Who is This Man

HOW DO YOU WITNESS TO THE GOOD NEWS? Martus or Martur: One who can or does aver what he has seen or heard or knows Acts 4:13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. Style  Testified/Reasoned (9:29, 17:2, 18:5, 19:9)  Prove (9:22)  Taught (15:35)

 Boldly (9:27, 23:11, 28:31)  Power (4:33, 7:51)  Effective (14:1)

Witness by actions/example  Devoted to teaching, generous, fellowship (2:42-46)  One in heart and mind; shared (4:32)  So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man. (24:16) Witness by speech (encouragement, useful, confront)  Brothers, if you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak. (13:15)  I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you… (20:20)  You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears (7:51) Role of man v. Role of Holy Spirit/God  Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? (3:12)  They were all filled with the HS and spoke the word of God boldly. (4:31)  The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. (16:14)  I have had God’s help to this very day; testify to small and great alike (26:22) Conclusion  Location didn’t matter: synagogue, houses, market-place, by the river  Time varied: considerable time, every Sabbath, 1.5 year, 3 months, daily, short time  Knowledge of Scripture  Focused on the Word, not opinion (4:29)  Focused on God, not self  To small and great alike, men and women  A habit: never stopped, wherever they went Follow and take part in the continuing discussion Acts on the church website under the MX Blog. The audio and handout can also be found there. http://mcknightcrossings.org/mission-alive