Sunday, September 27, Bearing Witness with our Presence

Sorry for the Audio problems here. This week Pastor Andy preaches on Bearing Witness with our presence. When we show up regularly, God shows up. Or more accurately, when we show up, we bear witness to the fact that God is already present! We use the text from Acts 16 where Paul and Silas are in prison. An earthquake came and shook the whole building breaking chains and opening prisons doors, but Paul and Silas did not leave. Just by their presence there, by their words, “We are here.” the jailer and his family came to faith. Presence Based Witness: “We seek to come alongside persons and situations that God has put in our path. We seek to recognize His presence and power already at work to come under his power at work, and point those who do not yet know him to Jesus… In this way we become witnesses to Jesus and cooperate with the work of his Holy Spirit to bring all people to himself.” From Presence Based Witness; By David Fitch and Gino Gurcuruto

To bear witness means to show that something is true, or to state formally that you saw or know something. It moves past passive watching into an active role of providing proof, testimony, or evidence.

We are invited to play that role for Jesus with the help of the Holy Spirit.  We are called to point to the presence, grace, and love of God with our actions, our words, and our lives.   Sometimes we lack confidence and other times we just aren’t sure what to do or say that will point others to God, but as Ambassadors for Christ, we need to build up our ability to “Bear Witness” to the Way, the Truth and the Life!

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  Acts 1:8

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