3. And more than ever believers were added to the
Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that
they even carried out the sick into the streets and
laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by
at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The
people also gathered from the towns around
Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with
4. unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the
high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that
is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with
jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in
the public prison.
- Acts 5:14-21
(ESV)
5. And the word of God continued to increase, and the
number of the disciples multiplied greatly in
Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became
obedient to the faith.
- Acts 6:7 (ESV)
6. But the word of God increased and multiplied.
- Acts 12:24
(ESV)
7. The same God who loved multiplication
THEN still loves it TODAY!
11. What Does Multiplication Look Like?
1)Disciples Making Disciples
2)Dramatic Life Change
3)Unlikely People Finding Grace
12. Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in
such a short time you can persuade me to be a
Christian?”
Paul replied, “Short time or long—I pray to God that
not only you but all who are listening to me today
may become what I am, except for these chains.”
- Acts 26:28-29 (NIV)