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Courage requires a point of reference.
There is no courage without a motivation.
Where do you begin?
You need something to inspire you.
The reference point is the moment or event that defines your faith and actions forever.
For Israel, it was the Passover, when God resurrected his the descendents of Abraham from the abyss of Egyptian slavery.
Throughout the Old Testament, God constantly makes reference to Israel’s deliverance as proof of God’s covenant with Abraham.
For the church, it is the Resurrection of Jesus.
Everything the church believes and practices is predicated on Jesus’ resurrection from the dead.
Jesus’ resurrection is the reference point of Courage and faith of the early church.
Let’s look at the people in this story.
First, there is The Sanhedrin Council, along with the High Priest Annas, the former high priest Ciaphas, who was the chief influencer, members of the royal family and the Sadducees.
The Sanhedrin is the supreme, ruling council of all the Jews in Israel at that time.
There were over 70 members who operated like the House and the Senate together.
They possessed authority to prosecute and imprison violators of their laws.
It is obvious how strong they were for two months earlier, they successfully had Jesus crucified by forcing Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor, to charge Jesus with sedition.
Secondly, there is Peter and John.
The former followers of Jesus Christ and now healing the sick in Jesus’ name.
Peter and John were part of Jesus’ inner circle.
Peter and John were among the first four disciples of Jesus.
Peter, along with John and James his brother left their nets to follow Jesus.
Jesus brought Peter and John along to his transfiguration when Moses and Elijah appeared on the mountain.
Jesus instructed Peter and John to prepare for the passover before his crucifixion Peter and John were the two main leaders among the apostles.
Secondly, there is Peter and John.
The former followers of Jesus Christ and now healing the sick in Jesus’ name.
Thirdly, There is the Lame man who laid at the Beautiful Gate outside the Temple begging for money, who is now healed and leaping for joy before all the people.
Fourthly, there is the crowd of new believers in Jesus Christ.
Jewish rulers, religious leaders, Jewish scholars, The chief Priest Annas, Caiphas, his son-in-law, and two other former chief priests called a meeting.
This is congress and the supreme court of Jerusalem assembled.
They thought they put an end to this Jesus’ movement when they crucified the Nazarene; Instead of ending the movement, it grew more powerful.
These leaders had a worse problem on their hands because Jesus was dead, but his disciples were preaching the resurrection of Jesus and proving the power of the resurrection by healing a lame man.
They were mad these men were teaching the crowd.
Peter and John had not authority to teach.
To teach the resurrection of Jesus was an even worse offense.
The Sadducees were the most powerful group in the Sanhedrin.
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