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MAY 8, 2022
STUDY NOTES
ACTS 5:41-42
BIBLE TEACHER:
CLIFTON JONES
LIVING DAILY FOR CHRIST
INTRODUCTION
The day is fast approaching in America when Christians are going to have to make a choice
The choice that the Apostles had to make, Act 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said,
We ought to obey God rather than men.
They said, “We ought to obey God rather than men,” referring to the daily decisions of their life
The choice will not be easy for us because of worldly influence and Satan’s temptations to disobey God
Obedience to God will come through prayer, the Holy Spirit, Bible study, and Christian fellowship
You must know your Bible, pay attention to the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, Mat 5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
They were persecuted for righteousness sake, which is a daily life for Christ, Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye,
when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake.
Jesus said the persecution will be on account of me, “for my sake,” living daily for Christ, Mat 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets
which were before you.
There is a promise, “great is your reward in Heaven”
Those words still apply to the faithful Christian of today, 2Ti 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in
Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
According to Paul, all who claim to be Christians will not suffer persecution
But “all that will live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution”
To live a Godly life is to “live daily for Christ,” the choice is not that difficult when you understand,
Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him
which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
The choice is ours, the “Three Hebrew Children” made a choice (Daniel 3:16-18)
Read of their miraculous deliverance and the change in King Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 3:19-30)
Daniel himself is another example of obeying God rather than men (Daniel 6)
The daily life of the early church is the example that we must follow today, 1Th 1:6 And ye became
followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
The Thessalonians experienced the same joy the Apostles did--Act 5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted
worthy to suffer shame for his name.
“And they departed from the presence of the council,” who had threatened them and beat them,
Act 5:40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they
commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
(Where did they go?)
Their experience with the Sanhedrin Court does not sound like a time to be rejoicing
But the Apostles departed from the presence of the council “rejoicing,” we are told why
They had a good reason for rejoicing, “they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name”
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The rejoicing face of the Apostles did not reveal the pain in their backs from their being beaten
But it did reveal the joy that was in their heart because they were “Living Daily For Christ”
Their rejoicing in the Lord was not a natural experience, but a supernatural work of the Spirit in them
The world in which we live today doesn’t give us much to rejoice about, but God does every day
“Joy” is probably one of the most important subjects for us to study in this present day
The world’s current conditions of life offer very little to rejoice over day by day
Read the book of Philippians, the book of “Joy,” Paul wants us to understand the truth of joy
The word joy is found 5 times in Philippians, and the word rejoice is found 9 times
You cannot go to a dictionary and get the true meaning of “joy” you must go to the Bible
According to the dictionary, both joy and happiness are dependent upon what happens
According to the Bible, Biblical joy can be ours regardless of what happens
In fact, the time of Christian joy may be the greatest when the circumstances are the most painful
The true experience of joy can only be through the Person and Work of Jesus within us
Joy is the results of knowing Jesus, trusting His decisions for our life, and living “daily” for Jesus
Joy begins with Jesus and continues to be ours throughout life because Jesus is with us
Joy is more than knowing who Jesus is, it is experienced when we let Jesus be who He is in us
Which is exactly what we find in Acts 5 concerning Peter and the Apostles
Later, Peter wrote about rejoicing in time of suffering for the name of Jesus, 1Pe 4:14 If ye be reproached
for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he
is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
The “rest” of God is upon the one who is being persecuted for “Living Daily For Christ”
That which rest upon them is a special touch of the Holy Spirit during their time of persecution
The Christian does not have to die and go to heaven before they experience the “Spirit of Glory”
This glory of the Holy Spirit is for now, for the Christian who remains faithful during persecution
Scripture often speaks of our “daily”” duties as a Christian, Christianity is a “daily” lifestyle
Satan is telling the world that Christianity is a thing of the past, in some churches it may be
Too many churches today are living in the past, still talking about what they once did
People are concerned about their daily physical life, what must we do to stay physically strong?
Christians must be concerned about their spiritual life, what must we do to stay spiritually strong?
Scripture has much to say about “LIVING DAILY FOR CHRIST”
Act 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus
Christ.
The Apostles were rejoicing, but because of this verse the Sanhedrin Council was not rejoicing
The Sanhedrin told the Apostles not to go anywhere and speak in Jesus’ name, they went everywhere
Act 8:4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
In our study of Acts, we recently talked about how the church has lost its influence in America today
There was a day when school boards would not allow after school activities on Wednesdays
Because Wednesday night was church night, they expected people to go to church on Wednesday night
City councils and commissioner courts planned no social activities for the public on Sundays
Because Sunday was church day, the family was to be in church on Sunday
Stores were closed on Sunday because you did not shop on Sunday, you were to go to church
Church was a meaningful place, for a meaningful experience, to meet with God and God’s people
Why is it that the meeting of the church is not considered in the plans of the world’s activities today?
Sunday is now a day filled with all kinds of worldly events and activities for the entire family
What happened to the respect, reverence, and importance of the church for today?
We cannot blame it on the present decisions of school boards, city councils, or commissioner courts
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The church of today must look at its calendar of activities and the daily schedule of Christians
Before we do that let’s look at the daily life of the early church, “daily” was an important point for them
“Daily” there was desire, determination, zeal, commitment, and perseverance for Christ
This is the last time we read of the ministry of the Apostles “in the temple,” why?
It appears that the Holy Spirit was guiding their ministry through the order that God had given (Acts 1:8)
The gospel was to be presented to the Jews first, the “Temple” is where the Jews worshipped
The gospel was then to be preached in Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost part of the earth
In-order to fulfill their mission, there must be a “daily” commitment which we find in the early church
There is to be a “daily death,” 1Co 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our
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