The early church believed what they preached and preached what they believe. Peter did not teach Jesus name baptism for that one time only. He believed it for everyone.
They died for what they believed.
5. Every Christian is a witness
The very last words Jesus spoke on earth before he zoomed back to heaven are recorded in Acts 1:8. (NIV) "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
- Jesus promised that when he returned to heaven, that we would receive Power when the Holy Ghost comes upon us.
- Jesus declared that every Christian would be a witness for him
- Jesus expected us to do this everywhere
- Jesus' plan has been amazingly successful.
It was the seventh game of the 1962 World Series. The San Francisco Giants had a man on second base, which put him near New York Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson. When the Yanks decided to change pitchers, Richardson, who was a Christian, saw a unique opportunity. While the new pitcher was warming up, Bobby started talking to the runner on second about Jesus.
Find time to talk to people about God!
If you don't have the time, ask God for the time.
In the Classic book by Dr. Seuss…Green Eggs and Ham. Sam I am wanted his friend to eat Green Eggs and Ham.
If Sam had of been a typical Christian from a typical church than when his friend said, "I do not like them Sam-I-Am, I do not like green eggs and ham." then Sam would have said, "OK. No problem" and that would have been the end of the story.
Sam would have happily gone on his way and his friend would never have experienced the joy of eating green eggs and ham. But no, Sam wasn't content to take no for an answer. Luckily for his friend, Sam wasn't like a typical Christian in a typical church; he wasn't worried about offending his friend or driving him away. All he new was how important it was that his friend make the decision to try green eggs and ham.
We need to be Sam I aim's
