Experiencing God

Through Sharing
Our Faith
Experiencing God
again and again,
will develop
great faith,

in 2010!
Experiencing
God
1. Relationally
2. In Worship
3. In Devotions
4. Through
Serving
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes
upon you. And you will be
my witnesses, telling
people about me
everywhere—in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea, in
Isaiah 43:10-12
10
 “But you are my
witnesses, O Israel!”
says the LORD. “You are
my servant. You have
been chosen to know
me, believe in me, and
understand that I alone
Isaiah 43:10-12
(cont.)
has been, and there
never will be.  I, yes I,
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am the LORD, and there

is no other Savior.  First
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I predicted your rescue,

then I saved you and
Isaiah 43:10-12
(cont.)
this. You are witnesses
that I am the only God,”
says the LORD.
A Witness …
1. Is Chosen by God
2. Knows God
3. Believes in God
4. Understands who God
is
5. Is Saved by God
Witnessing
…
An act of attestation to a
fact or an event; giving
testimony.
A person who has seen or
knows something and is
therefore competent to give
evidence concerning it. 
Witnessing
…
Greek word – Martyr
Was a legal term for
someone giving testimony in
a trial. A witness.

Later took on the meaning of

giving up one’s life – a
A Witness …
Not primarily
something you do!
Something you
are!
A Christian’s life is evidence
of God’s work.

Our witness is the testimony

of who Jesus is (He is God)
and what He has done -
historically and in our lives.
A Christian’s life is an
example of God at work.

1. Peaceful in difficult times

2. Loving others
3. Blessing others
4. Forgiving others
5. Not compromising beliefs
A Witness …
It begins by
experiencing
God …
… then we tell
others about God.
John 9:1-34
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 As Jesus was walking
along, he saw a man
who had been blind from
birth.   “Rabbi,” his
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disciples asked him,

“why was this man born
blind? Was it because of
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
because of his sins or his
parents’ sins,” Jesus
answered. “This
happened so the power
of God could be seen in
him.   We must quickly
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carry out the tasks

John 9:1-34 (cont.)
The night is coming, and
then no one can
work.   But while I am
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here in the world, I am

the light of the world.”
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 Then he spit on the
ground, made mud with
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
man’s eyes.   He told
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him, “Go wash yourself

in the pool of
Siloam” (Siloam means
“sent”). So the man
went and washed and
came back seeing!  His
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John 9:1-34 (cont.)
blind beggar asked each
other, “Isn’t this the man
who used to sit and
beg?”   Some said he
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was, and others said,

“No, he just looks like
him!”
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
10
 They asked, “Who
healed you? What
happened?”  He told
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them, “The man they

call Jesus made mud and
spread it over my eyes
and told me, ‘Go to the
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
washed, and now I can
see!”
   “Where is he now?”
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they asked. “I don’t

know,” he replied.
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 Then they took the
man who had been blind
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
Jesus had made the mud
and healed him.   The
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Pharisees asked the man

all about it. So he told
them, “He put the mud
over my eyes, and when
I washed it away, I could
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
“This man Jesus is not
from God, for he is
working on the
Sabbath.” Others said,
“But how could an
ordinary sinner do such
miraculous signs?” So
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
the Pharisees again
questioned the man who
had been blind and
demanded, “What’s your
opinion about this man
who healed you?” The
man replied, “I think he
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
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 The Jewish leaders still
refused to believe the
man had been blind and
could now see, so they
called in his
parents.   They asked
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them, “Is this your son?

John 9:1-34 (cont.)
see?”  His parents
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replied, “We know this is

our son and that he was
born blind,   but we
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don’t know how he can

see or who healed him.
Ask him. He is old
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
parents said this
because they were afraid
of the Jewish leaders,
who had announced that
anyone saying Jesus was
the Messiah would be
expelled from the
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
they said, “He is old
enough. Ask him.”  So24

for the second time they

called in the man who
had been blind and told
him, “God should get the
glory for this, because
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
sinner.”  “I don’t know
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whether he is a sinner,”
the man replied. “But I
know this: I was blind,
and now I can see!”
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 “But what did he do?”
they asked. “How did he
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
man exclaimed. “I told
you once. Didn’t you
listen? Why do you want
to hear it again? Do you
want to become his
disciples, too?”  Then
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they cursed him and

John 9:1-34 (cont.)
disciples of Moses!   We
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know God spoke to

Moses, but we don’t
even know where this
man comes from.”
   “Why, that’s very
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strange!” the man

John 9:1-34 (cont.)
know where he comes
from?  We know that
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God doesn’t listen to

sinners, but he is ready
to hear those who
worship him and do his
will.  Ever since the
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John 9:1-34 (cont.)
to open the eyes of
someone born blind.   If
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this man were not from

God, he couldn’t have
done it.”  “You were
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born a total sinner!” they

answered. “Are you
John 9:1-34 (cont.)
him out of the
synagogue.
Being a witness begins with
experiencing God.
1.His transforming – life
changing – power.
2.His love and grace.
3.His peace and hope.
4.His miraculous power.
“The person with an
experience is never
at the mercy of a
person with an
argument.”
A Witness …
Also involves
sharing what Jesus
has done –
historically.
The
“Evangel” …
The gospel or
“good news”
about the
redemptive work of
Christ – His life and
Romans 1:1-5
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 This letter is from Paul,
a slave of Christ Jesus,
chosen by God to be an
apostle and sent out to
preach His Good
News.   God promised
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this Good News long

Romans 1:1-5 (cont.)
Scriptures.   The Good
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News is about his Son.

In his earthly life he was
born into King David’s
family line,   and he was
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shown to be the Son of

God when he was raised
Romans 1:1-5 (cont.)
Holy Spirit. He is Jesus
Christ our
Lord.   Through Christ,
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God has given us the

privilege and authority as
apostles to tell Gentiles
everywhere what God
Romans 1:1-5 (cont.)
obey him, bringing glory
to his name.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
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 Let me now remind
you, dear brothers and
sisters, of the Good
News I preached to you
before. You welcomed it
then, and you still stand
firm in it.   It is this
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1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (cont)
to believe the message I
told you — unless, of
course, you believed
something that was
never true in the first
place.  I passed on to
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you what was most

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (cont)
Christ died for our
sins, just as the
Scriptures said.   He
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was buried, and He

was raised from the
dead on the third day,
just as the Scriptures
The
“Evangel” …
Practical helps:
1. The ABC’s
2. The Four Spiritual
Laws
3. The Three C’s
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes
upon you. And you will be
my witnesses, telling
people about me
everywhere—in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea, in