What is our Church known For?
And He said to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer; (Matthew 21:13)
Unless God Shows Up
She, greatly distressed, prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. 11 She made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant… 19 Then they arose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned again to their house in Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her (1 Samuel 1:10-11,19)
The Reality the Response the Reward
And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole (Acts 2:2). And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance (Acts 2:4). Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people (Acts 4:8) And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were…
Response to Adversity
13 Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus. 18 And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather…
Reality of Adversity
And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. (Acts 4:3-4)
We need Jesus
But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!” (Acts 3:6)
Intro: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
Order my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me. (Psalm 119:133) Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts (Psalm 119:73).
God’s Word Deals with Evil
Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God (Psalm 119:115)
God’s Word Guides Me
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.. (Psalm 119:105)
God’s Word is God’s Word! (God Said it – That Settles It)
Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven. (Psalm 119:89)