Testimony tes·ti·mo·ny
[tes-tuh-moh-nee, or, esp. British, -muh-nee]
noun, plural tes·ti·mo·nies.
1.
The statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation.
2.
Evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof.
3.
Open declaration or profession, as of faith.
Testimonies hold
powerRevelation 12: 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now have come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
Testimonies are our stories, our experience, it is ours alone to share
John 19: 35 The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe
Our Testimonies have the power to connect more so than just a teaching, belief, sermon, or slogan
Acts 4: 13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Testimonies impact those around us
2 Thessalonians 1:10 on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.
11 With this in mind, we constantly pray
for you, that
our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every
desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.
Our lives are just as much a testimony as any speech we may give
Matthew 8: 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
