Many of the words we use to share our faith may be meaningless, too churchy or clichd to the people we're attempting to reach. In finding alternative ways to tell about our faith, it's tempting to replace one set of clichs with another. However, what communicates with one person may be different from what works with another. For that reason, the following words and the alternatives listed are only suggestions.

scripture or Bible verse

a place in the Bible where it says...
believe trust, accept
born again, converted changed, transformed
Christian follower of Christ
confess admit
found the Lord, get saved accept Christ, make a decision to follow Christ
grace Gods totally unearned forgiveness
gospel God loves us and sent His Son so that we can find forgiveness and new life through Him
have a burden be concerned
know believe, trust, be certain
the Lord God, Creator
the Holy Spirit God the Spirit, the Spirit of God
praise thanking God for His greatness
pray talk with God, ask God
preach talk about
repent to be sorry about wrongs and to turn from them
salvation, saved forgiven of wrongs and given eternal life
Savior Jesus, Gods Son, who forgave my wrongs and gave me eternal life
share discuss, explain
sin, sinner acting against Gods will and offending Gods character
testimony story
witness tell, show
worship giving honor and glory to God

In some cases you may want to avoid using theological words such as justification or the sovereignty of God. If you pray with a nonbeliever, be careful how often you address God by name in prayer. In normal speech you wouldnt continually repeat someones name, but many Christians think it necessary to mention Gods name after every five words or so. This is disconcerting to non-Christians. Above all, be real and be normal.