You Are His Witness (Sermon Notes)

Lesson Title: The Ministry of the Saints – You Are His Witness

📅 Date: July 6, 2025

📖 Text: Isaiah 43:10 (NKJV)

“You are My witnesses,” says the Lord,

“And My servant whom I have chosen,

That you may know and believe Me,

And understand that I am He…”

I. BACKGROUND: THE CONTEXT OF ISAIAH 43

·       Israel is in captivity, experiencing spiritual decline, surrounded by idols.

·       They feel forgotten, powerless, and disconnected from their identity.

God, through Isaiah, reaffirms three key truths:

1.     Their Covenant Identity

Isaiah 43:1 – “Fear not, for I have redeemed you…”

➡️ Even in exile, they are still His — redeemed and chosen.

2.     His Sovereignty & Faithfulness

Isaiah 43:15–17 – “I made a way through the sea…”

➡️ God reminds them of past deliverance to reaffirm future hope.

3.     Their Kingdom Assignment

Isaiah 43:10 – “You are My witnesses…”

➡️ Even in exile, they are still called to testify and reveal Him to the nations.

II. RECAP: PLACEMENT WITH PURPOSE

Ephesians 2:8–10 – Saved for good works prepared beforehand.

Jeremiah 29:7–11 – “Seek the peace of the city… I sent you there.”

📝 Your location is your assignment.

We are agents of Kingdom transformation wherever we’re placed.

But we must walk in the Mind of Christ:

·       Posture of humility, obedience, and surrender

·       Power flows through posture, not performance

·       Saints are called to represent, not just participate

III. THE TEXT: IDENTITY & REPRESENTATION

Isaiah 43:10 – “You are My witnesses… and My servant whom I have chosen…”

Key Insight:

·       Purpose is not just church attendance — it's Kingdom representation

·       We are ambassadors (2 Cor. 5:20), not spectators

·       Our lives are meant to display, not just belong to, the King

IV. 1 PETER 2:9 — OUR SET-APART IDENTITY

“You are a chosen generation, royal priesthood, holy nation, peculiar people…”

Breakdown:

·       Chosen Generation – Divinely elected

·       Royal Priesthood – Authority and intercession

·       Holy Nation – Set apart from world systems

·       Peculiar People – Peripoiesis = God’s personal possession

➤ Not "odd" — but uniquely owned, completely surrounded by His claim.

🗣️ “We don’t just belong to God — we represent Him.”

V. WITNESS = עֵד (ED)

Hebrew Word Study:

·       עֵד (‘ed) – Witness, evidence, testimony

·       Ayin (ע) – See, perceive

·       Dalet (ד) – Door, access

➡️ A witness is one who sees clearly and becomes a gateway for others to know truth.

🗣️ “You don’t just tell it — you live it. You become the door through which others encounter God.”

VI. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE: EXPERIENCED, NOT THEORIZED

1 John 1:1 – “What we have heard, seen, looked upon, and handled…”

·       The Christian life must be experiential — not just informational.

·       If you haven’t seen it, heard it, or lived it — you can’t witness it.

📝 “To be a witness is to live the Word, not just know it.”

VII. WITNESSES MUST CARRY EVIDENCE

Acts 1:8 – “You shall receive power… and be My witnesses…”

·       Power is the evidence of experience

·       ➤ Your transformed life is Kingdom power on display

Obedience and surrender release power — not gifting alone.

🗣️ “The lack of power is not Satan’s fault — it’s our lack of surrender.”

VIII. THE WORD MUST BECOME FLESH IN US

John 1:14 – The Word became flesh

Acts 4:13 – “They perceived they had been with Jesus”

·       We are now the Body of Christ

·       ➤ The Word must show up in how we live, love, lead, and obey

📝 “If the gospel hasn’t changed us, we’re not witnesses — we’re readers.”

IX. WITNESSES = ENCOUNTER PEOPLE

Throughout Scripture:

·       Moses — saw the bush

·       Isaiah — saw the Lord

·       Paul — heard the voice

·       Disciples — handled the Word

🗣️ “A true witness isn’t just quoting sermons — they’ve seen too much to be silent.”

X. FAILURE TO WITNESS CREATES GENERATIONAL LOSS

Judges 2:10 – “There arose another generation who knew not the Lord…”

Why?

·       The previous generation stopped witnessing

·       The transfer of covenant was broken

Word Study:

·       “Knew” = yada – covenantal, experiential knowing

·       They didn’t know, didn’t experience, and weren’t taught

Deuteronomy 29:29 – What’s revealed belongs to us and our children

➡️ When revelation is not retained, it’s lost

🗣️ “If we don’t witness, we risk raising a generation with no knowledge of God or His works.”

XI. THREE DIMENSIONS OF BEING A WITNESS (Isaiah 43:10)

1.     Know Me — yada = deep, relational intimacy

2.     Believe Me — aman = trust, stand firm

3.     Understand Me — bin = perceive with clarity

God calls you to:

·       Experience Him

·       Trust Him

·       Discern Him

And then testify to others through your life.

XII. COVENANT FAILURE = KINGDOM SILENCE

·       Israel didn’t stop believing — they stopped testifying

·       They stopped modeling, and the witness disappeared

·       The result: Spiritual inheritance was not passed down

🗣️ “What God revealed to you is meant to be walked in, lived out, and passed down.”

XIII. FINAL CHARGE: WHEN THE SAINTS STOP WITNESSING…

 The world stops seeing

 Truth becomes theory

 The next generation walks in confusion

 Our witness doesn’t just save souls — it saves generations

Ministry of the Saints is:

·       Not optional — it’s generational

·       Not individual — it’s intercessory

·       Not just about calling — it’s about covenant continuity

XIV. CLOSE

Judges 2:10 – The generation that knew not the Lord was the result of silence.

Deuteronomy 29:29 – “Revealed things belong to us AND our children…”

➡️ We must live, guard, and pass down revelation.

🗣️ FINAL THOUGHT:

“When we stop living it, the next generation stops believing it.”

“When we stop witnessing, we raise wanderers.”