AMAZING STRENGTH

8 Then Peter, filled with the HolySpirit, said to them, "Rulers andelders of our people,

9 are we being questioned todaybecause we've done a good deedfor a crippled man? Do you want toknow how he was healed?

Acts 4:8-10

10 Let me clearly state to all of youand to all the people of Israel thathe was healed by the powerfulname of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,the man you crucified but whomGod raised from the dead.

Acts 4:8-10

Our strength comes from the Lord alone. We are strong because we are dependent

to Christ.

STRENGTH IS A BEHAVIORBORN OUT OF BELIEF.

Our Strength is because of our belief.

Everything is anchored to Jesus.

Our strength is our Lord Jesus.

What you believe in determines how you behave.

Boldness/Strength:

parrhesia (par-rhay-see'-ah); outspokenness, assurance, courage, confidence; to act

without fear.

Strength begins with declaration and with Jesus.

AMAZING STRENGTH

Peter was the most weak of all the disciples.

His strength is his weakness. He speaks before he thinks.

What is our weakness is also our strength.

And if we surrender it to the Lord, then it is amazing.

Strength anchored to Jesus is amazing.

Any strength that is not anchored to Jesus is just

ordinary strength, and that is also the start of your

weakness.

When Peter submit his weakness to the Lord, it became his strength.

Strength is nothing, unless it is anchored to Jesus.

Peter was a strong-willed man. He was impulsive

before, that’s why he always fails. He even denied our

Lord Jesus Christ, but when he surrendered it to Jesus, his weakness becomes his

strength.

Imagine when he preached his first preaching, 3000 accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior and

Lord.

Christians were on fire.

Lame beggar was healed.

1 One day Peter and John weregoing up to the temple at the time ofprayer—at three in the afternoon.

2 Now a man who was lame frombirth was being carried to the templegate called Beautiful, where he wasput every day to beg from thosegoing into the temple courts.

Acts 3:1-10

3 When he saw Peter and Johnabout to enter, he asked them formoney.

4 Peter looked straight at him, as didJohn. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”

5 So the man gave them hisattention, expecting to getsomething from them.

Acts 3:1-10

6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold Ido not have, but what I do have Igive you. In the name of JesusChrist of Nazareth, walk.”

7 Taking him by the right hand, hehelped him up, and instantly theman’s feet and ankles becamestrong.

Acts 3:1-10

8 He jumped to his feet and beganto walk. Then he went with theminto the temple courts, walking andjumping, and praising God.

9 When all the people saw himwalking and praising God,

Acts 3:1-10

10 they recognized him as the sameman who used to sit begging at thetemple gate called Beautiful, andthey were filled with wonder andamazement at what had happenedto him.

Acts 3:1-10

21 Because of what they are doingthe Priests, the captain of theGuard, and the Sadduceesarrested Peter and John and putthem in trial and the good thing isthat they don’t know what to do withPeter and John.

Acts 4:21

8 Then Peter, filled with the HolySpirit, said to them, "Rulers andelders of our people,

9 are we being questioned todaybecause we've done a good deedfor a crippled man? Do you want toknow how he was healed?

Acts 4:8-10

10 Let me clearly state to all of youand to all the people of Israel thathe was healed by the powerfulname of Jesus Christ theNazarene, the man you crucifiedbut whom God raised from thedead.

Acts 4:8-10

The Sadducees are very strong in their belief that

Jesus did not resurrect, and they declare war to Peter

and John.

But their strength is nothing compared to the strength that Peter and John because they have Jesus with them and if

Jesus is with you, you are the strongest man ever.

13 The members of the council wereamazed when they saw theboldness of Peter and John, forthey could see that they wereordinary men with no specialtraining in the Scriptures. They alsorecognized them as men who hadbeen with Jesus.

Acts 4:13

AMAZING STRENGTHWILL HAPPEN, IF YOU

ANCHORED YOUR LIFE TO JESUS.

STRONG FACTS

GOD GIVES

ORDINARY PEOPLE

EXTRAORDINARY

STRENGTH

13 (The leaders) could see that(Peter and John) were ordinarymen with no special training in theScriptures.

Acts 4:13

The Lord raises up people who wants to be raised up.

The Lord helps those who wants help from the Lord.

There is no ordinary life if you anchored your life with Jesus.

When God qualifies you, you exceed the world standard.

How? By the strength of the Lord.

6 not by might nor by power but bythe Spirit of God.

Zechariah 4:6

Before you cannot walk away from a fight,

Before you cannot dress modestly,

Before you don’t read the Bible, but when anchored

your life to Jesus,

He gives you extraordinary strength.

YOUR

STRENGTH WILL

AMAZE THE

WORLD

13 The members of the council wereamazed when they saw theboldness of Peter and John.

Acts 4:13

People of high standards were amazed.

Before you are ordinary, but now God raises you up.

When you surrender your life to the Lord, the world will be

amazed.

When is the last time someone was amazed?

HOW AMAZED ARE PEOPLE BY

YOUR STRENGTH?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Our strength rest on the Lord.

Our strength comes from the Lord.

You will get tired when you please people.

You are tired because you are moving by your own strength.

Rest on the strength the Lord gives you.

31 but those who hope in the Lordwill renew their strength. They willsoar on wings like eagles; they willrun and not grow weary, they willwalk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31

SPIRITUAL

STRENGTH

COMES FROM

KNOWING

CHRIST

14 They also recognized them asmen who had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:14

Our Goal is not strength. Knowing Christ is the goal.

Strength is a by-product from knowing Christ.

1—Time 2—Faith3—Strength4—Results

How much time we put in Jesus? in prayer? in discipleship? in

reading the Bible?

Time with Jesus builds your faith; which leads to strength

that produces Spiritual results.

If you are with the Lord, then you will not struggle.

20 We cannot stop telling abouteverything we have seen and heard.

Acts 4:20

Dead raised:

Peter, girl, Tabitha, Dorcas, Paul, Euthychus

Healed:

Peter lame man, Annaiasheals Paul, Phillip crippled.

Why would Peter have the faith to ask?… because his strength is

anchored to Jesus.

Amazing things will happen, if you are anchored to Jesus.

How can you be strong? If your life is anchored to Jesus.

What are your Weaknesses that you

could give to God that will become

your strength?

What are your strength that people

notice?

What are things that you want

others to see you as your strength?

FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL

Presented By:

Ptr. Vitaliano Gutierrez

FCC Main San Mateo, Rizal, PH 10AM Morning Worship Service,

January 8, 2017

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