as I read the Bible there are so many people who come to mind that I'd like to ask about their personal testimonies of course it's a wonderful thing to read the accounts of what others heard and saw and were told concerning how God changed lives but there's absolutely nothing like hearing it from the horse's mouth so to speak no one but God and the individual know the most intimate and intricate details of a person 's Journey no one but God and the individual know the pain or the anguish that they've endured it's been said that
what's from the heart touches the heart so if someone were to ask you who is Jesus Christ to you how would you respond if someone were to ask you the question what has your God done for you how would you respond if you were to ask someone like Lazarus to tell you who Jesus Christ is to him I imagine that he would say something like Jesus Christ is The Giver of Life he can speak life into a dead situation he can speak life and resurrect a dead body or how about if we asked the unnamed
woman in the Bible who was known because of her issue I imagine that she would begin her test testimony by saying he healed me one day I touched the Hem of His Garment and he healed me Jesus Christ is my healer he made me whole someone like the Apostle Paul would an all likelihood talk about how great the love of Christ is so great that even a man who was once so filled with hate for Christians a man who used to hunt and persecute Christians that man could be forgiven could be loved and given the
opportunity to turn his life around I'm sure Ruth would testify about how wonderful God's favor is I'm sure brother job would speak of God's amazing power and his ability to restore he'd say that God can restore all that the enemy has stolen he can restore even when all hope is lost and so once again I want to ask you the question who is Jesus Christ to you how would you respond Saints on a personal level Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior he's my protector he's protected me from attacks that I never even saw coming
he has been so gracious to protect me from people who were determined to see my downfall and so what your t testimony what has the Lord done for you A lot of times to do this we need to look back we need to take a look back to where we came from and compare it to where we are now we need to look back and see where God has really brought us from that's where the true testimony Lies when Jesus delivered and set a demon-possessed man free here's what the Bible says in Luke 8: 38
and 39 now the man from whom the demons had departed begged him that he might be with him but Jesus sent him away saying return to your own house and tell what great things God has done for you and he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him now why did Jesus encourage the man to go and take h of all the great things God had done for him well it's because his testimony would encourage others his testimony would uplift others and so people of God you
should give your testimony give it at every opportunity not so that you can boast but so that you can glorify Jesus Christ your testimony it will help someone else's faith your testimony will encourage someone who's going through their own challenges your testimony it will strengthen someone's belief that God can and God will come through for them and Above All Saints the main thing that your testimony should do is it should bring glory to Jesus Christ God sees the heart he knows your heart so in all that you do ask yourself am I seeking to be
seen or am I truly seeking the Lord so now as we prepare to approach the throne of God let us have our Focus set on being humble and having a pure heart having a clean heart that does not do things to to be seen But to honor God and give him glory to be closer to him to have an intimate relationship with him we must remember that at all times we truly have an audience of one Lord Jesus Master we ask for your help help us to have clean Hearts help us to to have pure
hearts help us to seek your mercy instead of seeking after personal glory Lord Jesus help us to seek after your approval instead of the approval of others I pray that you would give us hearts that desire to only be seen and heard by you Lord remove from within us a selfish and prideful heart that wants to be seen and heard by others if Ephesians 2: 8-10 says for by Grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God not of Works lest anyone should boast for we are
his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them Lord Jesus I pray in agreement with everyone who's listening that you are our master and our savior you are the alpha and omega the King of Kings and the Lord of lords Lord Jesus we say that you are Great and Mighty you are our deliverer Our Redeemer and the sooncoming King Lord Jesus we praise you for being the Good Shepherd we Praise You For Being A Bridge Over Troubled Waters you are a friend who sticks closer than
a brother Lord I Thank you right now for all that you've done I thank you Lord Jesus because I'm not where I used to be I thank you Lord because by your grace I'm no longer living in sin but I have the strength to fight for righteousness I thank you for bringing me out of the darkness and into the light thank you God for your Amazing Grace it's your grace and mercy that gave me sight when I was blind Lord Jesus give me the boldness to declare my testimony to everyone who listen give me the
courage and the boldness to declare all that you've done for me to everyone who listen may you receive all of the glory from my life my achievements they're because of you my talents all I have is because of you and so father I praise your name because you're holy and you're righteous there aren't enough words to express my thanks my gratitude For All You've Done For Me 2 Timothy 1: 8 and9 say therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of Our Lord nor of me his prisoner but share with me in the suffering for
The Gospel According to the power of God who has saved us and called us with a holy calling not according to our works but according to his own purpose and Grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus Before Time began I will not be ashamed to testify about your goodness Lord Jesus I will not be ashamed to speak of all the great things you have done in my life not only did did you deliver me from the clutches of death not only did you save me from Eternal damnation but Lord Jesus you have called
me to live a consecrated life a life set apart from the world and so I will forever testify of your Saving Grace your word in Romans 1:16 says for I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God to Salvation for everyone who believes for the Jew first and also for the Greek I declare that I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ I will declare all that the Lord has done for me for the rest of my days Lord Jesus I praise you be glorified thank you
for hearing my prayer in the mighty and precious name of Jesus Christ I pray amen for by Grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God not of Works lest anyone should boast for we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them now the man from whom the demons had departed begged him that he might be with him but Jesus sent him away saying return to your own house and tell what great things God has
done for you and he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of Our Lord nor of me his prisoner but share with me in the sufferings for The Gospel According to the power of God who has saved us and called us with a holy calling not according to our works but according to his own purpose and Grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus Before Time began [Music] for I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ
for it is the power of God to Salvation for everyone who believes for the Jew first and also for the Greek [Music]