Jesus Challenges Us to Grow by Sharing

As Jesus was about to return to heaven, He commissioned the disciples to be His personal representatives:

“YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES . . . to the ends of the earth.”
—Acts 1:8. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptural texts in the DISCOVER guides are from the New International Version of the Bible [NIV].)

The disciples had spent three-and-a-half years taking in Christ’s words and actions, and finally His death and resurrection.

“God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.”
—Acts 2:32.

When Christ’s followers gave their hearts unreservedly to Him at Pentecost, the risen Christ transformed their lives through the power of the Spirit. They became witnesses, not only to Christ’s bodily resurrection and ascension, but also to His resurrection power that had changed their lives.

As Christians we are also witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus because we have experienced His renewing power in our own lives.