Steve's First Teaching

Testimonies

Testimony- evidence.

Powerful story moving from death to life

Proof or public accounting

Salvation testimony

Rabbit trail

Being left behind

Knowing of God rather than Knowing God and the Power of the Holy Spirit

John 17:20 ESV

“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,

John 14:10–11 ESV

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.

Recognize opportunities to relate God to other peoples experiences

Genesis 40:8 ESV

They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”

Proverbs 25:2 ESV

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.