Everyone A Witness
A School in Norwich (1|2)
Mature in Christ
Pages 92-97
TOGETHER read the book and the scripture.
END READING AT: …helping those coming to Christ come also to maturity in their faith.
INDIVIDUALLY take notes in your journal on what stands out.
John 8:31-36 (NIV) To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?” Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
Luke 6:43-45 (NIV) “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”
Luke 7:44-47 (NIV) Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
TOGETHER pray for one another.
INDIVIDUALLY answer the questions in your journal - process your notes and pray.
‘Everyone a witness’ must flow from hearts that want to tell others what Christ has done for them. Journal about a time when you felt very stirred to witness, what was the cause of this?
EXTRA READING:
In his last sermon before being assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968), said,
“Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it don’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”