Healings & the church in action in unity and purity

Covered Twelve Vineyard Distinctives

This passage can be used to shed light on the following: 

Motives in giving to charity

• love of God/His glory, love for others
• Want your name known 

Dishonesty

Envy with others get recognition and the limelight

Dealing with our desire to get recognition, praise, fame, be well liked

Spouses cooperating with sin – she should have refused to sin even though married

Husband & wives as checks & balances.  Obviously both husband/wife knew the family finances

Love of money

God affirms private property, private ownership

Leaders confronting sin in the church

Both the kindness and severity of God (Roman 10, Heb 10:31)

Revival - When God is moving in high-voltage – dangerous not to fear God

Revivals – mixture of true & flesh

Did not get recorded.

The Christian community prays for boldness in witness and moving as One. Acts 4:23-37

In the context of the lame man being healed and Peter and John's confrontation and arrest with the temple council. The very new church, slowing moving forward doing the stuff and walking out life, in the spirit.

Prayer for boldness
Defense of the Gospel
Being know by our fruit
Being one heart and soul as a community

John Knox Tribute: “He feared God so much that he never feared the face of any man”

The new christian church seeing the movement of the Holy Spirit and praying for more boldness and power to walk in such a way to be the church God would desire. We see the church as we look on these verses and see the excitement and deep desire to live in "the Way” of Jesus Christ. I feel moved and challenged as we, the church, allow the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us in this same manner. Holy Spirit Come!=

Rose - The Church is (1) a sign (2) a foretaste and (3) an instrument of the Kingdom. We both announce & demonstrate the Kingdom of God. Sometimes proclaiming righteousness/justice may bring persecution from authorities. 

Rich - Explaining our Vineyard DNA in waiting on the Holy Spirit in ministry time.