Spirit-Filled Witnesses

Acts 1:6-8; 8:26-40 Attitude and action. In so many areas of life, one leads to the other because what we believe [ the attitudes of our heart ] shape how we behave [ the actions we take ]. Previously in Acts 4 we learned that Spirit-fullness results in boldness. This is a key attitude the Spirit produces in the life of the Believer. But if this is the attitude, then it begs the question—“What is the resulting action?” Acts 8 provides an answer: if boldness is the attitude, then powerful witness is the action. For most of us, we will never have a Peter-like moment of preaching to thousands. But every one of us will have Philip-like moments for one-to-one witness in everyday life. So what does the action of a Spirit-filled witness look like? It looks like two simple things—they follow the Spirit’s leading, and they explain the good news of Jesus. Main Idea—Spirit-filled witnesses follow the Spirit and explain the good news of Jesus.