The Power of the Resurrection Page #4

than we knew ourselves we needed more

than that so he came to us again once on

the shores of Galilee he shared his meal

with us and after the meal I could not

wait I had to speak to him I had two lon

what is that you want me to do

follow me you asked me to follow you and

by your grace I will ask me to tend your

sheep and I'll do that as will we all

but you you know us well our faith is

not perfect our courage a complete can

men like us be worthy of your trust

fulfill your mission where will we find

the strength that we have lacked before

yes Lord tell us you shall receive power

when the Holy Spirit has come upon you

and you shall be my witnesses in

Jerusalem and to the uttermost parts of

the earth Jerusalem

if that is your command we will go back

to Jerusalem and wait for what must

happen as you've said my brothers days

have gone by 47 to be exact and still no

sign of the Holy Spirit as we were

promised so I say let's not wait any

longer if once I doubt it now I believe

more than the rest of you I am ready to

go forth now and tell the world what I

have seen and no Thomas we were told to

wait for what he is the Messiah sent of.

God to die for us

and now he has risen what more can there

be James let me answer course Peter

perhaps for some to see something is to

know it perhaps to know it is enough but

I have reason to know the small thing

man is by himself and I say it is not

enough to know something here or even

though it here because a man by himself

can waver he can dispute what is here he

can change what is here

a man is a different thing by date and

he is by night a hungry man is different

from the same man well fed a man at

peace in his own house is not the same

as a man facing an angry world and so I

I cannot have faith in man alone nor in

myself alone

perhaps if I'd once had faith and then

lost it I'd feel the same Thomas I tell

you this there is no man among you

believed more strongly than I yet I

denied him

no man wished more to be perfect yet no

man failed worse but don't you see man

by himself can be faithless in a coward

but Christ is our foundation we are

built on him once he named me Peter the

rock

but unless I am built on him I am a

rolling stone

there is no power or authority in me but

with the Risen living Lord Jesus with

indeed

I can be all the things I want to be so

can we all and so I say we wait till the.

Holy Spirit comes upon us yes

we wait

and the Holy Spirit came upon you on the

fiftieth day the Pentecost there was

never anything like it like a mighty

rushing of the wind that came upon us

we were in eternity and yet very much in

time we were possessed and he had more

complete masters of ourselves than ever

before we were completely in his power

and yet free for the first time Christ

was alive in heaven and yet now within

us it had gone yes it had come to us but

there were others who still did not know

or believe still worried 7 weeks had

gone by no sign of trouble from his

followers perhaps we're rid of the whole

thing

are we father-in-law you're unduly

concerned and you're not concerned that

he chose to die is that all you can

think about that man what he said indeed

I am afraid

destroyed this

it started to happen I start what is it

what happen is followers they're no

longer in hiding they're coming through

- the city streets yep they're like like

- men inspired and the people when the.

People see them they begin to follow

them where they're on their way to the

gates of the temple now you see once

they started the first sign of danger

now they are back inspired resolute like

men on fire I'm serious we may need help

as Pilate people send some soldiers yes

sir

yes it was listen to me

the Romans

did Pilate send any men look around you

good surely you won't dare speak now we

hadn't expected it would be easy

men of Israel the God of Our Fathers

glorified His Son Jesus whom you

delivered up and denied in the presence

of Pilate when he was determined to let

him go you denied the holy and righteous

one and asked for a murderer to be

released to you you killed the Prince of

life whom God raised from the dead to

this we are witnesses and by faith in

his name men have been healed and made

strong brethren I know that you acted in

ignorance as did your rulers but what.

God foretold through all the prophets

that Christ should suffer he thus

fulfilled repent therefore be converted

and turn again that your sins may be

blotted out

you are the sons of the prophets the

cycle is going too far

he'll pay for every word of this with

his wife don't you think he you know is

that yet it doesn't frighten you must

get worried something something has

happened to them turning everyone of you

what you see they are not the same no

anyone else for there is no other name

under heaven given among men by which we

must be saved I tell you again God has

raised him up because it was not

possible for him to be held by the pangs

of death

facing your enemies with Roman soldiers

there and you spoke out like that I only

hope that I can be that brave when my

turn comes you can be led you can do all

things through Christ who strengthens

you I can do all things through Christ

who strengthens me

yes I have seen it transform the lives

of so many people the week become a

strong cowards brave if he lives within

us we have nothing to fear either those

dangers that threaten us from without

now the corrosion of our own sins within

added the power of his resurrection it

was not just for the day in which he

rose from the dead himself for Pentecost

when the Holy Spirit came upon us with

such power it is for today for you and

for me wrong time and all places those

who come after us and believe in him as

their Savior and Lord he is alive and

because he is they destroy us we talked

earlier

you have the one called Peter yes your

next course

well that

Christ be with you Peter and I would

like you to know that from now on he

lives within me too

you

you

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