Living Courageously for Christ

COURAGE is BOLDNESS in the midst of great ADVERSITY

Acts 4:13-22

LIVING COURAGEOUSLY FOR CHRIST…

• …Does not require a FORMAL education
  • Peter and John were professional fishermen
  • Peter and John were very ordinary people
  • Peter and John made themselves available to an extraordinary God
• …Does  require INTIMACY with Christ
  • The Jewish leaders recognized that Peter and John had been with Jesus
  • Intimacy is close familiarity or friendship
  • John 15:1-8
  • Matthew 22:34-37
  • Romans 13:11-14
  • Luke 9:23-25
  • Daniel 6:10
• …Does require DEPENDENCY on Christ
  • Galatians 2:20
  • 2 Timothy 1:7
  • 2 Corinthians 4:7-11
  • 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
  • Matthew 6:25-34