What do I have to give

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What do I have to give?

• Acts 31 -10

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What do I have to give?
What do I have to give?
Nothing
Do I have to?.....What must I give. What am
I required to give?
What do I have to give?
Everything
What do I have that I am able to give? What
must I give?
What do I have to give?
Nothing
What is it that I have, to give away?
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outline of Acts - God_at_work.com
Acts 18 -
But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit
comes on you And you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem,
and all of Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
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outline of Acts God_at_work.com
Witnesses in Jerusalem
(Acts 1 to 7) Judea Samaria (Acts 8
to 12) ends of the earth -
Galatia (1st journey) (Acts13 to14) -
Macedonia (2nd j) (Acts15 to18) -
Ephesus (3rd j) (Acts19 to 21) -
Jerusalem to Rome (Acts22 to 28)
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Acts 3 the healing of a crippled man
Jews have 3 stated prayer times
9am, 3pm, sunset
1st recorded miraculous healing
At the gate called Beautiful favourite
entrance to temple court
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Acts 3 the healing of a crippled man2 main
persons

• Peter
• denied Jesus 3 times
• restored by Jesus
• filled with the Holy Spirit
• preached during Pentecost
• leader of the church

• Crippled man
• crippled from birth over 40years
• carried to temple daily
• begged
• people recognized him when he was healed

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Peter a man God used
Some characteristics
willing to be interrupted (34)
always doing the right thing at
the right time (31)
inspiring hope in others (34)
bringing focus (34)
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Peter a man God used
Some characteristics

• knows the source of his resources (36)
• Silver and gold I do not have,
• But what I have I give to you

does his part
even as
he depends on God
(37)
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What do I have to give?
Today many Christians cannot say
Silver or gold, I do not have..
In the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
walk.
Neither can many say
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What do I have to give?

• We are not called
  to meet the material
  needs of the world

It is not wrong to give money, time, resources to
help others (parable of the good samaritan) But
it is not the primary purpose of the church
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What do I have to give?

• We are not called
  to meet the material
  needs of the world
• Our basic call is
• - to release the life of God
• - to declare the power of God
• - to make available to men what God
  only can do
  in the name of Jesus

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The crippled man
received what was given him
Walking and jumping, and praising God
Instantly received full healing
Asked for pennies

• A picture of the world lying down, unable to
  help itself, begging for alms
• What do you have to give?

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all the people - saw him.they were filled
with wonder and amazement at what happened to him
Pattern for witness 1st God does something,
changes a life 2nd Man
explains what God had done 3rd People filled
with wonder and amazement
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• Conclusion
• Its more than a miraculous healing
• Its about the people who are filled with the
  Holy Spirit, at the right place and the right
  time
• Its about being available
• Its about acting in response to Gods leading
• Its about helpless and hopeless lives being
  transformed by Gods power