Seeing The Bigger Picture: Acts 4:23-38 “23) When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24) And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, “O

The Unforeseen Benefit of Persecution and Suffering: Acts 4:21-22 “21) When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened; 22) for the man was more than

The Secret to Unshakable Faith: Acts 4:18-20 “18) And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19) But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give

An Anti-Christ Agenda: Acts 4:14-20 “14) And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply. 15) But when they had ordered them to go outside of the Council, they began to confer with one another, 16) saying, “What shall we do

Introduction to the Doctrine of Suffering: Acts 4:14-17 “14) And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply. 15) But when they had ordered them to leave the Council, they began to confer with one another, 16) saying, “What shall we

Stamped by the Presence of God: Acts 4:13 “13) Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.” Acts‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ Spending time with Jesus has an affect on

Sex is your God when You: Fantasize over it: Pornography Exploit others for it: Fornication Suffer for it: Venereal Diseases Cheat for it: Infidelity Destroy a family over it: Divorce Kill for it: Abortion Pay for it: Prostitution Hunt Children for it: Pedophilia Destroy others for it: Sex trafficking Become

Only One Name: Acts 4:8-12 “8) Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people, 9) if we are on trial today for a benefit done to a sick man, as to how this man has been made well, 10) let it be

The Council of Intimidation: Acts 4:5-7 “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 Public Confrontation: Acts 4:1-4 “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

Moses and the Promise Land Analogy: Acts 3:21-26 “21) whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time. 22) Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me

The Coming Time of Restoration: Acts 3:19-21 “19) Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; 20) and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, 21) whom heaven must