05/21/2023
As we continue to make our way through God’s Big Story today we’re in the book of Acts. In Acts, we can read the story of the early church. We’ve talked before about how Jesus died and came back to life. Jesus then appeared to many of His friends and
followers before He returned to heaven to be with God. But Jesus didn’t leave His followers alone! As Jesus promised, God sent the Holy Spirit to help them. Through the help of God’s Spirit, the early church grew. And Jesus’ followers, including Peter and John, were a big part of that.
The religious leaders were so upset that Peter and John were telling people about Jesus that they threw Peter and John in prison overnight! They told Peter and John not to speak or teach at all in Jesus’ name. You can imagine how that went over! They replied...
“Which is right from God’s point of view? Should we listen to you? Or should we listen to God? You be the judges!
There’s nothing else we can do. We have to speak about the things we’ve seen and heard.”
The religious leaders couldn’t figure out what to do with Peter and John. So in the end, they warned them again and let them go.
Peter and John were confident because they knew God was with them, no matter what. That’s true for you, too.
God is with you no matter what!!
And THAT’S why you can be confident!