement\u201d that I ever made.\u00a0 As we all learn to forgive each other and embrace Christ\u2019s love and the joy and peace of God, my home life has greatly improved &#8230;Does your family go to church?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lilies<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 Those lilies remind me of that verse in Song of Solomon 2:1 that says that Jesus Christ is the <strong>lily<\/strong> of the valley.\u00a0 He is the bright spot during hard trials when we feel like we are in a valley. \u00a0Lilies also surround the altar at Easter-time to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location \u2013 (for real estate agents) <\/strong>Buyers want to live in a house that is in the right location that is close to work or school.\u00a0 I understand.\u00a0 I like living close to work.\u00a0 But I am most concerned about where I will live for all eternity.\u00a0 So I received Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.\u00a0 Now I know that I will live in the right location which is heaven for all eternity.\u2026.Do you know which location you will spend eternity?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John 10:28<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lottery Ticket<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 I know a sure bet.\u00a0 If you want to go to heaven when you die, a sure bet is receiving Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.\u00a0 Then you will definitely go to heaven. So you have nothing to lose \u2026Would you like to pray to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior?\u00a0 Acts 4:12;\u00a0 John 3:16<\/li>\n<li><strong>Movie Ticket \u2013\u00a0 <\/strong>My ticket reminds me of salvation through Jesus Christ which is my ticket to heaven. That\u2019s the place I want to see and be for all eternity.\u00a0 The best part is\u00a0 &#8211; it is a free ticket or a free gift.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Name\u00a0 <\/strong>&#8211; My name is \u2026.. What is your name?\u00a0 That is a nice name.\u00a0 Do you know what makes your name even better?\u00a0 If your name is written into the <strong><em>Lamb\u2019s Book of Life<\/em> <\/strong>in heaven<em>.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Then you will have eternal life\u2026I know that my name is there because I prayed to receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior\u2026.So is your name there? \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rev.\u00a0 21:2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt &amp; Pepper shakers \u2013 <\/strong>These salt and pepper shakers remind me of the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of darkness\u2026So do you know which Kingdom you are in?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Delivery:<\/strong> This package that is being sent &#8220;special delivery&#8221; reminds me of how Jesus Christ was born into the earth.\u00a0 He came special delivery.\u00a0 The Holy Spirit overshadowed the virgin Mary causing her to miraculously conceive Him.\u00a0 He was born in a manger and later died for the sins of the world.\u00a0 Whoever believes and receives Jesus Christ as their Lord will have eternal life&#8230;So do you believe in Him?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sugar &#8211; <\/strong>This sugar reminds me of how sweet it is to trust in Jesus\u2026 The Bible says in Psalm 34:8 \u2013 \u201cOh taste and see that the Lord is good;\u00a0 Blessed is the man who trusts in Him.\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m so thankful that God loves me\u2026 Have you ever put your trust in Jesus?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunglasses<\/strong> \u2013 When I buy sunglasses, I get the <strong><em>rose-colored<\/em><\/strong> lenses because it reminds me of my righteousness.\u00a0 Since I received Jesus Christ as my Lord, God does not see my sins, but He sees me through rose-colored glasses that are stained rose by the blood of His Son Jesus Christ.\u00a0 I\u2019m so thankful that God loves me.\u00a0 He loves you too\u2026Would you like to receive Jesus as your Lord?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Three Strikes: <\/strong>I&#8217;m so glad that the &#8220;three strikes and you&#8217;re out&#8221; rule only applies to baseball.\u00a0 God is much more merciful than that.\u00a0 It says in 1 John 1:9 that when we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us of all of our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness &#8230;So is Jesus your Lord?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turnover<\/strong>: (<em>If it was to your team\u2019s advantage<\/em>)\u00a0 Did you see that great turnover?!\u00a0 We have the ball now!\u00a0 That play reminds me of how a life can be <strong><em>turned over <\/em><\/strong>to God. All you have to do is repent and pray to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Then you will win in heaven for all eternity\u2026.So would you like to pray to turn your life over to Jesus Christ?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Under the Hood<\/strong> \u2013 As I look under the hood of this car, it reminds me of how God can look under my outer appearance and look straight into my heart.\u00a0 He wants to repair the brokenness, remove the devil\u2019s lies, and get me up and running again&#8230;Have you ever prayed to receive Jesus as your Lord?<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Waiting in Line<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 This line is taking so long, it reminds me of eternity.\u00a0 Actually eternity is a whole lot longer than this line!\u00a0 It lasts forever.\u00a0 It is a very long time to be spent in the wrong place&#8230;Do you know where you will spend eternity?\u00a0 Have you ever received Jesus as your Lord?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water:\u00a0 <\/strong>After that hard work out, this water is so refreshing to my body.\u00a0 It reminds me of <strong><em>the Living Water<\/em><\/strong> that is so refreshing to my spirit.\u00a0 After I drink this water, I will thirst again, but because I received the Living Water, who is Jesus Christ, as my Lord and Savior, I will never thirst again because now I have eternal life&#8230;So have you ever received this Living Water?\u00a0 Would you like to pray?\u00a0\u00a0 John 4:14<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book \u2013 a thick book<\/strong> \u2013 Our life here on earth is like the first one or two pages on this very thick book.\u00a0 Eternity is like the whole rest of the book.\u00a0 It is a very long time to be spent in the wrong place\u2026Do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord?\u00a0\u00a0 Isaiah 57:15-19\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dog Wags Tail \u2013 I know my dog is happy or excited when he wags its tail.\u00a0 That tail-wagging reminds me of how God feels when one sinner repents and receives Jesus as their Lord.\u00a0 He is so happy because now He will spend eternity with them in heaven! \u00a0 Luke 15:7 Door &#8211; That &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/?page_id=499\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Top 20 of My Favorite Icebreakers<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":452,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-499","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1572,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/499\/revisions\/1572"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwanttowitness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}