Witnessing for Jesus

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Mark 4:35-38

“On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was; other boats were with him. A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boats, so that the boats were already being swamped.”

Mark 4:39

“He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm.”

Mark 4:40

“He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, ‘What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?'”

Psalm 107:10-16

“For they sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in misery and in irons; because they rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High, therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they stumbled, and there was none to help. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress; he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.”

Mark 5:1-5

“They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. When he had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man out of the tombs with an unclean spirit met him. He lived among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any more, even with a chain; for he had often been restrained with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always howling and bruising himself with stones.”

2 Timothy 1:9

“He who 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 us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.”

Mark 5:6-8

“When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him; and he shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me!’ For Jesus had said to him, ‘Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!'”

Mark 5:9-13

“‘What is your name?’ He replied, ‘My name is Legion; for we are many.’ And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. Now there was on the hillside a great herd of swine feeding. The unclean spirits begged Jesus, ‘Send us into the swine; let us enter them.’ So he gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea.”

Luke 16:10-11

“Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?”

Mark 5:18-20

“As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him. But Jesus refused, and said to him, ‘Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you.’ And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.”

Memorable Quotes

“I want you to imagine the geography here: Jesus is crossing from the Jewish side of Galilee to the Gentile side, from the Holy Land to pagan territory, and no self-respecting Jew of their time would want to cross that boundary.”

“There are times in our lives where it seems that the storms of life hit us and we wonder, ‘Is God asleep at the wheel?'”

“Jesus doesn’t say, ‘Let there be peace.’ He says, ‘You be still.’ It’s a command to the storm—a demonic being—that the disciples would have recognized as a rebuke.”

“Jesus never lost a battle with Satan, and He commanded His disciples not only to proclaim the good news and heal the sick, but also to cast out demons.”

“This man, possessed by a legion of demons, was living but was among the dead; he was a man without friends, family, or hope—a picture of brokenness where Satan would take any of us given half a chance.”

“There is no barrier of shame or guilt in our lives today that the Son of Man is not willing to reach through so that we might find eternal life.”

“The grace given to us in Christ Jesus was given before the foundation of the world, knowing every sin we would commit.”

“In the eyes of God, each person here today is worth more than all the wealth this world has to offer.”

“How we use our money is a good indicator of our walk with God.”

“If you are not faithful with your finances, why will God entrust you with spiritual wealth?”

“Returning your tithe is a faith-building exercise; you create space in your life for God to come through in a very direct way.”

“Jesus sent the first missionary out before the twelve and the seventy; a man who had experienced God’s mercy and power firsthand and was sent to proclaim it—even to those who had rejected Jesus.”

“A first, second, or third refusal is never a final refusal. While there is life, there is hope for you or your loved ones who have wandered away from the Lord.”

“Jesus is God among us, Emmanuel, the authority to heal and to cast off the chains of Satan and to turn us into new creations.”

“Jesus never commanded us to teach systematic theology; He commanded us to give our testimony—what God has done in our lives.”

“A testimony has three simple parts: my life before I met God, how I met God, and my life after I met God.”

“God wants our characters to be changed here and now, so that by the time we go to bed, we are different people than when we woke up.”

“Prepare your personal testimony, pray for opportunities, and expect God to bring someone who will ask you about Him. When that moment comes, be ready to share what God has done for you.”

“I want to thank you for being a witness that cannot be hid. Spend this week in anticipation of your witness for Jesus Christ.”