Being A Good Steward Of My Testimony Series

b) To confirm the word of those who obey Him - v. 30

3) Trust in the Spirit of God - v. 31 (1 Timothy l:7-8a; Acts 1:8)

I know that there are some that are always studying the meaning of the fourth toe of the right foot of some beast in prophecy, and they’ve never used either foot yet to tell people about Jesus. I do not know who the "666" is in Revelation, but I do know this world is "sick, sick, sick" and the best way to speed the Lord’s return is to win more souls for Him." - Vance Havner

"Successful witnessing is sharing the Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results to God."

The reason why many of us do not experience much of the power & provision of the Holy Spirit in our lives is because we never allow ourselves to get in a position where we need the Holy Spirit to work on our behalf. It is only as we get "out there" on the cutting edge of what God has in mind for us to be doing that we will experience all there is to experience of the power and provision of God (Philemon 6). To overcome the fear factor, I simply need to settle the lordship issue and determine to be more concerned with what the Lord thinks about me than with what others think about me.

B. Be prepared to share your story - v. 15b

1) Know that you have a story to tell -

2) Know the story that you have to tell - learn to

share your faith!

C. Be looking for every opportunity - v. 15c

How to make the most of every opportunity you receive:

1) Be clear - "give the reason for the hope that you have"

What Americans Think It Means To Be a Christian (Barna Research)

22% Don’t know

21% To live differently than other people

19% To have a personal relationship with Jesus

14% To love others, to help other people

14% To believe in God

11 % To go to church, to be religious

10% To be a good person

2) Be caring - "do this with gentleness and respect"

In 1858 a man laid a trembling hand on the shoulder of a young shoe clerk and said, I’m concerned about you." That afternoon, that young man knelt in the basement of a shoe store and asked Jesus into his life. He was touched by this man’s concern. The young clerk was D.L. Moody. Later he wrote, "How strange it was that a men who had only known me for two weeks would be concerned about me."

Moody became an evangelist, and in 1879 was invited to England. His host was the learned pastor, F.B. Meyer. Meyer no sooner heard Moody preach that he regretted having invited him, because Moody was uncouth, and unlearned. As soon as Moody left, F.B. Meyer set about to repair the damage that he supposed D.L. Moody had done in his upper class church. The first person that Meyer called on was a Sunday School teacher of young girls. As soon as he entered her home, she said, "Oh Dr. Meyer, I’ve been under conviction ever since I heard brother Moody speak. So I began to visit the girls in my Sunday School class and I’ve led every one of them to Jesus.

Meyer went home and fell on his knees. Soon he began to preach evangelistic sermons and his church began to grow. As his success became known, he was invited to preach in America. Among his engagements was a series of meetings on college campuses. At one college meeting, a student, J. Wilber Chapman, heard the preaching and accepted Christ.