{"id":2139,"date":"2024-01-11T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T20:26:21","slug":"1-11-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/1-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Four | The Book of Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-0\">Acts 4<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Devotional by Jeremy Hamblen<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Read Acts <\/strong>4<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-b058165 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-b058165-wrapper.ugb-container__wrapper{border-radius:12px !important;background-color:rgba(240,240,240,1) !important}.ugb-b058165-wrapper.ugb-container__wrapper:before{background-color:#f0f0f0 !important}.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h1,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h2,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h3,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h4,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h5,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h6{color:#222222}.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > p,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > ol li,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > ul li{color:#222222}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper.ugb-container__content-wrapper{width:100% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-b058165-wrapper ugb--shadow-3\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-b058165-content-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acts 4<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peter and John Before the Council<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4&nbsp;<\/strong>And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and&nbsp;the captain of the temple and&nbsp;the Sadducees came upon them,&nbsp;<sup>2&nbsp;<\/sup>greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming&nbsp;in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.&nbsp;<sup>3&nbsp;<\/sup>And they arrested them and&nbsp;put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.&nbsp;<sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup>But many of those who had heard the word believed, and&nbsp;the number of the men came to about five thousand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>5&nbsp;<\/sup>On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,&nbsp;<sup>6&nbsp;<\/sup>with&nbsp;Annas the high priest and&nbsp;Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.&nbsp;<sup>7&nbsp;<\/sup>And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired,&nbsp;\u201cBy what power or&nbsp;by what name did you do this?\u201d&nbsp;<sup>8&nbsp;<\/sup>Then Peter,&nbsp;filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, \u201cRulers of the people and elders,&nbsp;<sup>9&nbsp;<\/sup>if we are being examined today&nbsp;concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,&nbsp;<sup>10&nbsp;<\/sup>let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that&nbsp;by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified,&nbsp;whom God raised from the dead\u2014by him this man is standing before you well.&nbsp;<sup>11&nbsp;<\/sup>This Jesus&nbsp;is the stone that was&nbsp;rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.&nbsp;<sup>12&nbsp;<\/sup>And there is&nbsp;salvation&nbsp;in no one else, for&nbsp;there is no other&nbsp;name under heaven given among men&nbsp;by which we must be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>13&nbsp;<\/sup>Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.&nbsp;<sup>14&nbsp;<\/sup>But seeing the man who was healed&nbsp;standing beside them,&nbsp;they had nothing to say in opposition.&nbsp;<sup>15&nbsp;<\/sup>But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,&nbsp;<sup>16&nbsp;<\/sup>saying,&nbsp;\u201cWhat shall we do with these men? For that&nbsp;a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.&nbsp;<sup>17&nbsp;<\/sup>But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them&nbsp;to speak no more to anyone in this name.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>18&nbsp;<\/sup>So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.&nbsp;<sup>19&nbsp;<\/sup>But Peter and John answered them,&nbsp;\u201cWhether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,&nbsp;<sup>20&nbsp;<\/sup>for&nbsp;we cannot but speak of what&nbsp;we have seen and heard.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>21&nbsp;<\/sup>And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them,&nbsp;because of the people, for all were praising God&nbsp;for what had happened.&nbsp;<sup>22&nbsp;<\/sup>For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Believers Pray for Boldness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>23&nbsp;<\/sup>When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.&nbsp;<sup>24&nbsp;<\/sup>And when they heard it, they lifted their voices&nbsp;together to God and said, \u201cSovereign Lord,&nbsp;who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,&nbsp;<sup>25&nbsp;<\/sup>who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,&nbsp;said by the Holy Spirit,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018Why did the Gentiles rage,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the peoples plot in vain?<br><sup>26&nbsp;<\/sup>The kings of the earth set themselves,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;the rulers were gathered together,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;against the Lord and against his&nbsp;Anointed\u2019\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>27&nbsp;<\/sup>for truly in this city there were gathered together against your&nbsp;holy servant Jesus,&nbsp;whom you anointed, both&nbsp;Herod and&nbsp;Pontius Pilate, along&nbsp;with the Gentiles and&nbsp;the peoples of Israel,&nbsp;<sup>28&nbsp;<\/sup>to do whatever your hand and&nbsp;your plan had predestined to take place.&nbsp;<sup>29&nbsp;<\/sup>And now, Lord,&nbsp;look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all&nbsp;boldness,&nbsp;<sup>30&nbsp;<\/sup>while&nbsp;you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed&nbsp;through the name of your&nbsp;holy servant Jesus.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>31&nbsp;<\/sup>And when they had prayed,&nbsp;the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and&nbsp;they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and&nbsp;continued to speak the word of God with boldness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They Had Everything in Common<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>32&nbsp;<\/sup>Now the full number of those who believed were of&nbsp;one heart and&nbsp;soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but&nbsp;they had everything in common.&nbsp;<sup>33&nbsp;<\/sup>And with great&nbsp;power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and&nbsp;great grace was upon them all.&nbsp;<sup>34&nbsp;<\/sup>There was not a needy person among them, for&nbsp;as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold&nbsp;<sup>35&nbsp;<\/sup>and&nbsp;laid it at the apostles&#8217; feet, and&nbsp;it was distributed to each as any had need.&nbsp;<sup>36&nbsp;<\/sup>Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means&nbsp;son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,&nbsp;<sup>37&nbsp;<\/sup>sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and&nbsp;laid it at the apostles&#8217; feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;font-size:12px\">Scripture quotations are from the ESV\u00ae Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version\u00ae), copyright \u00a9 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Devotional<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">There\u2019s nothing like the local church when the local church is working right, and in today\u2019s reading the first local church is just showing off. Following the healing of the lame beggar and Peter\u2019s message in the temple, chapter four documents the first persecution of the Christian church and her response to it. The Sadducean leaders did not believe in resurrection, so they found Peter and John\u2019s preaching offensive, leading to their arrest and trial before the Sanhedrin. Filled with the Spirit, Peter boldly responds to the charges without giving an inch, and together with John, they effectively say, \u201csorry, not sorry\u201d to the council\u2019s warning to cease preaching in Jesus\u2019 name.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">If you put yourself in their shoes, this was an incredible scene, and it explains why their experience inspired the Christians to gather and pray for boldness in their mission, further embodying and expanding the renown of their unity.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Taking chapter four as a whole, we can see that Luke is highlighting three key disciplines of the ideal church, especially in the face of persecution. These are churches that:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">1) <strong>Proclaim truth<\/strong> (v. 1-22): As Peter and John stood firm in the face of daunting peril, we must also hold steadfast to our mission of sharing the good news amidst our trials, anchored in the unshakeable confidence that our God is faithful to his promises, and in the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit that works through us.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">2) <strong>Pray together<\/strong> (v. 23-31): In the manner of the early believers who fervently sought God&#8217;s strength for missional fortitude in the face of certain persecution, we too should approach the throne of grace with similar resolve, recognizing our utter dependence on him, and seeking to align our hearts and wills with God\u2019s divine purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">3)<strong> Provide for each other <\/strong>(v. 32-37): Like the Christian community that was so unified that Luke described them as having \u201cone heart and one soul,\u201d our mission extends beyond mere togetherness; it involves actively meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those within our fellowship and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">You may have noticed that in all these disciplines, there is an additional characteristic that binds them together: Unity. Peter and John were unified in message and mission, the church prayed together corporately, and their provision was a communal activity. These are the hallmarks of a church working right, and there is nothing like that church!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Social media and the internet can make it easy to experience cheap unity (you can find anyone just like you behind that smartphone!), but when it comes to your local church, how can you foster a greater sense of unity, and how can that help you demonstrate boldness in the way you proclaim, pray, or provide today?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider ugb-divider ugb-f0575d6 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-f0575d6 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:#dddddd !important;height:1px !important;width:50% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}.ugb-f0575d6 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing like the local church when the local church is working right, and in today\u2019s reading the first local church is just showing off. Following the healing of the lame beggar and Peter\u2019s message in the temple, chapter four documents the first persecution of the Christian church and her response to it. The Sadducean leaders did not believe in resurrection, so they found Peter and John\u2019s preaching offensive, leading to their arrest and trial before the Sanhedrin. Filled with the Spirit, Peter boldly responds to the charges without giving an inch, and together with John, they effectively say, \u201csorry, not sorry\u201d to the council\u2019s warning to cease preaching in Jesus\u2019 name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,10],"tags":[31,32],"class_list":["post-2139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acts","category-devotional","tag-acts","tag-acts-2024"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG.jpg",1080,581,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG-300x161.jpg",300,161,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG-768x413.jpg",768,413,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG-1024x551.jpg",900,484,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG.jpg",1080,581,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG.jpg",1080,581,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG.jpg",1080,581,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>There\u2019s nothing like the local church when the local church is working right, and in today\u2019s reading the first local church is just showing off. Following the healing of the lame beggar and Peter\u2019s message in the temple, chapter four documents the first persecution of the Christian church and her response to it. The Sadducean leaders did not believe in resurrection, so they found Peter and John\u2019s preaching offensive, leading to their arrest and trial before the Sanhedrin. 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