My message outline from church today.

    Pastor Rick Hudgens                                                                                                  May 3, 2015

Pt. 5   You Can’t Stop the Unstoppable

·       God calls us to do the IMPOSSIBLE.

“God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”                                                                                                                     2 Timothy 1:7 (nkjv).

“But [Peter] replied, ‘Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.’ Jesus answered,    ‘I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.’”                                                                                                                           Luke 22:33-34

‘We must obey God rather than human beings! The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.’”                                                                                                          Acts 5:29-32

·       God empowers us to be UNSTOPPABLE.

“For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”                                                                                                                                             Acts 5:38-39

“…“because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.”                                                                                                                                         Acts 5:41

“So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in  Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.”                              Acts 6:7

·        God will never FAIL us.

Stephen is described as:

           “a man full of God’s grace and power,”      Acts 6:8

“‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’”                                                                              Acts 7:59-60

The Result:

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;  and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”             Acts 1:8

Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.                                                                                                                                Acts 7:58b

And Saul was there, giving approval to his (Stephen’s) death.                                                                                           Acts 8:1

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”                                                            Romans 8:28

Next Week:   We take a short break in our teaching series to feature Pastor Jenny Compton sharing a Mother’s Day message.