IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR A MIRACLE (2 OF 4)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Acts 4:23-37
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It’s Not Too late for a Miracle (2 of 4)
Series: Fools: It’s Not Too Late
Scott Maze
Acts 4:23-37
I invite you to find Acts 4. One of the men in our church texted me this week and reminded me of a story from late July 2017. His friend Mike was dying in a nearby hospital after a fall at his home. He had shared the gospel with Mike over a five year period and there was still no indication he had received Christ as he lay in the hospital nearing his end. Yet, in the last days of his life, God saw to it to give this man a few hours where he was lucid. It was during this time, he prayed with him to receive Jesus Christ. There is someone here today that needs to trust Jesus Christ. It's Not to Late for you. And it's Never Too Late for God.
Background to Today's Story
A man, who has been lame from birth, is miraculously healed. He is sitting by the temple gate and as Peter and John were walking in he asked for money. ''But Peter said, 'I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!''' And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God'' (Acts 3:6-8). A man who had never taken a step in his life is now standing and walking and has a 42-inch vertical leap. You can imagine what happened. A huge crowd gathers around to see a man they had watched for decades, who had never taken one step, now walking and jumping and screaming at the top of his lungs. What does Peter do? What any good preacher would do. He began to preach! He launches into his favorite subject - the crucified and resurrected Jesus. On the spot, we read in Chapter 4, that 2,000 more men that moment came to faith in Jesus Christ raising the total saved since Pentecost to 5,000. All heaven was breaking loose, but hell was not far behind, because the church is ...
Series: Fools: It’s Not Too Late
Scott Maze
Acts 4:23-37
I invite you to find Acts 4. One of the men in our church texted me this week and reminded me of a story from late July 2017. His friend Mike was dying in a nearby hospital after a fall at his home. He had shared the gospel with Mike over a five year period and there was still no indication he had received Christ as he lay in the hospital nearing his end. Yet, in the last days of his life, God saw to it to give this man a few hours where he was lucid. It was during this time, he prayed with him to receive Jesus Christ. There is someone here today that needs to trust Jesus Christ. It's Not to Late for you. And it's Never Too Late for God.
Background to Today's Story
A man, who has been lame from birth, is miraculously healed. He is sitting by the temple gate and as Peter and John were walking in he asked for money. ''But Peter said, 'I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!''' And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God'' (Acts 3:6-8). A man who had never taken a step in his life is now standing and walking and has a 42-inch vertical leap. You can imagine what happened. A huge crowd gathers around to see a man they had watched for decades, who had never taken one step, now walking and jumping and screaming at the top of his lungs. What does Peter do? What any good preacher would do. He began to preach! He launches into his favorite subject - the crucified and resurrected Jesus. On the spot, we read in Chapter 4, that 2,000 more men that moment came to faith in Jesus Christ raising the total saved since Pentecost to 5,000. All heaven was breaking loose, but hell was not far behind, because the church is ...
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