| Theme | Key Verse | Bible Story | Character |
| Jesus' power helps us to be bold | Isaiah 40:29 "He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless." | Peter and John teach about Jesus - Acts 3:1 - 4:31 | Sierra - Lioness |
Introduction
1) Tell me some really good product anything you have used recently that is very good and you want others to know about it.
2) One thing you are not bold enough to talk to others
ACTS 3:12,13
12 Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? 13 For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this.
Peter was man who had his own fears before. He was a disciple but still he had fears.
Before Jesus died on the cross , Peter denied him 3 times.
But When HolySpirit filled Him, he became BOLD.
No more fear of man, only fear of God.
Peter saw the opportunity and started sharing about Christ.
ACTS 4: 1,2,3,4
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees. 2 These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead. 3 They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning. 4 But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.
Sometimes when you speak Truth, not everyone likes it, When Peter and John were speaking the Truth, priests and other leaders did not like it.
But those who received the message , they believed and 5000 people believed.
If you are fearful of few people, then many people might miss the message.
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people, 9 are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed?
When we are filled with HolySpirit , we will be BOLD to speak. Peter was able to speak to rules and elders when questioned.
13 The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures.
Even the rulers could see the boldness in Peter and John.
29 And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word.
The disciples prayed that they want boldness to preach the Word.
31 After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.
When they prayed for boldness, they were filled with the HolySpirit and they started preaching the Word of God with boldness.
Bring out the daily theme from the story - (5 mins)
Jesus power helps us to be bold.
We cannot be bold by ourselves.
The disciples prayed for boldness.
we lot of times pray for i want blessings, i want these gadgets, good scores, these are all good.
but the important thing we have to pray is BOLDNESS to be witness for Christ.
Bold to know God.
Bold to share about God.
Practical application - (7 mins)
We all have our fears. Fear of losing friends, fear of not successful in exams, fear of whats going to happen tomorrow.
But when it comes to Faith, we are all not bold.
we think what happens when we share, what would others think.
We can talk about weather with out any problem.
we can talk about medicine with out any problem.
but when it comes to faith, we are always shy.
was there any time in your school or with your friends, you were shy
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