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Introduction
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Identifying with Peter and John (vv.13-14)
1) Peter and John were bold in the Lord - ‘now when they saw their boldness’
Peter and John had already shown courage and boldness facing the Sanhedrin’s last week.
They faced the questioning.
They had faced the threats.
They had faced the crowds.
Now, they stand before the Sanhedrin, after spending the night in jail, they faced the Sanhedrin once again.
They did not back down.
They once again showed boldness.
What we need from Christians today is boldness to stand for the truth and not back down.
Peter and John’s boldness was apparent that the Sanhedrin took notice, Now when they say the boldness of Peter and John.
When one stand for the Lord and stands with boldness, those going against you take notice.
They notice that it’s not you that is bold.
They notice that it is nothing about you that causes you to be bold.
They realize that there is something different about you and your spirit that causes you to be bold.
It was the same for Peter and John.
Let us realize...
2) Peter and John were vulnerable
Peter and John had no formal training, unlearned and ignorant men.
They had not been seminary.
They had not been Bible college.
They were normal people without education at all.
They were fishermen.
They were trained to fish just as their father and their grandfather before them.
Under normal circumstances these two men would of coward down.
They would have been intimidated under normal circumstances and would have given up.
Not only did Peter and John have no formal education, they had no religious credentials.
They weren’t part of the Sanhedrin.
They weren’t Sadducees.
They weren’t Pharisees.
They definitively were not the high priest or one of the temple guards.
They had no education, no power, no credentials.
They were nobodies in the eye of the Sanhedrin and yet they stood with boldness despite their vulnerabilities.
3) Peter and John were taught by Jesus - ‘they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus’
Within their boldness, within their stance, one thing was certain, they had been with Jesus, they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Peter and John may have been unlearned and ignorant men.
They have been simple fisherman, but these two men stood under an authority greater than themselves.
They stood under the authority of the Holy Spirit.
They realized that religion was not the answer.
Religion was not going to save them.
The religious leaders had put their Lord on the Cross.
They were going to stand with boldness and fight all opposition to the Cross.
Their relationship with Christ was so apparent.
This relationship with Christ is what scared the Sanhedrin most of all.
Brothers and sisters, let our lives be a life that truly reveals that we have been with Christ.
Recognizing the dilemma of the Sanhedrin (vv.15-17)
1) The Sanhedrin recognized their vulnerability
Look the enemy knows when you are vulnerable.
The enemy knows where you are vulnerable.
The enemy wishes to do everything that he can do to exploit this vulnerability.
It was these vulnerabilities that the Sanhedrin were attempting to exploit and take advantage of.
This is what the enemy does.
This is why we are to be suited up in the Lord daily.
For the enemy seeks to destroy you.
This is what the enemy does.
This is his battle field.
This is his tactic.
2) The Sanhedrin could not deny the miracle
What had taken place was undeniable.
God had given a sign of the power of Christ.
God had brought healing to this man, who had been crippled since birth...
And the evidence was there, and the truth had been declared: this man was healed by and name of Jesus Christ.
This man was saved not in part but the whole.
He was healed physically and spiritually.
3) The Sanhedrin could not prosecute them
Despite the accusations, the threats, and the anger of the Sanhedrin, they could not deny the miracle, they could not what had been seen and because of the people, they could not prosecute them.
Remember, although the Sanhedrin wanted them to get quiet.
Wanted to stop preaching in Jesus name.
God had already worked a miracle.
God had already shown out.
God had already revealed that salvation and healing comes through Jesus Christ alone.
Acts 4:21b (Wordstudy KJV)
21b ...for all men glorified God for [that which was done.]
The enemy wants to destroy you, intimidate you, and hurt you.
However, we are called to stand bold for the Lord.
He will protect us.
Remain obedient (vv.18-22)
1) The name of Jesus will be attacked (vv.18-20)
I asked this question last week, why is that Jesus’ name, God, can be attacked, blasphemed, mocked, etc. and it’s okay.
However, no other name is mocked.
No other false deity or religion is attacked.
Why?
Because there is power in the name of Jesus.
There is power for healing and redemption.
It is this same name that the Sanhedrin did not want mentioned or preached, And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
The world hates Jesus because Satan hates Jesus.
It is this name that threatens the enemy more than anything.
For it is at this name that salvation comes.
2) The threats will come (vv.18, 21a)
They commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus.
They continued the threats even after Peter and John gave their response, So when they had further threatened them.
The enemy is going to do whatever he can to get you quiet.
He will threaten and attack your health, your family, your wealth, your person, your ministry, whatever area he can.
However, even when you find yourself being attacked in all areas, do not back down.
Stand firm and fight for the faith.
The enemy cannot do anymore than God will allow him to do.
Even in this case, the Sanhedrin could threaten but could only do that.
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