"5,000 men were saved." "They saw the boldness of Peter and John.

Reading Acts chapter 4…📖
"5,000 men were saved, by number alone…"
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"They were astonished to see the boldness of Peter and John, and to find that they were both uneducated, ordinary men…😱"
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It is written❗️
It describes how these disciples, who were fishermen and… uneducated, became speakers of God’s wisdom, and how those who were timid became bold.
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Despite the repeated threats, Peter and John…
They were not afraid.
Verse 19,
"Consider whether it is right before God to obey you and not God.
We cannot help but tell you what we have seen and heard."…
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They… were no longer the kind of people who ran away when problems arose, as before❗️.
… Their faces… their eyes… were not focused on what others thought.
Their faces were looking up…
And they were looking only to the Lord Jesus, to God the Father.

It was the power of the Holy Spirit that dramatically transformed the disciples.

...It is also the Holy Spirit that will make you a warrior!

When you are filled with the Holy Spirit...you will begin to walk while seeing the face of God!

...For the Holy Spirit to come upon you, you must: ① pray. Next, praise, read the Bible, and share the Gospel!

Then, you will experience an unknown power welling up from within, something that is not yourself.
You will be surprised at the incredible things you say when you evangelize!
...That too will become a reality when you are filled with the Holy Spirit!

...Won't you also be filled with the Holy Spirit?

The same thing that happened to Peter and John will happen to you.

Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.