The Word of God is very clear concerning the Christian's witness for Christ. How you were saved is your testimony to a lost and sinful world. Salvation is offered to all only by grace through faith, but God gives each of us our own story or testimony to share with other people. Remember how you were saved? When was the last time you shared your story with others? Been a while? Why? Let's learn what the Bible says about witnessing.

08.01 What is Christ's Great Commission to His followers concerning
	the world?
	(a)  Matthew 28:18-20 _________________________________________
	(b) Mark 16:15 ________________________________________________
	(c) Luke 24:46-48 _____________________________________________
	(d) John 17:18-21______________________________________________

08.02 In Acts 1:8, where did God say that Christians should be a      
	witness?
	"Ye shall be witnesses unto me
	in  (Fill in the name of your city)________________________            
	in (Fill in the name of your state)________________________
	in (Fill in the name of your country) _____________________
	and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

       Pastor's Note:

       Your mission begins at church.
       Your mission field is your hometown.
       Your mission work begins when you leave church each service.
       Your mission is to do the will of the Father:
                     Tell your story daily.
                     Tell your story to everyone.
                     Tell your story to listeners.
                     Tell your story to non-listeners.

        Remember: God will bring across your path each day a soul to witness
to. What a joy it is to see someone accept Christ as their Saviour! That
joy can be yours! Your mission: Tell how you were saved.
Or just . . . invite them to your church and let God speak to them!

08.03 What is God's eventual purpose for all the earth?
	Habakkuk 2:14 _________________________________________________
	Isaiah 11:9 ___________________________________________________

08.04 What are some evidences of the world's condition today?
	(a) II Timothy 3:1-5 ___________________________________________
	________________________________________________________________
	(b) II Timothy 3:7 _____________________________________________
	(c) Romans 3:14-18 _____________________________________________
	________________________________________________________________

08.05 What awaits all who do not accept Christ's salvation? Rev.20:12,15
	_________________________________________________________________

08.06 What is God's attitude toward the world in spite of all its
	sin and rebellion?
	John 3:16  _____________________________________________________
	Romans 5:8 _____________________________________________________

08.07 Because of this, what did Jesus do?
	(a) II Cor. 5:15 _______________________________________________
	(b) I Tim. 2:5-6 _______________________________________________

08.08 What is Christ's ministry, and to whom?
	(a) I John 4:14 ________________________________________________
	(b) I John 2:2 _________________________________________________
	(c) John 1:29 __________________________________________________
	(d) John 8:12 __________________________________________________

08.09 In Peter's sermon in Acts 3, of what promise did he remind
	his hearers? Acts 3:25 (See Gen. 12:1-3)
	_____________________________

08.10 Through whom is the promise fulfilled?
	Gal. 3:16 ___________________________

08.11 Did this promise include any besides the Jewish nation?
	If so, who?
	(a) Gal. 3:8 ___________________________________________________
	(b) Gal. 3:9 ___________________________________________________
	(c) Gal. 3:29 __________________________________________________

08.12 God's desire for all mankind without Christ is:
	(a) II Peter 3:9 _______________________________________________
	(b) Acts 26:20 _________________________________________________


Christ's last command to His disciples was to reach the world with the
Gospel. In the following statements of the Great Commission:

08.13 What is the goal? Mark 16:15 ____________________________________

08.14 What is to be our procedure in reaching the goal? Acts 1:8
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________

08.15 How are we to achieve the goal? Matt. 28:19-20?
	______________________________________________________________

08.16 What kind of person does God want for such a task? II Chron. 16:9
	______________________________________________________________

08.17 In the light of the world's need and God's commission to us,
	what should we do?
	(a) Romans 12:1 ________________________________________________
	(b) Romans 12:2 ________________________________________________
	(c) Hebrews 12:1-2 _____________________________________________

08.18 As Jesus looked on the need, what did He ask His disciples
	to pray?
	Matt. 9:36-38 __________________________________________________

08.19 In Romans 1:16, what is our message to be?________________________
	And, what has this message the power to do? ____________________

08.20 When persecution broke out against the young church, Acts 8:1,4:
	(a) Who were the ones scattered? _______________________________
	(b) Who remained in Jerusalem? _________________________________
	(c) What did those who were scattered do? ______________________

08.21 What was the result of the lives and the witness of the
	ordinary church members?
	(a)In Thesalonica? I Thess. 1:8 ________________________________
	(b) In Rome? Romans 1:8 ________________________________________

08.22 What was Paul's greatest desire?
	Ro. 15:20-21 _____________________________________________________

08.23 When should we begin to see and reach the world?
	John 4:35_________________________________________________________

08.24 What else can we do to share in the world-wide harvest?
	(a) II Thess. 3:1-2 ____________________________________________
	(b) Phil. 4:15-17 ______________________________________________
	(c) Matt. 28:20 ________________________________________________
	(d) II Tim. 2:2 ________________________________________________
	(e) Read II Corinthians, Chapters 8 and 9.

08.25 What did Samuel say when the Lord called him?
	I Sam. 3:9-10? ___________________________________________________

08.26 The Lord has called us His ambassadors to the world. II Cor. 5:20

	What should our response be? Isa. 6:9 ____________________________

08.27 What was the first thing Andrew did after he met Jesus?
	John 1:40-42 _____________________________________________________

08.28 In Mark 5:19, after Jesus had healed a man:
	(a) Where did he tell him to go?________________________________
	(b) What did he tell him to do? ________________________________

08.29 What did Peter say about speaking of Jesus Christ? Acts 4:20
	______________________________________________________________

08.30 What was Paul to tell the people?
	Acts 22:15  ____________________________________________________

A witness in a courtroom is expected to tell what he knows about a given
situation. The Christian witness is to tell others what he knows about
Jesus Christ and what it means to have personally trusted in Him as his
Saviour.

08.31 Of what did Paul say he was not ashamed?
	Ro. 1:16 _________________________________________________________

08.32 Why was he not ashamed? Ro. 1:16 _________________________________

08.33 In Luke 22:46-48:
	(a) What prophecies had just been fulfilled?             
	____________________________________________________________
	(b) What messages were the disciples to proclaim?            
	____________________________________________________________
	____________________________________________________________
	(c) Whom were they to tell?
	____________________________________________________________

08.34 Since we are God's children, living in a warped and wicked
	age, Phil. 2:15:
	(a) What kind of lives should we live? _________________________
	(b) What can be the result? ____________________________________

08.35 According to Matthew 5:16:
	(a) What do people notice that makes a Christian's life
	shine?            
	____________________________________________________________
	(b) What can be the result?_____________________________________


THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO YOU
You are writing a Gospel, a chapter each day,
By the deeds that you do and the words that you say.
Men read what you write . . . distorted or true;
What is the Gospel according to you?
                               
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08.36 Who are the ones who should openly speak of their salvation?
	Psalm 107:2_______________________________________________________

08.37 The blind man whom Jesus healed had little or no theological      
	training, but he could give a simple and effective testimony. What      
	two facts did he relate? John 9:25
	(Fact 1) _______________________________________________________
	(Fact 2) _______________________________________________________

08.38 For what should we always be prepared? I Peter 3:15
	______________________________________________________________


Read Acts 26:1-29; then answer the following questions:

08.39 Underline the correct answer of how Paul started his
	testimony. Acts 26:2-3
	(a) By "telling off" his listeners.
	(b) By apologizing for speaking of Christ to them.
	(c) With a polite approach.

08.40 In spite of an exceptionally religious background (26:4-5),
	what had been his attitude toward Christians?
	Acts 26:9-11 _____________________________________________________

08.41 What reversed the direction of Paul's life? Acts 26:12-15
	__________________________________________________________________

08.42 FILL IN THE BLANKS Acts 26:23
	He explained the Gospel, that Christ must ______________________
	and then, ______________________________________________________ 

08.43 What is the Gospel? Write out and memorize I Corinthians 15:3-4.
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________

08.44 He asked King Agrippa if he __________________ the prophets.
	Acts 26:27

08.45   CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER Acts 26:29
	Paul said he wanted everyone who heard him to become as he was
		(a) a prisoner     (b) a believer

08.46 Look over Acts 26:1-23 again and observe the natural outline
	of Paul's testimony. List the verses that apply to each part.

	(a) His approach _______________________________________________
	(b) His background _____________________________________________
	(c) His meeting with Christ and the results ____________________
	(d) The Gospel _________________________________________________

Now that you've seen how Paul gave his testimony, how would you give
yours? Giving your testimony is one of your best ways of witnessing.
It's particularly helpful in presenting Jesus Christ to relatives and
close friends . . . usually the most difficult to witness to, because
they know you.

08.47. What should you avoid and why? II Timothy 2:23
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________

08.48 In II Timothy 2:24:
	(a) What should the Lord's servant do? _________________________
	___________________________________________________________
	(b) What should he be? _________________________________________


FOUR THINGS ABOUT A TESTIMONY:

(1) Make it personal . . . don't preach.
    Tell what Christ has done for you. Use "I", "me", not "you."
(2) Make it short. Three or four minutes. Cover essential facts.
(3) Keep Christ central. Highlight what Christ has done for you.
(4) Use the Word of God. Scripture adds power to your testimony.

08.49 Write out your testimony . . . the way you would tell it to
	an unbeliever.
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________
	______________________________________________________________

08.50 What should we ask for as we pray for witnessing
	opportunities?  Acts 4:29
	________________________________________________________

08.51 According to Romans 3:10, we are not what?________________________

08.52 Does this include everyone? Yes ______________ No ________________

08.53 What two reasons are given to show that we are not
righteous. Romans 3:11
	(Reason 1) ____________________________________________________
	(Reason 2) ____________________________________________________

08.54 According to Romans 3:23, what have we done? _____________________
	And what is the result of what we have done? _____________________

08.55 The reason we are sinners and have come short of God's standard
	of living for our life is explained in Romans 5:12. The one man
	in this verse is Adam.(Read Gen. 2:17, 3:1-14) He brought sin
	upon the human race, and as a result, what other penalty?      
	__________________________________________________________________

08.56 According to Romans 6:23, has the penalty changed?      
	__________________________________________________________________

08.57 In Romans 6:23, if the wages of our sinful life is eternal      
	separation from God, what statement in that verse teaches us that      
	God cares?
	______________________________________________________________

08.58 What word in Ro. 6:23 denotes that we cannot work for
salvation? ___________________

08.59 It is hard to understand why God would want to give us the gift
	of eternal life when we don't seek after Him or understand His
	Word. The reason God gave us this gift is found in Romans 5:8.
	What is it? 
	_____________________________________________________________

08.60 Romans 5:8 teaches us that God loves us. But what else did He do?
	______________________________________________________________

08.61 In what condition were we when He did this?_______________________

Now, if we are all sinners, separated from God right now by our sins,
and we were to die in that condition, we would be separated from God for
an eternity in Hell. But, God saw our condition and knew that we
couldn't save ourselves; He gave us the gift of eternal life. Because He
loved us, Christ died for us, paying our sin penalty for us. We need to
ask the question:

If it is a gift, how do we accept it?

Read Romans 10:9-10, 13 and answer the next six questions:

08.62  What two parts of the human body are used in Ro. 10:9, and
	what are they to do?
	_________________________________________________

08.63 Does Romans 10:9 say that we
	(a) might be saved?     (d) wouldn't know until we got there?
	(b) could be saved?     (e) would be saved?
	(c) hoped to be saved?
        
08.64 Confession is not just confessing a particular sin,
	but that we are a _________________ Ro.3:23.
	This is the reason we commit particular sins.

08.65 According to Romans 10:10, we believe unto _______________________
	and confess unto _________________________________________________

08.66 According to Ro. 10:13, who can call on the name of the
	Lord?      
	__________________________________________________________________

08.67 What will happen to ALL who call?_________________________________

       

CONCLUSION:

One of the most exciting things that will ever happen to you outside of your own salvation is witnessing to another and watching them put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Remember: God did not save us just to take us to heaven. We are redeemed to have fellowship with our Lord, and through that fellowship witness to others of what God has done in our own personal life.

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