Hanging Tough in Tough Times

Dale Gooding - Acts 4:23-31

https://youtu.be/AxGvwxmc79I

I) The Church Gathered (Acts 4:23)
     A) Reporting to the brethren
     B) Antagonists gathered too (26-27)

II) The Church Prayed (Acts 4:24-28)
     A) With Praise (24)
     B) In Psalmody (read Ps 2)
     C) With Confidence/Trust (28)

III) The Church Plead (Acts 4:29-30)
     A) For Boldness - to continue boldly
     B) For God’s Attention (29)
     C) For God’s Providence - 
          Boldness to proclaim Christ
     D) For God to Perform (30)

IV) The Church was Affirmed (Acts 4:31)
     A) By Divine Signs (Ex 19:18; Isa 6:4)
     B) For Continued Ministry