Plugging Into The Power Of God

PLUGGING INTO THE POWER OF GOD

Acts 4:31-33

As Peter and John passed through the Gate Beautiful on their way to the Temple, they saw a man who sat there daily to beg alms. Peter told the man, "Look on us." The beggar looked up, expecting to receive some coins. Peter said, ". . . Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk" (Acts 3:6). Peter took the beggar by the hand and lifted him up. The man began to walk and went into the Temple ". . . walking and leaping, and praising God." Peter and John were arrested, threatened, and commanded to preach and teach no more in the Name of Jesus.

We read in Acts 4:23-30 what happened when they were released.

"And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them...."

It's good to be around friends who know how to pray!

I don’t know about you, but I have always marveled at the power of the early church. It amazes me to look at the ways God used them for His glory. When you consider that 3,000 souls were saved on one day and 5,000 were saved on another day. The early church Praised God, and had favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 2:47

Like today the early church was marked by powerful miracles and big personalities; so much so that they were experiencing amazing growth; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, it lets us know that there was something different about the early church.

Most believers long for that same kind of power today. They know that they don't have what they had, but they want it. We know that we must have the same kind of power if we are going to be effective in reaching our world like they reached their world.

We are all in the need of the Power of God.

We need God’s power in our lives.

You can’t live the Christian life without God’s power to guide and direct.

If all we have is our own power we will surely fail.

Yet many people STRUGGLE through life…just getting by…never seeing the Power of God move in their lives…never understanding that all the Power of the Fulness of the Godhead is available to them.

Our churches need to see an explosion of the Power of God today.

Too many churches are living in defeat, many are powerless against the attacks of the world.

We need an infusion of Old Fashioned, Holy Ghost Spiritual Power in the church today.

If we are going to win the lost…

If we are going to have an impact on this community.

If we are going to build this church…

If we are going to do anything FOR THE LORD…we need the Spiritual Power of God in the Church Today.

We have access to the greatest power of all…resurrection power.

The Early Church had this power to change the world…

So …we know we need it…we have access to it…how do we ATTAIN IT?

Our Scripture Text says in Acts 4:31 - 33 (KJV)

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

Wouldnt it be something to pray and have the very place where we are praying experience an earthquake because we prayed the power of God down?

Now thats what I call shaking the house!

Jesus said in Matthew 18:19 ....... That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

ANSWER…The only way we can attain this power is by plugging in to 3 things!!!

1. We must plug into the Power of Prayer!!!

"The Power of Prayer Bring God’s Power into Your Impossible Situation"

The Bible says: And when they had prayed…

Nothing happened until they prayed…the power was present yet not unleashed! Think about that…when we refuse to pray…we in effect tie the hands of God…

BUT…when they prayed…the place was shaken…you wanna have the earth shaking Power of God in your life…this does not come without prayer.