11:00AM Service | Cross Point Online

Main message: The sermon calls Christians to be brave and true by developing Christ-confidence—obeying God rather than people—and living as everyday witnesses like the apostles in Acts, willing to suffer for the gospel. Believers are urged to take concrete, courageous steps (big or small) to testify to Jesus and obey His call.

Key points:

• Bravery is not absence of fear but the power of God in us to act with Christ-confidence despite persecution or cost.
• The early church (Acts 5) modeled bold witness: apostles rejoiced after suffering and declared, "We must obey God rather than human beings."
• Ordinary people who've "been with Jesus" (unschooled, flawed disciples) can be used for extraordinary gospel work.
• Examples of everyday and historic bravery (Corrie Ten Boom, Richard Wurmbrand, Brother Yun, Immaculée Ilibagiza, Todd Beamer, etc.) illustrate sacrificial witness.
• Practical challenge: take one specific step of boldness (share a brief testimony, pursue healing or reconciliation, return to recovery or therapy, forgive) so your life visibly reflects being with Jesus.
• Aim for a life so marked by Christ that, if arrested for being a Christian, it would be obvious.

Scriptures mentioned: Acts 5 (esp. vv.12–16, 29–42), Acts 14:13, 2 Corinthians