The Power Of The Presence
Sermon Series: Thinking Outside The Walls
Preacher Jeff Strite
Acts 4:5-31
About 350 years before Christ was born in Bethlehem, there was a man they called Alexander
the Great. Over a period of 15 years Alexander the Great was in almost constant warfare and
conquered most of the known world. He never defended a walled city, almost always met his enemy
in the open field, and he never lost a battle because - he knew his enemy, and he knew his men,
and he was always in the very thick of every battle.
In all the wars and battles that he ever fought, Alexander was pretty much was outnumbered
95% of the time. In fact, he fought two major pitched battles against one of the most powerful
nations of the day - the Persians - and the Persians outnumbered him by at least two to one with
approximately 10,000 more men than he had (Pete Feigal, quora.com)
But his army always won, because whenever they went to war Alexander the Great always right
there... fighting alongside his men.
This is the last in our series of sermons called "Thinking Outside the Walls." I've repeatedly
said that Jesus has called us to go to war against Satan. We are not called to defend the walls of
our church building, but instead we are to storm the very gates of Hell. It's a battle we can't lose
because Jesus said those gates will not prevail against us. And the reason we can't lose is
because God will always be right there fighting the battles beside us.
That's what we're seeing in our text this morning. Peter and John are standing in front of a very
angry Sanhedrin (the religious rulers of the day), and the Sanhedrin was angry because these men
had been preaching about Jesus... and they didn't like that! They essentially asked Peter and
John "Who gave you PERMISSION to preach about Jesus."
Notice what we're told: Peter, FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, said to them, "Rulers of
the people and elders, if we are being e ...
Sermon Series: Thinking Outside The Walls
Preacher Jeff Strite
Acts 4:5-31
About 350 years before Christ was born in Bethlehem, there was a man they called Alexander
the Great. Over a period of 15 years Alexander the Great was in almost constant warfare and
conquered most of the known world. He never defended a walled city, almost always met his enemy
in the open field, and he never lost a battle because - he knew his enemy, and he knew his men,
and he was always in the very thick of every battle.
In all the wars and battles that he ever fought, Alexander was pretty much was outnumbered
95% of the time. In fact, he fought two major pitched battles against one of the most powerful
nations of the day - the Persians - and the Persians outnumbered him by at least two to one with
approximately 10,000 more men than he had (Pete Feigal, quora.com)
But his army always won, because whenever they went to war Alexander the Great always right
there... fighting alongside his men.
This is the last in our series of sermons called "Thinking Outside the Walls." I've repeatedly
said that Jesus has called us to go to war against Satan. We are not called to defend the walls of
our church building, but instead we are to storm the very gates of Hell. It's a battle we can't lose
because Jesus said those gates will not prevail against us. And the reason we can't lose is
because God will always be right there fighting the battles beside us.
That's what we're seeing in our text this morning. Peter and John are standing in front of a very
angry Sanhedrin (the religious rulers of the day), and the Sanhedrin was angry because these men
had been preaching about Jesus... and they didn't like that! They essentially asked Peter and
John "Who gave you PERMISSION to preach about Jesus."
Notice what we're told: Peter, FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, said to them, "Rulers of
the people and elders, if we are being e ...
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