Sharing the Story - Telling Your Story
Pastor Pete Keirstead
March 10, 2024
Pvb. 11:4-14; Acts 17-21:36; Psalm 48-51:6; Lev.22-Num 5
- Evangelism – Inviting people into a relationship with Jesus by sharing my
Leviticus 22:31-33 “You must faithfully keep all My commands by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord. Do not bring shame on My holy name, for I will display My holiness among the people of Israel. I am the Lord who makes you holy. It was I who rescued you from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. I am the Lord.”
I must know my
Where would I be were it not for His Divine intervention?
I must
Leviticus 23:1-2 The Lord said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as official days for holy assembly.”
Leviticus 23:5 “The Lord’s Passover begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month.”
Psalm 51 For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
Psalm 51:1-3 Have mercy on me, O God, because of Your unfailing love. Because of Your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
- My story is not
Acts 22:3 Then Paul said, “…I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.
- Telling your story: “You & I are not that
Acts 22:4-6 And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison. The high priest and the whole council of elders can testify that this is so. For I received letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damascus, authorizing me to bring the followers of the Way from there to Jerusalem, in chains, to be punished. “As I was on the road, approaching Damascus about noon, a very bright light from heaven suddenly shone down around me.
Acts 22:8&10 “‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked.“And the voice replied, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, the one you are persecuting.’ “I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’
Telling your story: “Then, He
My story is
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