Bold Week 4

Bold Week 4

1. intro

   • been going through Acts 4
   • today Acts 5 - Bold Obedience
   • give short background
   • acts 5.17ff
   • amazing boldness, bold prayers, bold speaking
   • 3 prinicples that we experience when we obey

2. Bold obedience triggers opposition

   • 5.18
   • 2nd time in prison
   • often times we think opposition isn't fair
   • "God, I am serving you, why the trouble?"
   • if ur not ready for opposition, ur not ready to be used by God
   • b/c when you obey, opposition will come.
   • when I went to MBBC, started GPC, when we announced the move

3. Bold obedience releases God's working

   • 5.19
   • angel shows up, no big deal
   • instructs, and they go
   • but why are we surprised?
   • Mark and Wanda, GPC $$$

4. Bold obedience requires faith

   • 5.20
   • just told to go & do what got them thrown in jail for the 2nd time!
   • w/out faith, it is impossible to please God
   • they didn't know what was going to happen
   • but it didn't matter
   • finish the story (21b-42)

5. take home

   • Kinkade interview