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LESSON
10: SHARING OUR FAITH
Salvation
is the best gift that could ever be given to us. God wants us to spread the
“good news” by way of personal testimony as to what He has done for us—the
way our lives have been changed. He wants us to use this testimony to help win
others by helping them to see their need to the extent that they come to know
Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
Let
us consider some Bible verses that relate to this subject.
I.
Witnesses tell what they know—have seen, have heard, have experienced,
have felt.
A.
Isaiah 43:10
“You are My witnesses,” says the Lord,
“And My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me, and
understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, nor shall there
be after Me.”
B.
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 our
hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—the life was manifested, and
we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was
with the Father and was manifested to us—that which we have seen and heard we
declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our
fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
II.
Be ready and not ashamed to testify.
A.
2 Timothy 1:8
Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of
our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the
gospel according to the power of God.
III.
Be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about your newfound faith in God.
A.
1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and
always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason
for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.
IV.
Let your light shine.
A.
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
V.
We need to tell it wherever we have the opportunity. Not all preaching is
done from a pulpit; much of it is done by personal witness and holy living.
A.
Acts 8:4
Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere
preaching the word.
VI.
Some examples of witnessing and bringing others to Jesus Christ. John chapter 4.
This tells how Jesus witnessed to a woman at a well and then how she in turn
went into her town and
told her experience to other who then came seeking Him.
A.
John 4:28
–30 The woman then left her waterpot, went her
way into the city, and said to the men, “Come, see a Man who told me all
things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” Then they went out of
the city and came to Him.
VII.
Tells how some came to follow Jesus.
A.
John 1:35
–46 Again, the next day, John stood with two of
his disciples. And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the
Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then
Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you
seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated,
Teacher), “where are You staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.”
They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it
was about the tenth hour). One of the two who heard John speak, and
followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his own
brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is
translated, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked
at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be
called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone). The following day Jesus wanted
to go to
Galilee
, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” Now Philip was
from
Bethsaida
, the city of
Andrew
and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of
whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son
of Joseph.” And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of
Nazareth
?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
Have
you been born again? If not, you may come to Jesus today. If you are saved, you
need to begin witnessing to others about what He has done for you.
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