Witness: 7 Week Church Wide Initiative

We invite you to embark on our 7-week church wide journey into what it means to be Christ’s witnesses. This series is an opportunity to reflect, engage, and grow alongside your life group or ministries as we explore this calling together. Jesus has called each of us to be His witnesses—not merely through our actions, but through the very essence of who we are. While our behaviors may change, this isn’t a course on how to witness; it’s an invitation to embody the role of a witness.

When we prayerfully consider the places and people God has positioned us among, we’ll find countless opportunities to share the life-changing good news of Jesus. Together, let’s embrace this calling and trust that God can use us to impact lives for eternity!

Weekly Resources

Week 1: Good News


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Sermon Summary

We are all called to be witnesses of Jesus and the Good News He brought to the world. To do that effectively we need a clear understanding of who Jesus is and what His plans and purposes were.

In Acts 1:8, Jesus commissions His disciples to be His witnesses. As followers of Christ today, this call is for
us as well. All of us, as Christ’s followers, are to live in such a way that our lives bear witness of what we have seen and heard about Jesus and His message of Good News. But, if we want to be effective witnesses, we need clarity on what or who we are bearing witness to. So, let’s take time getting to know Jesus and His mission. And as we do, let’s consider how the Holy Spirit can help us be effective witnesses. Being Christ’s witnesses is not just something we do, this is who we are. If this seems difficult, let’s remember that God promised His to give us the Holy Spirit to help us live as His witnesses wherever we go and whatever we do.

Reflection Questions

  • In Acts 1:8 we read some of Jesus’ final words before He ascends into heaven. In this moment Jesus commissions His followers to be His witnesses after He is gone.
    • What do you think the mood of the disciples would have been in this moment? What was Jesus asking of them when He calls them to become His witnesses?
    • How do the circumstances in our lives impact our interest or willingness to intentionally be a witness today? What does it mean to be a witness of Jesus today?
  • In Matthew 11:2-6 we find the account of when John the Baptist asked for clarification
    about who Jesus was.

    • Why do you think John the Baptist needed clarification about who Jesus was?
    • Have there been times in your life when you have struggled to fully grasp who Jesus is?
    • How can clarity about of who Jesus is strengthen our ability to be His witnesses? What are some practical ways to deepen our understanding of who He is?
    • What difference does having clarity about Jesus’ mission make in our motivation and expression of being Jesus’ witness? How would you describe Jesus’ work of introducing God’s kingdom? What makes this good news?
  • In Acts 1:8 Jesus says that the Holy Spirit will empower His followers to be His witnesses.
    • Why do we need this help?
    • How can we seek the Holy Spirit’s help? What does it look like to live fully surrendered to the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives?

Practical Application & Reading Reflections

Who is one person in your life God may impress on your heart to be praying for and who you could be a witness to?

Sunday: Acts 1:8; Matthew 5:23
Monday: Romans 1:16-17 – The power of the Gospel.
Tuesday: Luke 24:45-49 – Jesus commissions His disciples.
Wednesday: Psalm 96:1-3 – Declare His glory among the nations.
Thursday: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 – Ambassadors of Christ.
Friday: Isaiah 52:7 – How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
Saturday: Reflect on how the Gospel shapes your life and relationships.

Week 2: All In


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Sermon Summary

Jesus calls us to be all in on his mission to reach the world.

Some of Jesus’ last words reveal the mission of the church: make disciples. The task would take great commitment, and it’s a heritage that has been passed on to all followers of Christ. The close of Matthew’s gospel encourages us to put our faith in the authority and constant presence of the risen Jesus as ruler of all and as our companion through the Spirit. This conviction demands that disciples of Jesus would reorient their identities around God’s desire that his people would be a blessing to the world, sharing the hope of Jesus in word and deed. For this, God’s people must rally together as a community to make decisions for our neighbors who are strangers to the life-changing hope of salvation.

Reflection Questions

  • We may be tempted to read these words of Jesus as simply one amongst many, but we would do well to remember that Jesus at this point has died and resurrected. This forces his audience (us included) to think of him differently.
    • Why is Jesus’ authority important to Christian thinking? What encouragement can we take from his claim to authority?
    • How might we communicate this idea of authority to someone without a Christian or faithed background who has become suspicious or skeptical towards authority?
    • Read 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 and discuss how Paul’s conclusions to Jesus’ claims changed how he lived and how we could start imitating him.
    • Colossians 1 is also a great supplementary reference point!
  • We put a lot of weight onto the word ‘disciple’, but here the primary focus is about welcoming people into becoming followers of Jesus.
    • What hurdles do we face incorporating ‘disciple-maker’ into part of our identity in Christ?
    • Read Joshua 1:5-7 and compare the similarities to our Matthew 28 text. How might the backdrop of God leading Israel into the Promised Land help us understand what Jesus is calling us into? How are the two different from each other?

Practical Application & Reading Reflections

Where and when can you have your conversation with your one? How can you take action?

Sunday: Matthew 28:19.
Monday: Mark 16:15 – Proclaim the Gospel to all creation.
Tuesday: Genesis 12:1-3 – Abraham’s call to bless the nations.
Wednesday: Psalm 67:1-7 – God’s blessing and mission.
Thursday: Acts 13:47 – A light to the Gentiles.
Friday: Jonah 3:1-10 – Obeying God’s call.
Saturday: Reflect on God’s call in your life and pray for courage to follow.