Sunday November 4, 2007

IN TROUBLE FOR JESUS

In Acts 3, we read about Peter and John praying, in Jesus name, for a crippled man to walk...and the man did! Do you think that you would get in trouble if you helped someone walk? No way! People would be amazed and very pleased that you were able to help the man. In the Bible, it says that man people who saw the crippled man walking "were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened..." (Acts 3:10). BUT the religious leaders that had wanted Jesus killed were not happy that Peter and John were saying, "You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead." (Acts 3:15) They did not believe that Jesus was God's Son and rose from the dead. They didn't believe in miracles being performed in Jesus name. So they put Peter and John in jail! But guess what is so amazing? Even when Jesus' disciples were put in jail many people still believed in Jesus and became Christians. Nothing can stop the power of the Holy Spirit.

THIS WEEKS MEMORY VERSE
"And they...spoke the word of God boldy." (Acts 4:31)