Acts 4 is where the trouble hits. Peter and John get arrested, threatened, and dragged in front of the highest religious authority, because they preached resurrection and used the name of Jesus, BUT...the Bible says something huge, “Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered.” Not Peter’s nerves… not Peter’s personality… the Holy Spirit. They refused to be silenced, and when they got released, the church prayed in unity for boldness. Then, the place shook. They were filled again and preached with parrhesia, unrestrained, free-flowing boldness that doesn’t tailor truth to make everyone happy...and the fruit? Unity, generosity, and a community where selfishness didn’t belong and nobody lacked. This is the kind of church we’re called to be. 

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