Rubber to the Road
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Hard Choices - “Hard choices" generally refer to situations where individuals must select between options that are difficult to differentiate, often involving significant consequences or conflicting values.These choices can be challenging because each option presents potential benefits and drawbacks, making it hard to determine the "best" course of action.
Stand
Stand
Don’t connect yourself more to your failure than your future. J. Day
When we thing of Peter we need to think of Pentacost more than the denial.
Standing can look like many things:
Standing at home to create a christian home.
Standing at work
Standing in your relationships
Repent for your failure and let God use for good what the devil meant for evil. Allow your failure be a point of growth and self reflection for you. Ask yourself the question how did I go from telling Jesus how much I love Him to failing like I did? Peter taking self inventory.
Acts 2:14 “14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.”
Acts 2:14 “14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.”
We have seen Peter deny Jesus in fear, now we see Peter Standing in Faith, and we see the results.
Acts 2:40 “40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
Acts 2:40 “40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
Acts 2:41 “41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.”
Acts 2:41 “41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.”
God looked to and fro in the earth and found no one…
We are His workmanship…created for good works
When we decide to stand He will decide to anoint...we are anointed for a reason.
Its the Anointing
Its the Anointing
Acts 1:8 “8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 “8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 2:1–2 “1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
Acts 2:1–2 “1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
Acts 2:3–4 “3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Acts 2:3–4 “3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Zechariah 4:6 “6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”
Anointed for a reason
Anointed for a reason
Peter was anointed to bear much fruit
We can’t as maturing Christians hold onto the responsibilities we had as babes in Christ.
Isaiah 61:1 “1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;”
Isaiah 61:1 “1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;”
Isaiah 61:2 “2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;”
Isaiah 61:2 “2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;”
Isaiah 61:3 “3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.”
Isaiah 61:3 “3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.”
The concept of anointing in Christian theology is closely associated with the Holy Spirit, but its exact nature and relationship to being filled with the Spirit can vary. One perspective suggests that anointing is a state of being that goes beyond being filled with the Holy Spirit, describing it as a condition where the Spirit has fully taken hold of a person[1]. This view emphasizes that anointing requires complete yielding to the Holy Spirit and cannot occur in unconverted individuals[1]. Another interpretation, rooted in New Testament teachings, sees the anointing as synonymous with receiving the Holy Spirit, typically occurring at the point of Christian initiation or conversion[2]. This anointing is described as an endowment of power and is often associated with visible manifestations of the Spirit's presence, as seen in accounts from the book of Acts[3]. Some theologians argue that being "filled with the Spirit" is a comprehensive term that encompasses anointing, suggesting that one cannot be anointed without being filled with the Spirit[4]. The articles do not directly address whether anointing can occur before being filled with the Holy Spirit, but they generally present anointing as either concurrent with or subsequent to receiving the Spirit.
Spiritual warfare is fighting against the principalities/demonic forces.
Proclaiming the good news
Being a vessel for the Holy Spirit
