Acts 4 - Outspoken Communists!

THE WARM-UP:
In what circumstances do you feel bold? Are you naturally bold or shy?

READ Acts 4
Peter and John have had radical life change since their days of walking with Jesus! Remember Peter who ran when the men came for Jesus? Now, he is standing up to the religious leaders of the day! He is telling them with BOLDNESS about Jesus and performing miracles in Jesus’ name! In verse 31, we see that the people who believed in Jesus were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God BOLDLY! When we have God’s Holy Spirit in our lives today, we too are filled with that same Boldness that took Peter from being the man who denied Jesus to being the man who has preached boldly to thousands and seen thousands come to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
At the very end of this chapter, we see how the early church lived. They shared everything with each other. They made sure that no one was in need.(vs 34) They sold property and gave all the money to the church which was used to take care of the widows, orphans, handicap etc. (In that day, healthy males and married women would never be considered to be part of the “in need” group.)

THE TEAM WORK-OUT:
1. How are we doing in boldly speaking out about God?
2. How are we doing with looking out for those in need?
3. What is something we as a Home TEAM can do to reach people for the Lord?