Key Thought: The Holy Spirit would enable believers to share the message of the cross with life-changing power. The Holy Spirit made their witness effective.
August 1, 2020

1. Have a volunteer read John 15:26,27. John 16:8.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What do these verses tell us about the Holy Spirit’s role in witnessing?
3. Personal Application: In our desire to win souls, why must we always remember that it is not us, but the Holy Spirit, that does the convicting and converting? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Have you ever felt fearful about sharing your faith? Can the knowledge of the Holy Spirit reduce that fear?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Acts 2:41,42.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What impresses you most about these passages?
3. Personal Application: How can we make sure that at the core of all we do in our local church is focused on mission? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Have you ever been a barrier to your effectiveness in witnessing to others?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Acts 16:6-10, Acts 15:28,29..

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. How did the Holy Spirit minister to the disciples in these cases?
3. Personal Application: What are the right kinds of choices that will enable Him to work in and through us? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “You can’t reach people in this town. It is a small, closed community not opening to trying to change their church affiliations or sharing Bible truth with them.” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Acts 16:11-15. Acts 17:33,34.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. What do these accounts teach us about the power of God to change lives of various people?
3. Personal Application: Have you ever considered someone beyond the hope of salvation? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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