- The issue was: The subsequent preaching of the resurrection, the authority of Jesus, and response of the crowd, that resulted in their arrest and their trial.
- After Jesus rose from the grave, ascended into heaven, when his church began to declare his resurrection, everything shifts.
- Note two totally different world views. You are Living, right now, in Acts chapter 4.
The Sadducees, embraced a philosophy.
Peter and John, embraced God’s presence.
The Sadducees, had a philosophy of life.
Peter and John, had the presence of God.
The Sadducees, had an argument,
Peter and John, had God with them.
- Truth isn’t determined by counting hands, or consultative processes, or impact statement writers. Truth is declared by God.
- “They were recognised as having been with Jesus”.
- Our opportunity is not in debate, but in living.
- We need to stop being a phantom people, and be a present people.
- A Spirit-controlled believer, a Spirit-controlled church can never be silenced.