Acts 1:8

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth

James1:5-8

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

We can have all the steps and methods to witness or share our faith. But if we don’t have consistency in every area of our life, we can never be a good witness for God.

Consistency in

Faith

Abraham had consistency of faith. Regardless of circumstances he never wavered in his belief and faith in God.

Romans 4:3, 13-24, Hebrews 11:17-19

He no doubt withstood ridicule and mockery. But in the end his faith won out.

James 1:8 If you are double minded, you are unstable in all your ways.

Mark 11:22-26 We must have faith in God, that he will do what he says he will do. If you don’t have faith in God and His ability and willingness to do as He says, how can you share His message with others.

Colossians 2:5-7 Be steadfast in your faith, rooted and built up in Him. Walk in Him, people will see your faith by the way you talk and walk your faith.

The Word

John 8: 31-32, John15:1-8

Abiding in the word brings fruit, makes us disciples, makes us effective witnesses. Brings answers to prayers.

Psalm 119:11 Keeps us from sinning against God.

II Timothy 2:15 Study, become a workman, rightly dividing the word of truth. Know the word.

I Peter 3:15 Be ready to give an answer to every man.

James 1:19-25 It’s not good enough to just know the word, we must do the word. Give out what we have received.

Holiness

Psalm 96:9 Beauty of Holiness. Inward beauty, shining out.

Exodus 15:11 Holiness is Glorious

II Cor. 6:16-18 Have no fellowship with ungodliness

I Thess. 5:22,23 Shun even the appearance of evil.

II Cor. 7:1 Cleanse ourselves from all unholiness

I Cor. 3:17-18 We are the temple of God

I Peter 3:15-17 Have a clear conscience that no man can point a finger at your life.

Love For one another and for God

John 13:34-35 It is a commandment to love, not a suggestion. By this will people know we love God.

John 17:21 Work towards unity. That the world may believe on Him

I John 3:1-2 God has bestowed love toward us.

I John 4:7-21 Love one another to show we love God.

Talk

James 3:1-18, 4:7-8

Our tongue will give us away every time. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

John 12:34-37 We can profess we love God and His word, but when stress or anger comes, we find out just how much of God’s word is in our heart. The world is looking for this.

The tongue can be used for either

Backbiting, deceit, lying, muttering, bitter words

Or

Speaking God’s righteousness, wisdom, God’s word, Sing praises, kindness, confessing Jesus.

Winning Spirit

Philippians 4:13 I CAN DO!! Know who you are in Christ. Know you can do what He says you can do.

II Corinthians 5:17-20 We are His ambassadors

Ephesians 2:1-7 We are raised up and sitting with Christ in Heavenly Places

Philippians 3:8-15 I have His righteousness. The Power of His Resurrection

II Timothy 1:12 I am not ashamed. I know whom I have believed

Romans 6:16 The Gospel is the power of God, unto salvation.

Romans 5:1-5 Justified by faith. The Love of God is spread abroad in our hearts.

Romans 8:31-39 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

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