When God Shows Up
Jerry N. Watts
Acts 3:1-10
If this afternoon you were sitting in your house, the doorbell rings, you answer the door, and when you open the door - you discover Jehovah God has come calling; what would you do? How would respond? What would change in your day and/or week?
While it is true that God is with you every day, that He sees, He hears, and He knows all there is because nothing is hidden from Him, What would have if He showed up in person, bodily to visit with you? What would happen?
Put yourself in the shoes of Peter and John. They had witnessed Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and ascension to heaven. They followed His words by returning to the upper room and praying for 10 days in Jerusalem and saw the most amazing things happened. God showed UP, in the person, power, and presence of the Holy Spirit. This event was unusual enough to gain the attention of thousands, was loud enough for the entire community to hear and come running and was powerful enough that 3000 people were saved. And it didn't stop there! Now, because of God showing up in the person of the Holy Spirit, chapter 2:42 tells us that people were being saved DAILY!!
This story will serve to help us answer this question, ''What God show up, what follows?'' (text)
Let's begin with an earthly thought: Have you ever gone to a party where things were not going particularly well? It was kind of boring, dull, and even lifeless until; ''HE'' shows up. When the guy with the charisma and personality gets there, things change. And it's fun, exciting and unpredictable.
At the risk of being perceived wrongly, this is what happens when God shows up in a manifest way, things change. He changes perceptions, prayers, purpose, and even people. When God shows up:
Perceptions are corrected - This is true because 'perception is reality.' When we perceive that something is of 'little or no concern' to us then we ignore the issue. For instance, we know there are many probl ...
Jerry N. Watts
Acts 3:1-10
If this afternoon you were sitting in your house, the doorbell rings, you answer the door, and when you open the door - you discover Jehovah God has come calling; what would you do? How would respond? What would change in your day and/or week?
While it is true that God is with you every day, that He sees, He hears, and He knows all there is because nothing is hidden from Him, What would have if He showed up in person, bodily to visit with you? What would happen?
Put yourself in the shoes of Peter and John. They had witnessed Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and ascension to heaven. They followed His words by returning to the upper room and praying for 10 days in Jerusalem and saw the most amazing things happened. God showed UP, in the person, power, and presence of the Holy Spirit. This event was unusual enough to gain the attention of thousands, was loud enough for the entire community to hear and come running and was powerful enough that 3000 people were saved. And it didn't stop there! Now, because of God showing up in the person of the Holy Spirit, chapter 2:42 tells us that people were being saved DAILY!!
This story will serve to help us answer this question, ''What God show up, what follows?'' (text)
Let's begin with an earthly thought: Have you ever gone to a party where things were not going particularly well? It was kind of boring, dull, and even lifeless until; ''HE'' shows up. When the guy with the charisma and personality gets there, things change. And it's fun, exciting and unpredictable.
At the risk of being perceived wrongly, this is what happens when God shows up in a manifest way, things change. He changes perceptions, prayers, purpose, and even people. When God shows up:
Perceptions are corrected - This is true because 'perception is reality.' When we perceive that something is of 'little or no concern' to us then we ignore the issue. For instance, we know there are many probl ...
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