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Uncommon Prayer
Acts 4:23-31 | So Peter and John preach Jesus and the religious leaders don't respond too well to the whole thing. Threats are levied, a lot of tension is in the air, the response isn't great. So we have seen the religious leaders response, now how will the Jesus followers respond? What will be the response to the threats that have been thrown out? Peter and John will rejoin the group, relay the threats from the religious authorities, and then something so common among these early Jesus followers happens: they pray. But there are two elements to this prayer that makes this so uncommon. These two elements will transform the way we react to hardship that comes our way when we obey Jesus. These two elements will change the way we pray when life gets hard.
Acts 4:23-31 | So Peter and John preach Jesus and the religious leaders don't respond too well to the whole thing. Threats are levied, a lot of tension is in the air, the response isn't great.
So we have seen the religious leaders response, now how will the Jesus followers respond? What will be the response to the threats that have been thrown out? Peter and John will rejoin the group, relay the threats from the religious authorities, and then something so common among these early Jesus followers happens: they pray.
But there are two elements to this prayer that makes this so uncommon. These two elements will transform the way we react to hardship that comes our way when we obey Jesus. These two elements will change the way we pray when life gets hard.
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Uncommon Boldness
Acts 4:1-22 | We saw in last week's passage the power of God work through Peter to heal a beggar who couldn't walk. This has naturally attracted a crowd. Peter uses the opportunity to tell everyone about Jesus. But on the periphery, there are some people who don't like what's happening. It's the same group who didn't like what Jesus was up to. The religious authorities are going to interrupt the sermon this week, and Peter and John are going to jail. Their proclamation of Jesus is going to be met with strong opposition. Their proclamation of Jesus will cost them. Will they go on proclaiming even in the face of opposition? It's easy to witness about Jesus when the message is accepted and people are grateful to hear it. It is much more difficult when the message is met with opposition, backlash, and even anger. How do we persevere in boldness to witness for Christ in the face of opposition? What does this boldness look like and what should we expect?
Acts 4:1-22 | We saw in last week's passage the power of God work through Peter to heal a beggar who couldn't walk. This has naturally attracted a crowd. Peter uses the opportunity to tell everyone about Jesus. But on the periphery, there are some people who don't like what's happening. It's the same group who didn't like what Jesus was up to.
The religious authorities are going to interrupt the sermon this week, and Peter and John are going to jail. Their proclamation of Jesus is going to be met with strong opposition. Their proclamation of Jesus will cost them. Will they go on proclaiming even in the face of opposition?
It's easy to witness about Jesus when the message is accepted and people are grateful to hear it. It is much more difficult when the message is met with opposition, backlash, and even anger. How do we persevere in boldness to witness for Christ in the face of opposition? What does this boldness look like and what should we expect?
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Uncommon Witness
Acts 3:1-26 | Peter and John were walking into the temple area to pray when a beggar who couldn't walk began begging. While everyone else walked past, they stopped. The beggar thought he was about to get some change, instead his life was about to change. With the proof of a radically changed life in their midst, the people flocked to the scene. So what did Peter and John do? They told everyone what happened. They explained how this person everyone had seen for years in a helpless state was now radically transformed. In this sermon, we unpack the story and learn two characteristics that mark an uncommon witness for Christ. If Christ has called us to witness, let's witness in an uncommon way!
Acts 3:1-26 | Peter and John were walking into the temple area to pray when a beggar who couldn't walk began begging. While everyone else walked past, they stopped. The beggar thought he was about to get some change, instead his life was about to change.
With the proof of a radically changed life in their midst, the people flocked to the scene. So what did Peter and John do? They told everyone what happened. They explained how this person everyone had seen for years in a helpless state was now radically transformed.
In this sermon, we unpack the story and learn two characteristics that mark an uncommon witness for Christ. If Christ has called us to witness, let's witness in an uncommon way!
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What Now?
Acts 2:42-47 | Have you ever noticed that a fresh bonfire fire always burns brighter and hotter than fire that has been burning a while? I’m not much of an outside, nature guy, but I do know that there are a few things you can do to keep the fire burning hot and even see it grow stronger over time. In much the same way, if your passion for God has begun to dwindle and you long to rekindle the wonder of God back into your life, or perhaps you are currently experiencing the wonder of God and want to keep it, then join us as we discover what the early followers of Jesus did to not only accelerate their passion for God, but also experience something remarkably uncommon.
Acts 2:42-47 | Have you ever noticed that a fresh bonfire fire always burns brighter and hotter than fire that has been burning a while? I’m not much of an outside, nature guy, but I do know that there are a few things you can do to keep the fire burning hot and even see it grow stronger over time.
In much the same way, if your passion for God has begun to dwindle and you long to rekindle the wonder of God back into your life, or perhaps you are currently experiencing the wonder of God and want to keep it, then join us as we discover what the early followers of Jesus did to not only accelerate their passion for God, but also experience something remarkably uncommon.
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