"The apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade. No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed.
Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. "Go, stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people the full message of this new life."
At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people."
Notes taken from Isaac Hunter's sermon (05/17/09):
*"None of us has strayed so far that we are out of reach of His loving, merciful arms."
*"Follow people who are intentional about following Jesus."
*"These people were living out unity, where division was the exception, rather than the rule. They had a common faith, common Savior, too big for any one person to accomplish."
*Ephesians 4:3 says, "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."
*"Unity is a bi-product of the bigger picture. Unity, not uniformity."
*"When the church stops being on a mission, they start to turn, start to fight."
*"Don't quit, God has great things for you. Don't put extra barriers up; move forward and do what God calls you to do."
*"God is the deliverer of His people. No man-made prison can hold you. God still delivers His people for the sake of those who need deliverance."
Nehemiah 2:5
"and I answered the king, "If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my fathers are buried so that I can rebuild it."2 Corinthians 4:6-7
"For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness, made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."
John 1:16
"From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another."
Micah 4:2
"Many nations will come and say,
"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths."
The law will go out from Zion,
the word of the LORD from Jerusalem."
Hebrews 9:14
"How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!"
Isaiah 6:8
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"
