Amelia Student Ministries - Amelia Church of Christ

Today our students will engage their boldness and face their worst fears. This will be the most critical day for our students, so please pray extra hard for each and every one of them today.

Texts:
Acts 4:23-31 – The believers pray for boldness.
Acts 5: 17-42 – The apostles cannot stop teaching about Jesus.
Acts 6 & 7 – Stephen chosen, serving, preaching, and being murdered.

Bottom Line: The Holy Sprit gives us boldness to MOVE against fear and apathy.

Our current culture seems to be becoming more and more ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We fear what people might think if we speak the name of Jesus. We fear getting in trouble at work or at school. We fear governments, and we fear for our reputations. We fear being persecuted or ridiculed. If we want to see the gospel MOVE, then we must get rid of that fear. Over and over in the book of Acts, it was the boldness of the church that caused the gospel to MOVE into new territories. Even in the midst of persecution, the church MOVED with boldness. When you look at the book of ACTS, time and time again we hear of the people speaking boldly. So many students have a spirit of timidity. They don’t know how to make a defense of their faith. They don’t know how to always give an answer for the hope that they have with gentleness and respect. While service is the basis for worship, acts of kindness can never be a replacement for the communication of the gospel. Both must walk hand in hand. God has called His church to MOVE in service and in speech.