The priests, captain of the temple guard, and Sadducees arrested Peter and John for teaching about Jesus' resurrection, which disturbed them. The next day, they were questioned by the high priest and others about by what power they healed a crippled man. Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, boldly proclaimed that it was by the name of Jesus Christ that the man was healed. When they saw the courage of Peter and John, ordinary men who had been with Jesus, they were astonished.

1. Acts 4:1-2
The priests and the captain of the temple guard
and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John
while they were speaking to the people. They
were greatly disturbed because the apostles
were teaching the people and proclaiming in
Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
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2. Acts 4:3-4
They seized Peter and John, and because it was
evening, they put them in jail until the next day.
But many who heard the message believed, and
the number of men grew to about five thousand.
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3. Acts 4:5-7
The next day the rulers, elders, and teachers of
the law met in Jerusalem. Annas the high priest
was there, and so were Caiaphas, John,
Alexander and the other men of the high priest’s
family. They had Peter and John brought before
them and began to question them: ‘By what
power or what name did you do this?’
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4. Acts 4:8-10
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to
them: ‘Rulers and elders of the people! If we are
being called to account today for an act of
kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how
he was healed, then know this, you and all the
people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God
raised from the dead, that this man stand before
you healed.
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5. Acts 4:11-12
“He is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which
has become the capstone.’ Salvation is found in
no one else, for there is no other name under
heaven given to men by which we must be
saved.’”
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6. Acts 4:13
When they saw the courage of Peter and John
and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary
men, they were astonished and they took note
that these men had been with Jesus.
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7. In the Holy Spirit the ORDINARY became
EXTRAORDINARY.
Many of us are locked
behind INVISIBLE bars of our
own making.

8. The people who had Jesus crucified have their
SIGHTS on Peter and John.
When adversity comes we can FOCUS on
who/what is against us or Who is in you.
The Holy Spirit takes ADVERSITY
and creates opportunity.
The ‘leaders’ were disturbed by
WHO was teaching and WHAT
they were teaching.

9. Put yourself in places to GROW and ask Him to
lead in sharing what you KNOW.
The Holy Spirit gives
WISDOM and BOLDNESS

10. I don’t think we should rule out the MIRACULOUS
nor discount the extraordinary in the ORDINARY.
Sometimes we put too much EMPHASIS on what
we don’t have (ie. Training, etc) and not enough on
the Holy Spirit Who is in us.
The Holy Spirit ENABLES us
to do what we otherwise
could not do.

11. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Identify my “invisible bars”
( ) Evaluate how I navigate adversity. Do I stew or
learn something new for God to use?
( ) Take steps to grow in what I know
( ) Ask God for boldness in stepping out expecting
Him to step in.
( ) Other________________________