Acts, chapter 4
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Apostles just healed a man who had been lame for over 40 years. Everybody knew this man, so this was a certified, verified miracle!
Peter saw a great opportunity to preach and took it.
1 As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
2 being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3 And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day, for it was already evening.
Arrested by the powers that be, because of them teaching about resurrection
Sadducees did not believe in that, ulterior motives
4 But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
Spiritual result was salvation of more people . . . in reality over 10K because of women, children
5 On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
6 and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of high-priestly descent.
7 When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”
all big wheels are there . . . explain yourself!!!
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people,
filled with Holy Spirit . . . I thought he was already filled? . . . more on that later
v. 8-11 Peter speaks about Jesus (who you crucified)
v. 13-18
they saw how confident Peter and John was, recognized they had been disciples of Jesus
they could not refute the miracle
never considered believing in Jesus
is there some area of your life that you never considered having faith in: giving, lifestyle
they just threatened them to stop preaching about Jesus
last person they threatened, they crucified
19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; 20 for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Peter: we will not stop spreading the news about Jesus, we must obey God
v. 21-23
they were threatened again
Peter and John went back and told fellow Christians what happened
24 And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, it is You who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them,
in the midst of this trouble, they begin to pray . . . imagine that
v 25 - 28
use scripture in their prayer
recognize that this threat is real . . . killed Jesus
29 “And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence, 30 while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
What did they pray for? confidence, boldness . . . more signs and wonders
What would we pray for? enemies to be defeated, don’t let threats come to pass
When they prayed, they prayed for the most important thing . . . power to become Jesus’ witnesses
31 And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
back to all filled with the Holy Spirit
When you truly accept Christ, the Holy Spirit comes to live in you
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
He is in you, like your body is a temple where the presence of God is
What made this possible? - bought with a price (Jesus suffer, bled, and died on the cross)
the Spirit takes us residence, but he does not take over, but he wants to take over
Examples:
30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
he can be disappointed, hurt, by your actions
19 Do not quench the Spirit;
Don’t shut him down, keep him under wraps
Think of inviting someone to live with you, who is in control?
who makes the house rules, who decides the temperature, who has the master bed-room?
in our lives there is a battle between the Spirit and the flesh over who will be in control
to be filled with the Spirit implies freedom for Him to occupy every part of our lives, guiding and controlling us. The spirit decides the house rules
indwelling, the spirit takes residence
filled, the Spirit takes over as president
that’s why Paul was always encouraging Christians to walk by spirit
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
let the spirit be in control
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
comparison to alcohol
be filled with the Holy Spirit the way people get filled with alchohol
the more you drink , the more the alcohol is in control
the more you pray, study, obey yield . . . the more the Spirit will be in control
so the disciples are seeking God’s will, totally . . . not even worried about threats, but their reaction to the threats
31 And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
when they yielded control, the Holy Spirit took control
and what did the Holy Spirit empower them to do?
speak with boldness
What have we seen the Holy Spirit do so far
cause people to speak in languages they had not learned
miracles were happening in the church
healed a lame man
gave peter words to say to church leaders
now gives them boldness
v. 32-37 talks about how everyone is sharing with each other
one guy named Barnabas must have given a lot, we will see him later