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Better than sitting at homeBetter than sitting at homeWatching TVWatching TV

RockerRockerAnd MusicAnd Music

What you allow to define youWhat you allow to define youEither limits youEither limits you

Or sets you freeOr sets you free



Christ wants you freeChrist wants you free

It's not wrong to want to fitIt's not wrong to want to fitIt can be helpfulIt can be helpful

Maybe I need to check myself?Maybe I need to check myself?

It becomes wrongIt becomes wrongWhen my identity and worthWhen my identity and worthGet tied to itGet tied to it

- Limits my choices- Limits my choices

- Subject to change- Subject to changeOutside my controlOutside my control

Christ sets us freeChrist sets us free

How did she do that?How did she do that?What made the difference?What made the difference?

Fishermen need not applyFishermen need not apply

Fishermen need not applyFishermen need not apply

Peter: Peter: I don't have moneyI don't have moneyBut here's what I got-But here's what I got-In the Name of Jesus, walk!In the Name of Jesus, walk!

Begins to preach…Begins to preach…

...the priests and the captain of the ...the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came temple and the Sadducees came

upon them, upon them, greatly annoyed greatly annoyed because they were teaching the because they were teaching the

people and proclaiming in Jesus the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the deadresurrection from the dead

And they arrested them and put And they arrested them and put them in custody until them in custody until the next daythe next day

Next day:Next day: …when they had set them in the …when they had set them in the

midst, they inquired, “By what midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name power or by what name

did you do this?” did you do this?”

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, if we are the people and elders, if we are being examined today being examined today concerning a good deed done to concerning a good deed done to a crippled mana crippled man

……by what means this man has by what means this man has been healed, let it be known to been healed, let it be known to

all of you and to all the people of all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Israel that by the name of Jesus

Christ of NazarethChrist of Nazareth

whom you crucified,whom you crucified, whom God whom God raised from the dead—by him raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before this man is standing before you wellyou well

This Jesus is the stone that was This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you,rejected by you, the builders, the builders,

which has become the which has become the cornerstonecornerstone

And there is salvation And there is salvation in no one in no one else,else, for there is no other name for there is no other name under heaven given among men under heaven given among men by which we must by which we must be saved”be saved”

RidiculousHickFishermanSaysWhat?RidiculousHickFishermanSaysWhat?

Who do they think they are?Who do they think they are?What qualifies these guysWhat qualifies these guys

To lecture us?To lecture us?

You've been there…You've been there…




Now when they saw the Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and boldness of Peter and John, and

perceived that they were perceived that they were uneducated, common men, uneducated, common men,

they were they were astonishedastonished

And they recognized that they And they recognized that they had been with Jesushad been with Jesus

Fisherman? Fishers of men!Fisherman? Fishers of men!Simon? Peter!Simon? Peter!

And they recognized that they And they recognized that they had been with Jesushad been with Jesus

Hard to argue with a miracleHard to argue with a miracle

So they called them and So they called them and charged charged themthem not to speak or teach at all not to speak or teach at all

in the name of Jesusin the name of Jesus

But Peter and John answered But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you rather than to God, you must judge…must judge…

……for we cannot but speak of for we cannot but speak of what we have seen what we have seen and heard”and heard”

……for we cannot but speak of for we cannot but speak of what we have seen what we have seen and heard”and heard”

Calling overcomes FearCalling overcomes Fear

Who we are isn't the issueWho we are isn't the issueWho we know andWho we know andWhat we've been called to doWhat we've been called to do

That's the issueThat's the issue

Prayer meetingPrayer meeting

…they were all filled with the …they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to Holy Spirit and continued to

speak the word of God speak the word of God with boldnesswith boldness




Peter is notPeter is notWhat someone elseWhat someone else

Says about himSays about him

Peter is notPeter is notWhere he comes fromWhere he comes from

Peter is not howPeter is not howUneducated and unqualifiedUneducated and unqualified

Someone determines he isSomeone determines he is

Peter is nothing lessPeter is nothing lessThan a child of theThan a child of the

Resurrected King of all KingsResurrected King of all KingsWith a calling on his lifeWith a calling on his life

And you're no different…And you're no different…

Peter is boldPeter is boldBecause his identity is in ChristBecause his identity is in Christ

And he's set free to follow JesusAnd he's set free to follow JesusRegardless of what they sayRegardless of what they say

What if he'd seen himselfWhat if he'd seen himselfAs just a fisherman?As just a fisherman?

Or someone who neededOr someone who neededThe approval of the religious?The approval of the religious?

He'd be limitedHe'd be limitedBy his identityBy his identity

And need for approvalAnd need for approval

You are not your limitationsYou are not your limitationsMoses argues with G-g-g-odMoses argues with G-g-g-od

The LORD said to him, "Who The LORD said to him, "Who gave human beings their gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD?not I, the LORD?

Now go; I will help you speak Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you and will teach you

what to say"what to say"- Exodus 4- Exodus 4

"Do you not think"Do you not thinkThat I knew your limitationsThat I knew your limitations

Before I placed my callBefore I placed my callOn your life?"On your life?"




Are you defined by your stutterAre you defined by your stutterYour physical limitationsYour physical limitationsYour shyness/what you can't Your shyness/what you can't do?do?

Says more about your faithSays more about your faithThan your GodThan your God

Peter goes to the JewsPeter goes to the JewsPaul goes to the GentilesPaul goes to the Gentiles

God gets the gloryGod gets the glory

While you're busy telling GodWhile you're busy telling GodWhy you can'tWhy you can't

You're missing the blessingYou're missing the blessingOf discovering just how much Of discovering just how much

He canHe can

You are not: What they sayYou are not: What they sayThe categories they place you inThe categories they place you in

The limitations you haveThe limitations you haveAnd…And…

You are not your achievementsYou are not your achievements

"Nobody rocked it like me"- Paul"Nobody rocked it like me"- Paul

……whatever gain I had, whatever gain I had, I counted I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lordmy Lord

For his sake I have suffered the For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them loss of all things and count them

as rubbish, in order that I as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christmay gain Christ

and be found in him, not having and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that comes from the law, but that which comes through which comes through faith in Christfaith in Christ- Phil. 3- Phil. 3

Achievements and CausesAchievements and CausesCan become a meansCan become a meansOf self-righteousnessOf self-righteousness

And cause me to miss GodAnd cause me to miss God

Achievements and CausesAchievements and CausesTo God's glory are greatTo God's glory are great

But they aren't for yoursBut they aren't for yoursElse they begin to define youElse they begin to define you

You are not what you've doneYou are not what you've doneOr what's been done to youOr what's been done to you

The saying is trustworthy and The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, deserving of full acceptance,

that Christ Jesus came into the that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, world to save sinners, of whom I of whom I

am the foremostam the foremost- 1 Tim. 1:15- 1 Tim. 1:15

The closer I grow to ChristThe closer I grow to ChristThe more aware I will beThe more aware I will be

Of my own sin- don't fight itOf my own sin- don't fight itIt's a gift of acceptanceIt's a gift of acceptanceAnd humilityAnd humility

For I am the For I am the least least of the of the apostles, apostles, unworthyunworthy to be called to be called

an apostle, because I persecuted an apostle, because I persecuted the church of Godthe church of God

AccomplishmentsAccomplishmentsAnd causes can blind meAnd causes can blind me

To the truthTo the truthOf my own sinOf my own sin

How can this guyHow can this guyWrite scripture and preachWrite scripture and preach

Knowing his past?Knowing his past?Murderer, hypocrite, persecutorMurderer, hypocrite, persecutor

Grace brings acceptanceGrace brings acceptance

But by the grace of God I am But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vainme was not in vain- 1 Cor. 15:9-10- 1 Cor. 15:9-10

Only when I own my pastOnly when I own my pastAnd give it to Jesus- all of it -And give it to Jesus- all of it -

Can I move into the presentCan I move into the presentAnd walk forward into the And walk forward into the futurefuture




You are not what you've doneYou are not what you've done

You are not You are not What's been done to youWhat's been done to you

You are not:You are not:- What they say about you- What they say about you- The categories you fit in- The categories you fit in- Your limitations- Your limitations- Your achievements- Your achievements

Here's who you are:Here's who you are:

IfIf then you have been raised then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that with Christ, seek the things that

are above, where Christ is, are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of Godseated at the right hand of God

Set your minds on things that Set your minds on things that are above, not on things are above, not on things that are on earththat are on earth

For you have died, and your life For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in Godis hidden with Christ in God

- Col. 3- Col. 3

You are in ChristYou are in ChristGod is I AMGod is I AM

Not I wasNot I wasOr I will beOr I will be

Jesus sets us freeJesus sets us free

The woman who walked inThe woman who walked inOn Jesus and the men…On Jesus and the men…

……I tell you, I tell you, her sins, which are her sins, which are many, are forgiven—many, are forgiven—for she for she loved much- Luke 7loved much- Luke 7

How?How?

- Primary identity in Christ=- Primary identity in Christ=Don't need approval to live itDon't need approval to live it

How?How?

- Dead people don't worry- Dead people don't worryAbout what others think of themAbout what others think of them

How?How?

- Others-centered- set free to - Others-centered- set free to love instead of worrying about love instead of worrying about being accepted and likedbeing accepted and liked

How?How?

- Be real about struggles- Be real about struggles

As a church…As a church…

Not here to make a name for Not here to make a name for LaymanLayman

But to make Jesus famousBut to make Jesus famous

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