Sermon Tone Analysis

Testimonies have power to change what exists and what does not exist yet.

Can you remember a time you heard a testimony and it helped you believe?

Can you remember a time where Jesus did something in your life?

Have you shared that with anyone else yet?

Testimony means:

Witness, evidence, testify, be restored, do again, repeat

Bill Johnson states that a testimony is the spirit of prophecy.

The spirt of prophecy brings life now and in the future.

Hearing Testimonies:

An angel told Marry a testimony to help her come to faith.

Jesus told John’s disciples to tell John what they see, the deaf hear, the lame walk, the leapers are healed.

This was to help John come out of his place of doubting.

Even the parables Jesus told acted like testimonies.

Hearing testimonies help you come to faith in what you are needing to believe in and for.

Strategy of Darkness:

Evil has copied the same strategy as Jesus.

Evil takes testimonies of your past and others to remind you that you are not enough and God is not enough.

The biggest challenge with this is we become evil’s best recruits and we take those testimonies and play them over and over ourselves.

When you listen to evil’s testimonies, it produces, fear, doubt, and unbelief.

When you listen to the testimonies of Jesus it produce, Faith, Hope and Love.

In the places of waiting in life, it is a great idea to listen to and remind yourself of what God has done before.

Testimonies remind you that Jesus will do it again.

Sharing Testimonies:

The purpose of sharing a testimony is mostly for others.

Ingredients it takes to share your testimonies:

Love

Courage

Vulnerability

1. Love

To share your testimony, you need to care more about what Jesus will do for others than your embarrassment.

You need to care more for others than protecting yourself.

2. Courage

You needed courage to look for a solution in Jesus in the first place.

You need courage to now share that testimony to someone else.

3. Vulnerable

Reveal something that was missing or broken.

You needed God.

In (Matthew 18:22-35) Jesus tells a parable of a king who forgave a servant, but then that servant did not forgive his fellow slaves who owed him money.

Not giving away forgiveness that was given to you, stops the flow of forgiveness in your life too.

Not giving away what was given to you stops the flow of what was given.

Share others testimonies to match the need of the person in front of you.

Closing:

Testimony means:

Witness, evidence, testify, be restored, do again, repeat

Testimonies are to give hope and life to others.

Testimonies boost faith in people who need to believe.

A testimony is proof Jesus will do it agian.

Your testimonies are a witness to others that Jesus will do that for them too.

I challenge you to think beyond your life and share what Jesus has done in your so others can receive what you did.

Can you remember a time you heard a testimony and it helped you believe?

Can you remember a time where Jesus did something in your life?

Have you shared that with anyone else yet?

Activation:

We are going to share testimonies today.

Maybe Jesus is challenging you to write down your testimonies.

Testimony:

5715 עֵדוּת [ʿeduwth /ay·dooth/] n f.

From 5707; TWOT 1576f; GK 6343; 59 occurrences; AV translates as “testimony” 55 times, and “witness” four times. 1 testimony.

5707 עֵד [ʿed /ayd/] n m.

Contracted from 5749; TWOT 1576b; GK 6332; 69 occurrences; AV translates as “witness” 69 times. 1 witness.

1A witness, testimony, evidence (of things).

1B witness (of people).

5749 עוּד, עוּד [ʿuwd /ood/] v.

A primitive root; TWOT 1576, 1576d; GK 6386 and 6387; 45 occurrences; AV translates as “testify” 15 times, “protest” six times, “witness” six times, “record” three times, “charge” twice, “solemnly” twice, “take” three times, “admonished” once, and translated miscellaneously seven times. 1 to return, repeat, go about, do again.

1A (Piel) to surround, go round and round.

1B (Pilel) to restore, relieve.

1C (Hithpalel) to be restored.

2 to bear witness.

2A (Qal) to bear witness, say again and again.

2B (Hiphil).

2B1 to testify, bear witness.

2B2 to cause to testify, take or call as witness, invoke.

2B3 to protest, affirm solemnly, warn, exhort or enjoin solemnly, admonish, charge.

2C (Hophal) to protest, give warning.