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Intro:
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Antithesis
The church has buildings but little boldness.
The church has numbers but little nerve.
The church has comfort but little courage.
The church has status but little spirit.
The church has prestige but little power.
Jones, G. C. (1986).
1000 illustrations for preaching and teaching (p.
65).
Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers.
TS:
Peter and John’s experience did not frighten or discourage the other disciples, but exhilarated them.
They took confidence in God’s sovereign control of all events, even their sufferings.
Furthermore, they were comforted that the opposition whom they were facing was foreseen in the OT (vv. 25, 26).
In the face of persecution and threats, they prayed for even boldness.
This is one of the greatest prayers recorded and a good example for us.
RS:
I. People's Response
1. United Prayer
A. Unified Body
raised their voice with one accord
They began from a place of unity
As one, they were agreeing as they sought the Lord
B. Acknowledged God's Lordship
They prayed to The Sovereign Lord, the creator of the whole universe.
This prayer comes from a place of submission
They didn't go making demands of Him
They didn't obligate Him to anything!
“Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them"
He is God
He is the Creator
created heaven, earth, and the sea and all inhabitants
2. Based On the Word of God
Recognized God's Purpose being carried out
They saw the events as a fulfillment of
They made the connection between what was happening, and what the word had declared centuries before!
Jesus had also warned of this time of persecution:
AP: we should make the connection between the world and the world in which we live.
bring the wisdom of the word of God to bear on situation in which we find ourselves
Living by His word:
we know the way He wants us to go
we glorify Him in obedience
we proclaim Him
3. Petitioned for More Boldness!
Now remember:
Peter and John had been arrested
They spend the night in jail
They appeared before the very court which had condemned Jesus and manipulated the crowd and Pilate into doing their dirty work!
Yet, They didn't seek deliverance
They didn't cry out for justice
They didn't complain that life wasn't fair
They didn't demand the wicked enemies be slain
Instead, they asked to be more bold!
They wanted a holy boldness so they could get in more trouble!
They wanted courage and strength to keep being faithful:
they had declared they must obey God not man
Now they ask for the Lord to empower them to carry it out!
“Do not pray for easy lives,” wrote Phillips Brooks.
“Pray to be stronger men and women.
Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.”
So that:
They may speak His word
notice the content: the word of God
Not their ideas
Not their dreams
Holy Word of God
That is the content of the message to be proclaimed!
God's word!
Signs and wonders be worked
That God would move in ways to glorify Himself and draw men to Him
Miracles and signs were never worked just to say that they had been worked.
They glorified GOD
They authenticated His message
Prophets
Jesus
Apostles
II.
God's Response
A. God blessed the young church with a physical sign:
He shook the house!
B. They were filled with the Holy Spirit
This is the promised One Jesus had often referred to
The first church was to wait for the Spirit and then go out and serve in the power of the Spirit
we now see them fully in phase 2
the lame man had been healed
Peter has now twice boldly proclaimed the gospel and a multitude had been saved
Here they were filled to overflowing
We minister and serve in the power of the Spirit
The wording here is keep on being filled
Submit to His control and Lordship
Follow His prompting
Serve in His power
C.
They spoke the word with boldness
Their prayer was answered YES!
God can say:
Yes
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