As We Gather..."But you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (Acts
1:8) That verse, spoken by Jesus to His disciples before His
ascension, captures a responsibility that belongs to each
Christian: being a witness. Over the next 6 weeks, we will be
exploring what it means for us to be witnesses for Christ "to the ends of the
earth." As the series states, every one is His witness. We begin
today with the importance of listening as we witness-listening to
those we are witnessing to and listening to our Lord in all that we
do.
Every One His Witness: "But you will receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end
of the earth" (the words of Jesus in Acts 1:8). The Board of
Evangelism and Pastors encourage you to be a part of the 6 week
series entitled, "Every One His Witness," beginning the weekend of
January 19.
Christ has called each and every one of us to be His witnesses,
but we are often timid or confused about what witnessing means.
Every One His Witness will help overcome these obstacles and
empower us to see ways we can witness to the people God has already
placed in our lives. Our worship services and sermons will focus on
this theme, using the witnessing model L.A.S.S.I.E.:
January 19: Listen
January 26: Ask
February 2: Seek
February 9: Share
February 16: Invite
February 23: Encourage
May God empower each one of us to be His faithful witnesses!
January 19 The Beatitudes and Christian
Caregiving Dr. Kurt
Taylor
January 26 The
Bible,
Human Dignity, and
Abortion Dr. Cap
Ehlke
February 2 Grace, Faith, Scripture: Portrait of a
Lutheran Dr. Dan Paavola
February 9 Grace, Faith, Scripture: Portrait of a
Lutheran Dr. Dan Paavola
