Sunday Service Sermon 41.24

The Purpose of Proclaiming Jesus Christ (Acts 1:8)

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses…”

1. We witness to ______ __________ ____.

a. “_____ witnesses”

b. Not what we’ve _________ about Him

c. Not what ___________ have _______ about Him

d. We witness to who we ______________ know Jesus to be through __________________ and ____________________.

2. We witness with the _________ Christ has _____________

a. Jesus spoke only what the ___________ had spoken

b. We need not ________________ His words to be ________________

c. Jesus said:

   i.  I am the ______, the __________, and the ________. No one comes to the ____________ except through _____.

 ii. I am the __________________ and the ______. He who ___________ in me will _________ _____ but shall have __________________ life.

iii.I am the ___________ of life; whoever comes to me shall not ___________, and whoever believes in me shall never ___________.

iv. I am the _________ of the __________. Whoever _____________ me will not walk in ______________ but will have the light of life.

v. I am the _________ ______________ who lays down his life for the sheep

3. We witness with our __________.

a.  ____________ speak louder than ___________

b.  ______________ choices reflect our ____________ of __________

c. Others __________ our ________________ before they ___________ to our __________________

d.  ______________ can be ______________ without the __________ ____________ presence

e. What we truly ______________ will be ____________ to others in how we ________ and __________