Witness

Parachute for plane ride

Improve the flight

Make you more comfortable - people have become inoculated to the truth because of this comfortable Gospel.

— Result will be disillusionment, embarrassment, and anger. He won’t do that again.

—Issue isn’t one of happiness so much as one of righteousness.

Improve flight

— Righteousness delivers from wrath Acts 17:31

Our purpose as believers is to fulfill the Great Commission.

It is to be His witnesses upon the earth.

Revelation 22:18 KJV 1900

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

Deuteronomy 4:2 KJV 1900

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

Deuteronomy 12:32 KJV 1900

What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Proverbs 30:6 KJV 1900

Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Acts 1:8 KJV 1900

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Believers are immediately qualified by the Holy Ghost to deliver this message.

1. Believers are immediately qualified for this role by the Holy Ghost.

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Power For The Purpose - Purpose for The Power

Sharing What You Have Seen And Heard

Acts 4:19–20 KJV 1900

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

Measurable goals get better results

Challenge yourselves to tell someone.

---The Church left the building.

The Best Witnesses Are Full Of The Spirit

Acts 1:8 KJV 1900

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Good witnesses know the Lord. Great ones have CONSTANT COMMUNION WITH HIM.

Power for the purpose. Purpose for the Power.

Witnesses Aren’t Prosecutors

----The church has left the building

It’s A Family Affair

1 Corinthians 3:6–9 KJV 1900

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

One Wins, another Disciples. We are God’s Farmers and Building.

Covenantal love to your church family.

Trust God to bring the increase.

It’s amazing what can be done when nobody cares who gets the credit.

----The Church has left the building

Acts 1:8 KJV 1900

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Good witnesses know the Lord. Great ones have CONSTANT COMMUNION WITH HIM.

Power for the purpose. Purpose for the Power.

Witnesses Aren’t Prosecutors

----The church has left the building

Follow Up

Especially the pastor, as a spiritual father sometimes needs to...

warn the children -

discipline the children -

encourage them -

feed them -

protect them from false teachers -

THIS IS NOT AN EASY JOB, EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY NEEDS TO HELP.

THIS IS NOT AN EASY JOB, EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY NEEDS TO HELP.

Consistent connection

Creates relationship

Ephesians 4:27 KJV 1900

Neither give place to the devil.

Ephesians 4:26 KJV 1900

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Keeps the enemy out - Eph. 4:27

Give no place to the devil

Being wise about people and handling them

----How Can You Help?

Take a shirt and be a blessing.

Take a bag to visit and bless someone with.

Get a cup of coffee and a pastry from the hospitality room. Thank the people who serve.

Join a ministry to help serve in the church.