The Hebrew word for the spirit, the spirit of God is the word for breath.

So like a breath of air, the fire that breathes it into a flame.

So what are we doing in our spiritual lives that we might be actually smothering out this gift of God and not allowing the spirit to breathe that flame into a bigger and bigger light.

Hi friends and welcome back to Verity Podcast. In today's episode we're going to talk about how to be a light to the world.

Let's talk about evangelism and sharing your story. So often when we come to Christ, we're filled with this excitement to

share with other people what he has done for us. But then as the years go on, we start to feel really nervous and self-conscious about sharing

our faith. Or maybe it doesn't take years for you to feel that way. You feel that way right

away. Whatever the case may be, all Christians are not just called to share our

story of salvation. We should want to. And so the question is, why don't we want to and what can we do to overcome that fear and come to a place of seeing evangelism as a privilege, not a duty, or something that we're afraid of.

I'm right here with you.

I myself have been terrified of talking about God with other people, but I can tell you now

as somebody who does this all the time in a very natural and unassuming way

that there is the possibility of you sharing your faith in a way that's not fearful, that's not pushy, that's not intimidating,

but it's completely peaceful and authentic to who you are.

You've been given a story, and the world needs to hear it. So we're going to start by

looking at a passage in Matthew 5 verses 14 through 16. This is a part of

Jesus famous sermon on the mount. And in this sermon Jesus talks about all these

different pieces of the holy life and what it looks like to follow after God's heart. He takes the teachings of the Old Testament and he

shows their truest meaning in the fulfillment that comes through Jesus Christ

himself and as he teaches through these things, he said this, starting

in verse 14, you are the light of the world. A city sat on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

In the same way, let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and give

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