Be My Witnesses

Matthew 28:18–20 KJV 1900

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations 5856 The 95% Estimate

5856 The 95% Estimate

It has been estimated that probably 95% of all church members have never led anyone to Christ.

Commission-

A formal written warrant granting the power to perform various acts or duties.

A certificate conferring military rank and authority.

An authorization or command to act in a prescribed manner or to perform prescribed acts.

Authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another

Three Aspects of the Commission of Acts 1

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Cyclical discipleship creates true disciples through a commission process that emphasizes participation in the mission of Christ.

R. Scott Pace; David Wheeler

Waiting for the Presence(Vs. 4-5)

They were to Wait for the Baptism

and indwelling of the Holy Spirit

John 14:16–18 NASB95

“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

Witnessing for the Savior(Vs. 6-8)

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God’s power not only surpasses our power of expression, it surpasses our power of comprehension! Take all the dictionaries of the world, exhaust all the vocabularies, and when you have added them all together you have still not begun to describe the greatness of God’s power.

God’s Ultimate Purpose, 397

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Welsh Preacher and Writer)

Promise of Power

Ye shall receive power

“The desire of power in excess

caused the angels to fall.”—BACON.

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The Great Commission is a spiritual battle plan.

michael heiser

Purpose for Power

Ye Shall be witnesses unto me

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Testimony is not a synonym for autobiography! When we are truly witnessing, we are not talking about ourselves but about Christ.

John Robert Walmsley Stott (English Preacher)

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 9   Witnessing for Christ is not something we turn on and off, like a TV set. Every believer is a witness at all times—either a good one or a bad one.

Warren Wiersbe

Be What You Are (1988)

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Places of Power

Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, the uttermost part of the earth

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All God’s children need to be committed to, and involved in, accomplishing the Great Commission.

Rod Dempsey

Watching for the King(Vs. 9-12)

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There are two advents of Christ: that which has been, and that which is to be. And the two are not for the same purpose; the first came to pass not that He might search into our actions, but that He might pardon; the object of the second will be not to pardon, but to judge.

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The Return of Christ was promised

The Disciples would watch for it

Titus 2:11–14 NASB95

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

D L Moody’s evangelism conference