Boldness
September 2025

Definition: Willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage. The quality of having a strong, vivid, or clear appearance.

Acts 4:13 when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.

- Do you have an example of someone showing boldness?

- What do you think when you see boldness in another?

Biblical Passages:

Proverbs 28:1 - The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Ephesians 3:12 - in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ's faithfulness.

- Is boldness common in our culture? Why? Why not?

- Are there times you feel it is hard to be bold?

- How do we teach others boldness without them becoming arrogant?