So, we go to camp and Tim challenges us to witness. To live Christ in our friendships, lifestyle and words and we should but who in the Bible can we look to to see a correct way?
Jesus, Peter, Stephen and Philip
Acts 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria and to the ends of the earth.
I was reading my morning devotion aloud to my son, Brogan and asked him to define witness. I loved his response so much that I am using it in my teaching this Wednesday.
Brogan defined witness as: seeing it, experiencing it and telling it.
Profound from an 8yr. old.
1 John 1:1-3: That which was from the beginning which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the words of life - the life that was made manifest and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us - that which we have seen and heard, we proclaim also to you, so that, you may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
Notice all the "seeing", "experiencing", and "telling" that was going on in these verses. This is to witness and be a witness.
Note and read these scripture accounts of witnessing:
Matthew 19:16-22
Acts 3
Acts 4
Acts 6:8,15; 7:1-53
Acts 8:4,5
You must understand, not everyone will receive salvation. Even people Jesus witnessed to did not follow him.
Some good tools for witnessing are:
The Way of the Master
The Roman Road
The Hand Witnessing Tool
May God Bless and Go with you,
Blake Prater
