Acts 5:12-20
Reactions to the life and work of the apostles
1. They became believers.
2. They were curious about the message.
3. They were threatened by the apostles
uses of the word “life”
1. a synonym for Jesus
2. what Jesus came to do
3. what happens to the individual who receives Christ as Savior
Ogilvie- “Our task is to live a life that demands explanation.”
People will react to us as they did to the apostles.
Requirements of speaking this life
1. Courage
We must obey God rather than men.
2. Clarity
Peter used the interrogation to share the essentials of the gospel story.
3. Confidence
Others can sense our uncertainty.
4. Condition
Obedience is the secret to spiritual strength.
Obedience leads to life, performance to death.
“Day after day in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
1. They became believers.
2. They were curious about the message.
3. They were threatened by the apostles
uses of the word “life”
1. a synonym for Jesus
2. what Jesus came to do
3. what happens to the individual who receives Christ as Savior
Ogilvie- “Our task is to live a life that demands explanation.”
People will react to us as they did to the apostles.
Requirements of speaking this life
1. Courage
We must obey God rather than men.
2. Clarity
Peter used the interrogation to share the essentials of the gospel story.
3. Confidence
Others can sense our uncertainty.
4. Condition
Obedience is the secret to spiritual strength.
Obedience leads to life, performance to death.
“Day after day in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
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