Witness

Witness, then witness
experience something and then share something

Jesus wants us to witness His glory and then witness about his glory

Luke 19:10
Zaccheus saw the glory of God as being more valuable then his money

John 20:21
As the father is sending me, so I am sending you

2 Corinthians 4:4-6
default: blinded to the glory of God
the creator who made light now enlightens the blind to see the glory of God
-in the face (beauty, character, person) of Jesus

John 1:5
the Lord overcomes darkness - this is what the light of the world does

“shine bright”

the light we shine is a reflection of the glory of God

John 4:7-35
she’s got man-issues, shes there in the middle of the day to avoid people, Jesus goes out of this way to meet her

she comes to see the glory of God, runs to the people she was running away from, and runs to them to tell them about Jesus

the disciples are like “why would you talk to her?”
-miss the opportunity to minister/care/encourage
-do you not see what is going on?

Jesus knew the response to glory is to share glory and he knew this was his purpose - to do the will of the Father

to finish his work!
-but the distractions are so prevalent
-the temptations are overwhelming
-callous to the needs of people around us
(the need for a savior, the need to be loved)

Vs 35 / lift up your eyes!

God will provide opportunities to witness - the fields are prepared and you are invited in to join the Father in his work of changing lives and advancing the kingdom

the Holy Spirit can help us - we prepare and trust Him to bring fruit; Luke 12:11-12