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Acts 4:16 · BSB
4:16 “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
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…wealth right so What I see for example in the Gospels and in the book of that where I see in the book of Acts particularly the Acts chapter 2,Acts chapter 4gives two pictures of what the early church was like yeah it says that they held things in common that they were devoted to fellowship and that…
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…and then there will be a promise of the return of Christ to right all wrongs. This is what we learned about last week in Acts chapter 3. Well,Acts chapter 4begins with them being arrested for this very act. They will be interrogated. And yet in this interrogation, they will be bold as well as they…
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…did they want to express God's sovereignty clearly, they wanted to live as though they believed in the light of God's sovereignty. You remember inActs chapter 4, there's a moment when the future of the church is put under hideous pressure. Peter and John are told by the Jewish council, you must no longer…
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…as Jesus sent the spirit to Peter and the followers of Jesus as he promised, we see a remarkable change in Peter as he lives with the Lord. So thatActs chapter 4, we find Peter and John boldly facing arrest as followers of Jesus, going to prison, facing down hostile opposition. And there's a wonderful verse…
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…ask. Just ask. The Spirit of God is so kind that He'll oblige. So I'm going to switch off my mic for a second. Let's just ask, okay? Okay. Okay. InActs chapter 4, we've seen it in Acts chapter 9, we've seen it in Acts chapter 10, we've seen it in Acts chapter 2, when a church begins to pray, when simple…
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…a very, very good, just to live life and to deal with the challenges that come our way, even when they're very hard challenges. So let's look. It'sActs chapter 4, and we'll be looking today at verses, we'll be starting at verse 23. If you have your Bibles, Acts chapter 4, beginning at 23, and if you don't…
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…by today's message. Let's dive into the Word today. If you're ready, Sam Ready. Are you ready? We're gonna dive into God's Word. We're gonna be inActs chapter 4today, Acts chapter 4. And what I want to do is I want to ask you a couple of questions, and as I ask you these questions, uh your answers will…
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…end of the sermon. So Luke records Luke chapter 2, 42 to 47, as the first of three summary statements of the church. You can find the other two inActs chapter 4and Acts chapter 5 as well. And in these summary statements, we get a picture of the vital importance of shared life together. A picture of what…
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…later, reading about them. The Roman Empire changed within 4 centuries. They they changed the world. I love how these simple men are described inActs chapter 4. In Acts 4, Peter and John, this is, of course, after the resurrection. Peter and John, they're standing trial before the the religious authorities…
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…he is and give him boldness to proclaim God's glory at all costs. The world just can't quite understand this. You might think of Peter and John inActs chapter 4. We talked about this in our men's Bible study this week. Acts chapter 4, verse 13. It says, When the Pharisees saw the boldness of Peter and John…
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…So first of all, who is this man? Barnabas is not his name, his real name. His real name is Joseph. Barnabas is his nickname. We know that fromActs chapter 4. And we're told that his name was Joseph and he was a Levite, a Cypriot by birth. And he is the one that the apostles call Barnabas. It's a…
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…hard for the mission to go forward because of that obstacle. Trust me, believe me, believe the Bible. The Holy Spirit can handle that. Later on, inActs, chapter 4, the church is persecuted for being a community of love on mission. The very same leaders who put Jesus on the cross are now telling them to shut…
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…and I toned it into many small pieces. She's always good at games and puzzles. For once it was useful. So, go to Acts chapter 4, verse 29 and 30.Acts chapter 4, 29 and 30. It says there... Now, Lord, consider their threats. So let's make it consider our circumstances, or consider my circumstances. Then it…
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…were doing. They were trying to make Jesus known and they got thrown in jail. And watch what happens after they got out of jail says in verse 23 ofActs, chapter 4they were released. They went to their own people and reported what's that word? They reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said…
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…So you have to follow your conscience under the circumstances. And fortunately, we're still in a land where you can follow your conscience. Now inActs chapter 4, the early Christians also defied Rome. So this is in the same generational period as Paul's writing, Romans 13, 1. Acts 4, they called them and…
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…it will come to its climax with the millennial reign of Jesus Christ. This is what the surf and we're consumed with. And I love that phrase inActs chapter 4where the disciple says we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard. We can't help it because we've seen it, because we've heard it. It…
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…request? Can I give you an example of this? I don't want to belabor the point, but I just want to show you how the early church did this. This isActs chapter 4. After Peter and John are released from prison and they've been threatened, they go back to the church. They report back to the church, and when…
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…apostles and the church, we see in the book of Acts that the enemy is simultaneously working against the work of God. If you were to backpedal toActs chapter 4, you would see the Sanhedrin persecuting the apostles. You go to Acts 5, you see there's church members who are lying to God. You go to Acts 6, you…
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…people giving their lives to Jesus. And where there is a a great harvest, there's a great persecution. It was true after acts chapter 2 and afteracts chapter 4, and it's true across the world. And one of the ways that God uses persecution is to scatter us to places that we've never been. That's the lesson…
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…we then speak to him. Okay, so they listen to God's word. Fourthly, they ask for courage. They ask God for courage. I think the big surprise inActs chapter 4is that the church don't pray for the persecution of the religious authorities to go away. I think that's what I would do. Is it what you would do?…
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