Be a Witness: Good News
Pastor Kent Landhuis
THEME – God calls us to give a testimony.
TEXT – 1 Peter 2:9-16
1. Testimony #1 – Good deeds.
- “Preach the gospel at all times, if necessary, use words.” Unknown
- 1 Peter 2:12,15
2. Testimony #2 – Good news.
- Luke 2:10-11
- Romans 1:16
- Mark 16:15
- 2 Corinthians 15:1-4
3. Testimony #3 – Good Jesus.
- 1 Peter 3:15
- Ephesians 6:15
- 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
NEXT STEPS
- Describe what Jesus has done.
- Describe what Jesus is doing.
- This is your testimony. Share it.
JOURNAL PROMPTs
Describe how God sees you when you have not been good enough? Why does God see you this way?
REFLECTION
“When I became a Christian two things happened. I got saved and I got loved. I got loved so deeply that it still amazes me when I think about it. Because I got loved so deeply, I want to please the One who loved me that much. I may not always please Him—sometimes I even run in the other direction, because His love can really hurt. I may chafe against pleasing Him; I may find myself in a very far country; I may not even speak to Him. But I’ll tell you something: I want to please Him and when I don’t please Him it hurts.” – from Steve Brown, When Being Good Isn’t Good Enough
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched – this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.” – 1 John 1:1-4
