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The Apostles get back to work
Let’s remember how we got here, we started as the Apostles healed a beggar on the way to the temple and went on to explain the Good News regarding Jesus:
3:11-
What Happened when Peter proclaimed the Gospel?
What Happened when Peter proclaimed the Gospel?
Well they’re arrested of course, but not before thousands here and believe
Acts 4:3
And they were released:
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And so the Believers pray for Boldness
And so the Believers pray for Boldness
And they get right back to it at Solomon’s Portico
Acts 4:
What does this teach us about how to react when obstacles get in our way?
Step 1: Lean on the Spirit
Step 2: Be true
It’s so tempting to deny what you’ve done, seek excuses, look to distance yourself from the accusations that abound.
Filled with the Spirit, Peter could only speak truth; knowing that the resurrection of Jesus was the cause of his accusers’ venom, he nonetheless doubled down on the truth.
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Step 3: Pray for Boldness to continue
Having just had a narrow escape, how easy would it be to bow out, but not these believers, in they show ask for Boldness
Step 4: Redouble your efforts
Peter doesn’t cautiously go ahead:
Acts 5:12-
And what happened?
Well “more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes...”, they had great success
Well they’re arrested again of course!
But let’s sneak a peak at the back of the book:
Acts 5:41
The Disciples could no longer be cowed by their experience.
What of the rest?
In verse 13 it states:
Who are the Rest?
We don’t know it could mean non-believers, or non-apostles, the grammar isn’t specific.
More important is that many believed what they were seeing but were too scared to join in?
Have you ever been too scared to support something you agree with?
How did it make you feel, how did it turn out?
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