What Are You Holding On To
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11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Watch out for life’s Transitions
Watch out for life’s Transitions
Therefore, wherefore, hitherto,
Don’t leave until you received the Holy Spirit
4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
It is hard to sit still and stay PUT in transition, when you are threaten with OPPOSITION.
1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
They are in transitional period.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
A man being carried HE was in Transition.
He was not in his spot and God was setting up a miracle!
Our lives are always on the move. Life is ever changing.
THIS IS A TRANSITIONAL MIRACLE!
Transitional Texts
Transitional Texts
God the Father is Active on the Journey —Great things may not be on your PLANNER
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.
4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.”
5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
He asked for change
6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
Right hand the hand of Authority
Change happens everyday! Change is not always what you expect. Change is never what we expect....
7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.
Transition words— He began to walk, it was unexpected.
Change—is external
Transition—is internal
He Jumped up—Change
He Walked—Transition
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
David was praying about his spirit
His feet became strong, put it does not mean you have understanding to walk (transition)
Trapped in transition
Saved not going to hell, But not from going to the night club,
11 of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
BECOME DULL of HEARING
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
BY this time you ought to be teaching....
Stuck in Transition
12 Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.
Transition is a SKILL
Change is a GIFT
13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.
14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
11 Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.
12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
11 Now while he [still] firmly clung to Peter and John, all the people in utmost amazement ran together and crowded around them in the covered porch (walk) called Solomon’s.
12 And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, You men of Israel, why are you so surprised and wondering at this? Why do you keep staring at us, as though by our [own individual] power or [active] piety we had made this man [able] to walk?
11 While he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astonished, ran toward them in what is called Solomon’s Colonnade.
Letting go of old habits were you have been transformed.
LET IT GO!!
Something GREATER IS HERE NAME of JESUS!!
GRAB ON to CHRIST!!
Holding on to the old, forfeits the future
LET GO.......
Greek word here means to put under ARREST
NO YOU ARE NOT LEAVING ME HERE LIKE I WAS!