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The Influence of the Spirit

Notes from a recent sermon on Acts 2:14-41 : Looking into the story of the apostle Peter, what was it that turned him from cowardly yet impulsive to bold and patient? If you look at the backstory of Walter White in the series, Breaking Bad, it is clear what lead to his breaking point and the new life he lives as a Meth producer. His wife's unexpected pregnancy, his son's cerebral palsy, and finally his own lung cancer. The Apostle Peter experienced a breaking point as result of Jesus's arrest and his our denial of Jesus. After the resurrection of Jesus, Peter rejoins the little launch team of the church. But no one would have expected to see the power God work so effectively through Peter as we see in Acts 2.    "41  Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number  that day." What might it look like if God worked powerfully like this in your life? Most of us have not seen anything quite like this in anyone...