Equipping
The Saints
By: Jim Barbarossa
GOD
WANTS TO USE YOUR TESTIMONY!
The
"him" is Satan. The blood of the Lamb is what Jesus did when He died
on the cross and arose from the dead to defeat Satan. By the word of their
testimony, that's YOUR part.
Psalm 107:1 & 2, "0 give thanks unto
the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of
the Lord say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy."
Redeem
means, to deliver from sin, to pay off, to purchase, to exchange, to take one's
place. Who is the Redeemer? The One that paid the price for the redeemed. What
was that price?
HIS LIFE! HIS BLOOD! HIS
RESURRECTION!
Who is the
Redeemer?
JESUS.
Jesus
died for the sins of all people. Who are the redeemed? Those that have received
forgiveness of sin by accepting Jesus Christ and the work that He did when He
shed His blood on the cross for them.
Psalm
107:2, "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom lie hath redeemed from
the hand of the enemy."
Say so? What's that mean?
To
say so is to brag, boast, certify, declare, publish, tell, speak or announce
publicly. So what does it mean for the
REDEEMED
OF THE LORD to SAY SO?
Let
the Redeemed (those delivered from
sin, bought with the price of Jesus blood, Christians) say so, let them (brag,
boast, certify, declare, publish, tell, speak, or announce publicly) how Jesus
has set them free from the hand of Satan. The Redeemed (Christians) are to
share the WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY with those that are lost, so they, too,
will have the chance of being redeemed.
When
is the last time you shared your testimony with a lost person? When was the
last time you bragged or boasted to a lost person about Jesus and what He has
done for you?
So
what does it mean, let the redeemed of the Lord say so? I like to say it this
way! It means, to shout from the roof tops
this is my Jesus, this is what Jesus has done for me and this is what Jesus
will do for you. Come and meet Jesus.
How
often should we share testimony to God's Glory?
Isaiah 62:6. "I have set watchmen upon thy
walls, 0 Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor that make
mention of the Lord, keep not silence."
Unceasingly All The Time
How
often should we be ready to share testimony to God's Glory?
I Peter 3:15, "But sanctify the Lord God
in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh
you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear."
Always Be Ready. Always Be Constantly
Ready
Are you ready
to share the hope that is in you with the people God brings into your life
today?
Should
we share testimony about the Blessings God has given us?
Isaiah
63:7, "I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of
the Lord, according to all the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness
toward the house of Israel, which He hath bestowed on them according to His
mercies, and according to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses."
Yes!
We should always take every opportunity
to brag on what God
has done and will do.
Should
My Testimony Be Irrepressible?
Acts
4:20, "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and
heard."
Yes!
Your Testimony Should Be Irrepressible!
The
world should not be able to stop it. You should not be able to contain it. You
should not be able to hold it in. It should come forth like a flood! It should
come forth like a river of life and touch all that are around you. God did not
save you just for you. You have been
saved to help others get saved. Your testimony of Jesus should flow freely from
your lips. You should be infectious. You should be using your testimony to
infect others with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Should
I share my Testimony to God's Glory?
Psalms 96:3, "Declare His glory among the
heathen, His wonders among all people."
Yes! You should share a testimony to
His glory among the lost
and His miracles among all people.
Did
Jesus ever say to Share A Testimony?
Mark
5: 18 & 19, "And when He was come into the ship, he that had been
possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with Him. Howbeit Jesus
suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how
great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on
thee."
Jesus
said Go tell your family and friends the testimony of how I set you free. Do
you think Jesus is still telling those that He has set free to go home and tell
their family & friends? ABSOLUTELY. His message has not changed. "Go Tell". Have you been set
free? Has Jesus delivered you from the hand of Satan? Have you told anybody?
Have you used your testimony to reach a lost person?
Are
you embarrassed to share your testimony?
II
Tim.1:8, "Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor
of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God."
Be Not Ashamed!
What
did David say about Giving Testimonies?
Psalms
26:7, "That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all
thy wondrous works."
David
was saying that he would give testimony, that he would tell people about all
the great works, that he has
seen
God do.
Psalms
145:10‑12, "All thy works shall praise thee, 0 Lord; and thy saints
shall bless thee. They shall speak of the Glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy
power; To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, and the glorious
majesty of His kingdom.
Saints
are to testify, to speak, to talk of God's glory and power to the sons of men,
(the lost).
Isaiah
12:3 & 4, "Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of
salvation, And in that day shall ye say,
Praise
the Lord, call upon his name. declare his doings among the people, make mention
that his name is exalted."
When
you are saved you should joyfully testify of your salvation and declare all of
God's doing, among people.
Are
you joyfully sharing your testimony of Jesus with people?
Does
God work through testimonies today?
YES! Let me share a testimony with you.
One
day a friend of ours met a man at his business. He had hired him to haul some
material away. They talked a little and our friend told him he had this
cassette tape called the Healing testimony and he wanted to give him a copy of
it, but he had forgotten it and left it at home. He said since he had forgotten
the tape, could he just tell this other man about what was on it? The other man
said OK. Our friend told him how he had gotten saved. How Jesus changed his life. How Jesus healed him of what the
doctors called an incurable blood disease. After he had shared that with him,
the other man asked if our friend would still give him a copy of the tape. Our
friend said yes and the other man followed him home. The tape was given to him and
he said, "I must go now."
As he said that our friend put my hand on his shoulder and said, "Can I
pray for you?" He said "Yes." So he prayed for him and the other
man cried. Our friend asked him if he was ready to receive Jesus? He said, "I
CAN'T do it!" The Holy Spirit led our friend to look him straight in the
eyes and say, "In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I command that tongue to be
set free now in Jesus' name."
Again,
our friend asked him, "Are you ready
to receive Jesus?" He said, "YES
I AM!" He then prayed and
asked Jesus to come into his heart and change his life. This happened on a
Friday. On Monday this man's wife called and she said, "I don't know what you did to my husband but this is the first
weekend in 13 years that my husband has not been drunk." Praise God!
He is still saving and setting the captives free!
YES! God does work through
testimonies today!
Will you allow God to use your
testimony?
John
12:32, "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto
me."
Jesus
knew that He would be lifted up on the cross. The IF was not for then, it was
for the future. The IF was for you
and me. The IF was for all Christians. And I, if I be lifted up. I believe
Jesus was saying if those that believe
in
Me will continue to lift up My name, continue to share testimony to My glory,
then I will draw all men unto Me.
The
man we just told you about was saved because Jesus was lifted up in the sharing
of a testimony.
John
12:32, "And I if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto
Me."
The
word "draw" in the Greek means to drag. When Jesus was lifted up and
that man made the choice to receive Jesus. Jesus dragged him out of the hand of
the enemy, saved his soul, broke a 13-year alcohol addiction, restored a
husband to his wife, and a father to his children.
Will You Allow Jesus
to Use your Testimony?
Precious
Testimonies Ministry Vision:
·
To introduce the lost to Jesus.
·
To teach EVERY Christian to lead the lost to Jesus as part
of their EVERYDAY lifestyle.
·
To be a catalyst in bringing unity in the body of Christ.
·
To help other ministries by investing our talents in them
and working with them.
"Freely you have received, freely
give"
Please Pray and Contact Us
Today!
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Jenison, MI 49429
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Dear Reader -
are you at peace with God? If not, you can be. Do you know what awaits you when you die? You can have the assurance from God that heaven will be your home, if you would like to be certain. Either Jesus Christ died for your sins, or He didn't (He did!). Are you prepared to stand before God on the Judgment Day and tell Him that you didn't need the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross to have your sins forgiven and get in right-standing with God? We plead with you ... please don't make such a tragic mistake.To get to know God; to be at peace with God; to have your sins forgiven; to make certain heaven will be your home for eternity; to make certain that you are in right-standing with God right now ... please click here to help understand the importance of being reconciled to God. What you do about being reconciled to God will determine where you will spend eternity, precious one. Your decision to be reconciled to God is the most important decision you'll ever make in this life.
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