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Proclaim The Name Of Jesus · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries,
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  bringing you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
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  Proclaim the name of Jesus.
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  Today as we journey through the scriptures, we are going to examine our duty
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  as God's witnesses to proclaim the praises of Jesus.
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  To proclaim something is to declare or announce something publicly in a proud way.
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  So as children of God, privileged to be His witnesses and the world's view of
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  God's family, We must be a living testimony of who God is.
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  We must be willing to be powerful witnesses, shining the light of Jesus to all who come around us.
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  Matthew 5, 14-16.
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  1 Peter 2.9 gives us our charge by telling us, Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,
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  and holy nation, a peculiar people, that you should show forth the praises of
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  him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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  Let's look more closely at this charge we have found that we've been given in 1 Peter 2.9.
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  As born-again believers, we are a special people, God's possession,
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  purchased by God for the express purpose of showing forth and proclaiming the excellencies of Jesus.
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  We are to speak and demonstrate the virtues, wonderful deeds,
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  and complete perfectness of God.
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  We do this by following the commands of Jesus, following the ways of Jesus,
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  and living a life that is pleasing to God.
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  Our very lives become a living testimony of who God is and what God is doing
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  when we are fully dedicated to God and completely committed to following Jesus.
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  If we as Christians are looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing
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  of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us,
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  that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar
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  people zealous of good works, Titus 2, 13-14, then we will be a light in this dark world.
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  We will fulfill our duty to be a true, effective, godly witness for Jesus.
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  As a true witness for Jesus, you must wait confidently and expectedly for the
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  coming of Jesus, knowing full well that He is coming, and He could come at any time.
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  You must live as if every moment He is returning, redeeming the time so that
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  you are ready when He returns and have been busy doing your Father's business.
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  See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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  redeeming the time because the days are evil.
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  Wherefore, be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
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  Ephesians 5, 15-17 This is your reasonable service.
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  Romans 12, 1 Jesus, our great God and Savior, willingly gave himself to be crucified
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  for us, to redeem us and purchase our freedom from all that the devil would put in our path.
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  Jesus gives us the victory over sin, 1 Corinthians 15, 57.
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  As born-again believers, sin can no longer rule in your heart because we are
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  no longer a slave to sin, Romans 6, 14.
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  Jesus paid the price and purchased you with his life so that you could be pure,
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  chosen, and a very special people in this dark and sinful world.
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  He has set every born-again believer apart for himself and given them the charge
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  to be determined to do good as he did good.
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  Acts 10.38 We are to determine in our hearts.
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  And purpose in our soul to seize every opportunity to shine our light to others
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  so that they see Jesus in us.
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  Christianity isn't a club we belong to or a hobby with which we are engaged.
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  No, Christianity is a way of life we enter into when we make the conscious choice to follow Jesus.
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  So, tell everyone you know and everyone you meet that Jesus loves them.
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  Jesus died for them, and Jesus wants to save them.
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  Live your life in such a way that it commands respect by others,
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  so that they can hear and believe what you are teaching and living.
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  For ye are bought with a price.
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  Therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
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  1 Corinthians 6.20 My friends, be a true witness for Christ,
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  and let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.
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  Galatians 6.9 Remember, you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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