Wiregrass Church
Taking a step just means doing something slightly out of your comfort zone, but on the other side can be a greater faith experience with God.
They're assured with Jesus beside them, but afraid when Jesus is away from them.
The Holy Spirit shows up and indwells the life of every believer.
Acts 4:1 NIV
Acts 4:2 NIV
Acts 4:3-4 NIV
You know, what they believed? They believed in the good news, the gospel, that Jesus was a real person who really died and really came back to life. That's it.
Acts 4:5-6 NIV
Acts 4:7 NIV
Then Peter.....
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Acts 4:8-10 NIV
Faith replaced fear.
Acts 4:8-10 NIV
Acts 4:11 NIV
Acts 4:12 NIV
Acts 4:13 NIV
Courage is knowing that it might hurt and doing it anyway.
Stupidity is the same. And that's why life is hard.
We don't want to be stupid. I think we all would like to be courageous.
Acts 4:14 NIV
Acts 4:15 NIV
Acts 4:16 NIV
Acts 4:17 NIV
Acts 4:18 NIV
Acts 4:19-20 NIV
Acts 4:21 NIV
What's the difference between Peter, John, Stephen, and Gavin?
Why not us?
The missing something isn’t a missing Someone.
Peter, John, Stephen, and Paul had no spiritual advantage
…over you at all.
The very same, exact same Holy Spirit that indwelled their lives and moved them to courage, moved them to boldness, that exact same Spirit is alive and well in you.
Why not us?
Galatians 5:24-25 NIV
Stepping with the Spirit is what we do when the desires produced by the Spirit are stronger than the desires produced by the flesh.
This is why once you became a Jesus follower, a Christian, the things you used to do you kinda still want to do but you feel different about them.
Stepping with the Spirit
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1. DESTINATION
2. DEDICATION
3. DEPENDENCY
One small step in the Spirit, one giant leap in your faith.
Why not us?
Why are we afraid?
We choose comfort over courage
...especially in areas of faith.
Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
