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The Occasion of the Witness – <a id="si_2" onclick="return mV('Act',3,'1-11');">Act 3:1-11</a>
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The Contents of the Witness – <a id="si_3" onclick="return mV('Act',3,'12-26');">Act 3:12-26</a>
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The Results of the Witness – <a id="si_4" onclick="return mV('Act',4,'1-31');">Act 4:1-31</a>
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The first persecution – <a id="si_5" onclick="return mV('Act',4,'1-7');">Act 4:1-7</a>
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The arrest of Peter and John
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The priests, the captain of the temple and the Sadducees
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They were outraged by the proclamation of the resurrection
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Their leadership was threatened
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They placed Peter and John in custody – <a id="si_6" onclick="return mV('Act',4,3);">Act 4:3</a>
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The great parenthesis
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Some heard the Word of God
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Some believed the Word of God
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God made the difference, not man
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The number of men was 5000 - how many women?
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The trial
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The Sanhedrin
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The rulers, the elders, the scribes, the High Priest and all his relatives
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The crucial question: “By what power, or by what name, have you done this?”
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They were afraid
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They were determined to stop it
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Many governments today are opposed to this message
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They are opposing it with all their might
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Another witness to the Sanhedrin
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To identify with Christ was certain death or imprisonment
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The amazing courage displayed
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The source of their courage - the indwelling Holy Spirit – <a id="si_7" onclick="return mV('Act',4,8);">Act 4:8</a>
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The first weakness among believers lies in not knowing our resources
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The second weakness among believers lies in not believing in (counting on, relying upon) our resources
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Others can tell us what to do
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Only the Spirit of the risen Christ can empower us to do it
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The evidence of courage – <a id="si_8" onclick="return mV('Act',4,10,11);">Act 4:10-11</a>
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Immediate exaltation of Christ
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Direct accusation against them
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Contrast Peter at the trial of Christ
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The content of the witness – <a id="si_9" onclick="return mV('Act',4,10,11,12);">Act 4:10-12</a>
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The crucifixion of Christ
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The resurrection of Christ
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The continuing ministry of Christ
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The identity of Christ – <a id="si_10" onclick="return mV('Act',4,11);">Act 4:11</a> – He is the Jewish Messiah
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The salvation in Christ – <a id="si_11" onclick="return mV('Act',4,12);">Act 4:12</a>
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The message of Christ – <a id="si_12" onclick="return mV('Act',4,10);">Act 4:10</a> – to all the people of Israel
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