Preacher's Corner

Jesus did not call a select few to be His witnesses—He called all who follow Him. Jesus promises the power of the Holy Spirit to equip believers to share His love, truth, and salvation wherever they go. Explore what it means to be a witness for Christ and how God can use each of us to make an eternal impact. Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 2:14 “But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give heed to my words;” Acts 2:32 “This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.” Acts 3:15 “But the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among the dead, whereof we are witnesses.” Acts 4:18 “And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.” Acts 4:20 “For as for us, we cannot refrain from speaking of what we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:33 “And with great power did the apostles give witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.” Acts 5:30–32 “30 “The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom ye have slain, having hanged on a cross.” 31 “Him has God exalted by his right hand a Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.” 32 “And we are his witnesses of these things; and the Holy Spirit also, whom God has given to those that obey him.” 1 John 1:1–3 1 “That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have contemplated, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life;” 2 “(and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us;)” 3 “that which we have seen and heard we report to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” Deuteronomy 7:6 “For thou art a holy people to Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God has chosen thee to be a people for himself, out of all the peoples that are on the face of the earth.” Deuteronomy 4:32–35 32 “For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from one end of the heavens unto the other end of the heavens, whether there hath been anything as this great thing, or hath been heard like it?” 33 “Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?” 34 “Or hath God essayed to go to take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?” 35 “Unto thee it was shewn, that thou mightest know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else besides him.” Deuteronomy 4:5–85 “See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.” “And ye shall keep and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” 7 “For what great nation is there that hath God near to them, as Jehovah our God is in all things we call upon him for?” 8 “And what great nation is there that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you this day?” Deuteronomy 6:4–6 4 “Hear, Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah.”5 “And thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength. 6 “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy

Explore how God shapes and transforms His people through faith, obedience, trials, and His presence. Discover how the journeys of Abraham, Moses, and Elijah reveal God’s purpose of conforming believers to His will and anchoring them in His unchanging promises. Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation Genesis 12:1-3 “12 And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, to the land that I will shew thee.2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 22:7-8 “7 And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the sheep for a burnt-offering?8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself with the sheep for a burnt-offering. And they went both of them together.” Genesis 22:13- “13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt-offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh; as it is said at the present day, On the mount of Jehovah will be provided.” Exodus 3:1-6 “3 And Moses tended the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock behind the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God—to Horeb.2 And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a thorn-bush: and he looked, and behold, the thorn-bush burned with fire, and the thorn-bush was not being consumed. 3 And Moses said, Let me now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.4 And Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, and God called to him out of the midst of the thorn-bush and said, Moses, Moses! And he said, Here am I.5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.6 And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at God.” Exodus 33:12-14 “12 And Moses said to Jehovah, Behold, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people; but thou dost not let me know whom thou wilt send with me; and thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in mine eyes.13 And now, if indeed I have found grace in thine eyes, make me now to know thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thine eyes; and consider that this nation is thy people! 14 And he said, My presence shall go, and I will give thee rest.” 1 Kings 17:1 “17 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 1 Kings 19:8-13 “8 And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.9 And there he went into a cave, and lodged there. And behold, the word of Jehovah [came] to him, and he said to him, What doest thou here, Elijah? 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I am left, I alone, and they seek my life, to take it away. 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Jehovah: Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake: Jehovah was not in the earthquake. 12 And after the earthquake, a fire: Jehovah was not in the fire. And after the fire, a soft gentle voice.13 And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that