How to Work Together to Witness

[How to Work Together to Witness]( Current Teaching Series [Better Together]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [How to Work Together to Witness]( By Rick Warren — 07/24/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 (NIV) Each of us has a life message that God wants us to share with the world. Sharing the message is part of our life’s mission. When we share that message with other people, it’s called witnessing. There is great power in group witness. Just like a soldier is never sent out by himself, God never meant for us to do our mission alone. He says we should go out together to witness. In fact, we witness best to people who don’t know God when we love others who are already in God’s family. In John 13, Jesus tells us that our love for each other proves to the world that we are his disciples. People are impressed when Christians genuinely love each other. It proves to the world that they are in the family of God. This is how we are supposed to witness to people: “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7 NIV). Have you been timid and fearful in your witness? God’s answer to fear is community—having other Christians stand alongside you as you share the Good News. Is anybody going to be in heaven because of you? If you work together to witness with other Christians, you’ll be able to say, “Yes! Somebody is in heaven because of me.” Philippians 1:27 says, “I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel” (NIV). When you witness with other Christians in one spirit, you’re so unified that it’s almost like you’re one person. This is the kind of relationship God wants us to have with our fellow Christians. We all need each other. God wants to use us to witness for him, and he wants us to do it together! [PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - What are your fears or reservations about witnessing to people? - How can the community of believers help you overcome those fears? - If people outside the church saw how you loved your church family, what would they think is true about the Gospel? Tell a friend about Jesus! God promises that everyone who believes in Jesus will live with him in heaven forever. If you go to [( you’ll find a simple, biblical guide to God’s plan to bring us to heaven. You can use it to lead a friend to Jesus or send it to someone so they can read it on their own. Tell me what happened when you shared the Good News about Jesus with a friend, neighbor, or family member. Send me an email at Rick@PastorRick.com. The post [How to Work Together to Witness]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= [Get the God's Power to Change Your Life book when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( People want to change—but they often feel stuck. They don’t know how to make the changes they want to see in their lives. But getting out of your rut won’t happen until you apply the truth of God's Word, by the power of his Spirit. That’s why Pastor Rick wrote God's Power to Change Your Life. 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