Sifting, Submitting and Strengthening

Sifting, Submitting and Strengthening

Blessings and grace to you. We spent a few minutes (48 minutes or so) exploring a few thoughts from Acts 3, Acts 4 and 1 Peter 5. Lord willing there will be a little something to encourage and edify you in it. Blessings…

I know of nothing or anyone who leads, feeds and meets the needs of His sheep, like Jesus. Don't be shocked when He says He's not going to fix it. He knows what's best... and we can trust what He knows, even when His best seems undesirable and unbearable at the moment. And we can either press Him to "fix it," to our own demise and frustration, or surrender to Him "fixing us, for it," that we might be used to bring Him glory, through the hope builders of His grace.

God will put a recognizable step and song in you that others will see.

A Recognizable Confidence and Courage

The Boldness of the Brethren

While in our Acts series, we took a closer look at the work of the Holy Spirit, as He glorifies the redeeming life, message, death, resurrection and promised coming of Jesus, through the Spirit filled life of the disciples, as they gave themselves to reach, teach, equip and mobilize the body of Christ.

A courageous confidence that could be seen… in those on mission WITH Jesus.

They gave what and who they had : Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

They gave Jesus to the lame man.
They gave Jesus to the temple goers.
They gave Jesus to the religious leaders.

They gave all they had… freely, joyfully and convincingly.

The stayed Connected and kept company with Jesus.
They remained Confident in the Father and His Sovereign work.
They courageously yielded and rested in the filling and influence of the Spirit.

We see a simple, yet, p