Witnesses

Acts 1:8 KJV

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Ye shall be witnesses

There is no distinction as to whom these Christians are. Every Christian is to be a witness. This is born out by the record of the rest of the book.

• The apostles,
• The deacons,
• The pastors, and
• Every Christian

went everywhere witnessing.

Ye shall be witnesses

They would receive power to be witnesses. It was not

• Power to protect their lives or
• Power to be good at politics or
• Power to be successful in business

it was power to witness.

Ye shall be witnesses

Unto Jesus. They were to talk about the Lord, not Paul or Cephas or Apollos. They were to speak about Jesus Christ.

Ye shall be witnesses

Unto the uttermost part of the earth.

• At home
•  To their neighbors
• Across the street and
• Around the world

So shall we be witnesses