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Faithful: Faith Shares, Day 15

by David Joynt on January 20, 2019

Faithful: Faith Shares, Day 15

ACTS 1:8 | But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

The title of today’s sermon is a play on the double meaning of both words. People of faith share, out of love for others, practicing generosity with their time and treasure. But the phrase can also be construed in another way—the faith we have is itself meant to be shared!

Genuine faith is never meant to be a closely-held secret but good news to be broadcast far and wide.

Why does sharing our faith seem threatening in many instances?

 

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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