Acts Part 4

(Acts 5:12-42, Acts Chapter 6)

Acts 5:12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

The Apostles Heal Many and are Prosecuted.

If you want to stay under the radar, healing people in crowds was probably not the way to go.  However, the apostles were not concerned with staying quietly out of trouble.  They had A___________ God to make them bold and the crowds gathering and the sick being healed is evidence that God H______________ their prayer and strengthened them.

Imagine how the apostles must have felt being put in jail for O___________ God.

Nobody would take the risks the apostles took or endure the punishments they endured unless they truly B_______________.

The Choosing of the Seven.

The apostles gave the G_______________ for the selection of the seven men, the people C___________ the seven who they felt met the guidelines, and then the apostles L______ H_________ on them (meaning they ordained them) to fulfill this need.

The persecution of Stephen.

They twisted Stephens words and used trumped up lies to D_____________ Stephen and to call his character into question.

Take Away Lesson: Neither persecution from without nor pressures from within can defeat a church comprised of Spirit-filled believers who honor God and respect His Holy Word.