Acts 4:23-33

3rd Sunday after Easter: Date: April 25, 2021

– THE SERMON: Acts 4:23-33

Theme: Trusting the Lord’s Guiding Hand
I. Trust the Lord to Fulfill His Gracious Good Will
II. Trust the Efficacy of Prayer for the Holy Spirit
III. Trust the Lord Going Forward in Life
SERMON TEXT: Acts 4:23-33
23 And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, 25 who by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?
26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
27 “For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 28 to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. 29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, 30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”
31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
32 Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. (NKJV)
PRAYER; THE LORD’S PRAYER
HYMN 428 I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus
1 I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus, Trusting only Thee;
Trusting Thee for full salvation, Great and free.
2 I am trusting Thee for pardon; At Thy feet I bow,
For Thy grace and tender mercy Trusting now.
3 I am trusting Thee for cleansing In the crimson flood;
Trusting Thee to make me holy By Thy blood.
4 I am trusting Thee to guide me; Thou alone shalt lead,
Ev’ry day and hour supplying All my need.
5 I am trusting Thee for power; Thine can never fail.
Words which Thou Thyself shalt give me Must prevail.
6 I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus; Never let me fall.
I am trusting Thee forever And for all.
BENEDICTION
C: Amen.
HYMN 413:5 I Walk with Jesus All the Way
5. I walk with Jesus all the way, His guidance never fails me;
Within His wounds I find a stay When Satan’s power assails me;
And by His footsteps led, My path I safely tread.
In spite of ills that threaten may, I walk with Jesus all the way.

( Pastor Theodore Barthels )

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