After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened. For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old. On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “ ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed one.’ Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.
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God wants to fill you up with His Holy Spirit. He wants to use you to change this world, to bring hope. He wants to fill us with His presence, so much so that we will overflow to a world that is hungry and thirsty. We are to be earthen vessels filled with the treasure of heaven. The people of the world need this treasure. They need Jesus.
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Is there such a thing as the baptism in the Holy Spirit? Of course! How it differs from the receiving of the spirit and where you can find it in the Bible, you can read in this plan. You will also learn why we receive the Spirit and what the effects are.
In a time of opposition and uncertainty, the early Church didn’t shrink back—they prayed boldly, spoke courageously, and lived in radical unity. This 4-day Bible study through Acts 4 invites you to explore how the Holy Spirit empowered ordinary people to follow Jesus with courage and love. With journal prompts and reflective questions, this plan will help you grow in boldness, community, and trust in God's unstoppable mission.
Feeling like you don’t have much to offer? You’re not alone. But you don't have to feel this way. Through the Holy Spirit, God empowers everyday people to do extraordinary things in his name. In this plan, you’ll explore how the Spirit works through you to bring healing, hope, and truth. It is your moment to step up, speak out, and follow where he leads.
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