Boldness is __________.
"Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: "To an Unknown God.' This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I'm telling you about...God overlooked people's ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead." Acts 17:22-23, 30-31 NLT
1. Boldness loves _________, not _________.
2. Boldness speaks the _________ with _________.
Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Ephesians 4:15 NLT
How Paul preached in Athens:
- He _______________________ (v. 22-23)
- He ___________________ (v. 24-28)
- He ___________________ (v. 29)
- He _________________ (v. 30-31)
3. Boldness is _________________ to the end of the race.
For the next two years , Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him, boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God, and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him. Acts 28:30-31 NLT
For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. Philippians 1:20 NLT (Memory Verse)