The church today likes to discuss how to reach more people. There are conferences on how to market the church, conferences on evangelism, conferences on revivals, and conferences on finances. People love to get together to discuss. But what you don’t see is too many churches getting the job done.
The religious leaders arrested the apostles and put them in prison, but an angel came and busted them out. The angel has a message and a task for the apostles after they are released from jail. The angel told them to go, stand, and speak. The apostles are commanded to go straight out in the open and preach the message of life. The message of life is to believe in the name of Jesus Christ to be saved from your sins, and you may have eternal life.
I. Go – The of Our Witness
- Matthew 28:19 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”
- Mark 16:15 “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” The first 2 letters of the gospel are GO!
- Psalm 126:6 “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”
- Mark 5:19 (Jesus cast demon out of man) “Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.”
- Luke 14:23 “And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.”
- Nothing happens until we !
- In the Greek tense of the word GO, it is present progressive. What that means is “as you are .” It means you can GO and tell others about Jesus and them to church as you are going other places.
- The first to being a witness is to GO.
II. Stand – The of Our Witness
III. Speak – The of Our Witness