Opportunities | Disciples Who Make Disciples
Disciples Who Make Disciples
“Opportunities”
Acts 4:23-29
“Come follow Me and I will MAKE you FISHERS of MEN.”
Mark 1:17
Mark 1:17
DISCIPLES who make DISCIPLES.
We’re glad somebody told US about Jesus…Don’t expect ME to tell somebody else about Jesus.
Why? We’re AFRAID
As Jesus’ disciples who make disciples, even in the face of genuine FEAR there is reason not to be AFRAID.
“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have SEEN and HEARD.”
Acts 4:20
Acts 4:20
“SALVATION is found in no one else for there is no other NAME under heaven GIVEN to humanity by which we must be SAVED.”
Acts 4:12
Acts 4:12
The message of salvation is NOT an INTUITIVE message.
Acts 4:23-29 – pg. 1,697
v.24 “When they heard this, they RASIED their VOICES together in PRAYER to God.”
v.24 “SOVEREIGN Lord, You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and EVERYTHING in them.”
v.28 “They did what your POWER and WILL had decided beforehand should happen.”
v.29 “Now Lord, CONSIDER their threats and ENABLE your servants to SPEAK your word with great BOLDNESS.”
They were beginning to understand that SOVEREIGN God is always at work, to ACCOMPLISH what He’s PROMISED. And He’s invited US into the process.
Boldness isn’t LOUDNESS and it isn’t WEIRDNESS.
Boldness is simply SPEAKING up when the OPPORTUNITY comes up.
Listen for the ‘three nots’: Not in CHURCH… Not going WELL… Not PREPARED.