GO
TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
BREAD
9 You
who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good
tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be
afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!” 10 See,
the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his
recompense accompanies him. Isaiah
40:9-10 (NIV)
7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those
who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim
salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Isaiah 52:7 (NIV)
1 The
Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to
proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of
vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them
a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a
planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:1-3 (NIV)
6 There
came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7 He
came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men
might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a
witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to every man was
coming into the world. John 1:6-9 (NIV)
32 “We
tell you the good news: What God promised our fathers 33 he
has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in
the second Psalm: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father’.” Acts 13:32-33 (NIV)
9 This
is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance 10 (and
for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who
is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe. 1 Timothy 4:9-10 (NIV)
16 Watch
your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will
save both yourself and your hearers. 1
Timothy 4:16 (NIV)
22 Be
merciful to those who doubt; 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others
show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted
flesh. Jude 1:22-23 (NIV)
8 “But 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.” Acts 1:8 (NIV)
18 Then
Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven
and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And
surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew
28:18-20 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Never,
for fear of feeble man, restrain your witness.”
C.H.
Spurgeon
“Anyone
who witnesses to the grace of God revealed in Christ is undertaking a direct
assault against Satan’s dominion.” Thomas Cosmades
“A
witness in a court of law has to give evidence; a Christian witness has to be
evidence.” Geoffrey R. King
“Let us in the same way show to the people of the world who think our
religion to be slavery, that it is a delight and a joy; that it is no more a
burden to us to pray than it is for the fish to swim; that it is no more
bondage for us to serve God than for a bird to fly. True godliness is our
natural element now that we have a new nature given us by the Spirit of God. On
that matter be witnesses for God.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“If you want to
make an impact for Christ, you cannot blend with the world.” BHY
“Jesus’ whole life was a witness to his
Father’s love, and Jesus calls his followers to carry on that witness in his
Name. We, as followers of Jesus, are sent into this world to be visible signs
of God's unconditional love. Thus we are not first of all judged by what we say
but by what we live. When people say of us: ‘See how they love one another,’
they catch a glimpse of the Kingdom of God that Jesus announced and are drawn
to it as by a magnet. In a world so torn
apart by rivalry, anger, and hatred, we have the privileged vocation to be
living signs of a love that can bridge all divisions and heal all wounds.” Henri
Nouwen
“Witnessing is not something
we do; it is something we are.” Anonymous
“If you compromise the message of Jesus, the world will
love you. But if you proclaim Jesus and His Gospel without compromise, the
world will hate you. Proclaim it anyway, just as the witnesses in Revelation 11
proclaimed the Gospel. For when we do, we share the saving grace and love of
Christ. It is a message everyone needs to hear. It is a message the Holy Spirit
will guide us in sharing, and one He will quicken hearts to receive.” Michael Youssef
“The Christian life is a joyful life. Christianity was never meant to be something
to make people miserable. The ministry
of Jesus Christ was one of joy. The
Bible teaches that a life of inward peace and outward victory is a Christian’s
birthright. ‘What a witness to the world
Christians would be,’ wrote Amy Carmichael, ‘if only they were more evidently
very happy people.’ Joy is one of the
marks of a true believer. Will others
see the joy of Christ in your life today?”
Billy Graham
“God has not left us without a witness to that which is
true. That witness is the witness of His Word both written and Incarnate.” Donna Evans
“The
person who merely skims the Book of God will not profit from it; we must dig
and mine until we obtain the treasure. The door of the Word only opens to the
key of diligence. The Scriptures demand
to be searched. They are the writings of God, bearing the divine stamp
and imprimatur—who shall dare to treat them casually? To despise them is to
despise the God who wrote them. It
is full of surprises. Under the teaching of the Holy Spirit, to the searching
eye, it glows with splendor of revelation, like a vast temple paved with gold
and roofed with rubies, emeralds, and all manner of gems. There is no
merchandise like the merchandise of scriptural truth. Finally, the Scriptures reveal Jesus: ‘They
that bear witness about me.’ No more powerful motive can be urged upon Bible
readers than this: He who finds Jesus finds life, heaven, and all things. Happy
are they who, in searching the Bible, discover their Savior.” C. H. Spurgeon revised by Alistair
Begg
“Taking a stand for Christ is increasingly unpopular in our pagan
and pluralistic society. If you believe that God created the world, that
He is a God of both love and holiness, that Jesus died and rose again for our
sins and is the only way to heaven, and
that we have a responsibility to take that message to a needy world –
those beliefs will vilify you in many segments of our society. Our world
is determined to intimidate, marginalize, and silence Christians. But our
goal isn’t popularity; it’s to know Him and make Him known. We shouldn’t
be needlessly offensive, but we shouldn’t be afraid of the ‘offense of the
cross’. These are exciting days in which to bear a witness for our
Savior!” Robert J. Morgan
“Acts
1:11 says, ‘This same Jesus, . . . will come back.’ What a motivation! The one
who loves us is coming back. Perhaps He will look you in the face and ask, ‘How
did you use the opportunities I gave you to witness for Me? Did you keep quiet
with your coworkers, neighbors, and friends, or did you tell them about My
salvation for you—for all people?’ While
we wait for the Lord, we are to work diligently and wholeheartedly for the
Great Commission, the mission of God, and our very purpose. God will bring the
harvest as we are faithful.” Michael
Youssef
“There is a satanic lullaby playing, even in churches, across the West.
Why else are we so lethargic in the midst of such relative freedom and
unprecedented prosperity? Where is our collective Christian sense of urgency?
Where are the tears over the perishing? Where is the groaning? Where is the
fasting and prevailing intercession for those we love and those we live near
and those we work with, not to mention the unreached of the world who have no
meaningful gospel witness among them?”
Jon Bloom
HEART SAVOR
·
“Rescue
the perishing, care for the dying, snatch them in pity from sin and the
grave; weep o’er the erring one, lift up
the fallen, tell them that Jesus is mighty to save.” Fanny Crosby
·
In Him is
life. Without Him there is no life.
·
Christians
are to walk in a manner worthy of the Gospel – our lives a stirring testimony
to His amazing grace – through His power for His glory.
