Witness

Session 11

Acts 22:6-21

Believers must share their faith story with others.

ENGAGE

Introduce:

Ask for volunteers to name their favorite courtroom dramas.

Ask:

• What is the most interesting part of the courtroom scenes? Why?

Explain:

Eyewitness testimonies are important to the presentation of evidence.
Read the introductory paragraph on page 93.

Paul’s conversion on the Damascus Road provides the backdrop for his testimony in Acts 22.
From the time he met Jesus, Paul had spent years following Christ and fulfilling His plans.
Often, that meant persecution in some distant land,
but he never backed down and never gave up.

In a courtroom, witnesses promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Have you watched televised trials and wondered if the witnesses were seeing the same things?
Witnesses who offer conflicting testimony may have a problem with memory or a problem with truth.
When we share our faith stories, we are witnesses for Christ.
What we say, how we say it, and the character of the person saying it
combine to produce credibility. (PSG, p. 100)

share how a personal testimony for Jesus is like giving eyewitness testimony in court.

Discuss:

• For what reasons would you doubt the credibility of a witness?
• What makes personal testimony a powerful tool when witnessing for Christ? (p. 93)

Transition:

In today’s study, we will get a chance to examine Paul’s own personal testimony.