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Making Jesus visible
From adversity to bold witness
Faithful living, joyful endurance and bold witness can make Jesus visible and create opportunities to share the Gospel.
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Living as a visible witness
Jesus calls His followers to live in a way that makes Him visible to those around them. Faithfulness is not merely about what we believe but also about how we respond when obedience becomes difficult.
You can’t have joy if you are complaining.
Worship is more than singing or gathering together. It is aligning our hearts with what is true about God, allowing that truth to shape how we live and respond to our circumstances.
Worship is aligning our heart with what is true about God.
Walking faithfully through adversity
- Your life should make Jesus visible.
- Our everyday lives should point others toward Jesus through our words, actions and character.
- The way we live can demonstrate the reality of our faith before we ever speak about it.
- Am I willing to do what is right now matter the cost?
- Faithfulness requires choosing what is right even when obedience is difficult or costly.
- Our commitment to Jesus should not depend on whether circumstances are comfortable or favorable.
- Your response to adversity can open a door for the Gospel.
- How we respond to hardship can give others an opportunity to see the difference Jesus makes.
- Joy, worship and faithfulness in difficult circumstances can create opportunities for the Gospel to be heard.
- When the door opens, boldly speak Jesus.
- When God provides an opportunity to share, we should not remain silent.
- Bold witness means clearly pointing people to Jesus when the opportunity arises.
Insight
- A life shaped by Jesus can make Him visible to the people around us.
- Faithfulness means choosing obedience even when doing what is right comes with a cost.
- Our response to adversity can create opportunities for others to encounter the Gospel.
- When an opportunity to speak about Jesus comes, we should respond with boldness and clarity.