Bold in Witness
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. —Matthew 16:24 (NLT)
Timid in Our Faith
That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. —John 20:19a (NLT)
Bold in Our Faith
That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. —John 20:19 (NLT)
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people, are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed? Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead… —Acts 4:8-10 (NLT)
We speak boldly about what we believe deeply!
There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved. The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. —Acts 4:12-13 (NLT)
Spiritual Boldness Starts in Your Heart…and Flows Through to Our Actions.
HOW DO WE GROW IN BOLDNESS?
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The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. —Acts 4:13 (NLT)
ASK GOD TO MAKE YOU
And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. —Acts 4:29 (NLT)
What Do you Believe as a Follower of Christ?
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” —1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT)
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” —John 16:33 (NLT)
But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. —1 Corinthians 15:57 (NLT)
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. —1 Peter 2:9 (NLT)
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. —1 John 5:4-5 (NIV)
We Speak Boldly about What We Believe Deeply
You Will Pray Boldly
You Will Love Boldly
You Will Speak Boldly
About What You Believe Deeply
What happens if I Pray Boldly, Love Boldly and Speak Boldly?
What Happens if I Don’t?