15 February 2026 - Peter van Breda - Appeaser, Straddler, Compromiser or Sold Out

Therefore, in this present case, in the case that is before us right now with these apostles, I advise you, leave them alone. Let them go. 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'll find yourself fighting against God. [01:32:45] (31 seconds)  #StopFightingGod

The book of Acts is given to us so that we will be faith faithful in our generation and in a similar way that you and I have been given the spirit empowered audacity and the love of souls, a love for other people, a willingness to suffer. We've been given the same spirit as rested upon the apostles even when they stood before the Sanhedrin. You and I have been given that same spirit of audacity to speak about Jesus in the world in which we live. [01:07:13] (32 seconds)  #ActsSpiritBoldness

The phrase, your arms are too short to box with God captivated me. And I picture human beings and how often doesn't it happen that they try and fight with God? When we consider the immeasurable power of the almighty God by which he spoke the world into existence, it always amazes me that anyone will try and fight with God. And then evil entered when Satan thought he could fight God and win. [01:05:15] (31 seconds)  #DontBoxWithGod

Verse 12, the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders amongst the people and all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's colonnade. Two verses later in fifteen and sixteen, it says people brought the sick into the streets. Now you can imagine the scene. Imagine the scene of people bringing their sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passes by. Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem bringing their sick and those that were tormented by evil spirits and all of them, all, ALL, were healed. [01:09:24] (44 seconds)  #MiraclesAndHealing

Miracles identify the apostles as Christ's ambassador and also identify their message as authoritative, a message from heaven. The miracles display as they did in also display as they did in Christ's time, God's saving intention towards a sinful and a sorrowful and a broken race, human race. The mysterious deaths of Ananias and Sapphira are just an aberration because Jesus came into the world to save sinners. [01:10:51] (34 seconds)  #MiraclesConfirmAuthority

And so we have inherited this relay race and now is our time. And I think of the young people around who are in desperate need of a saviour. I think of what's happening with young girls and young boys, no mentors, no people caring for them. And it's our responsibility to take the gospel to those next generations. And so my final application is for you to ask God to give you boldness and witness to those around you. Witness to your family, your friends. And I know relatives are the hardest to witness to. But you know, ask God for boldness. Ask God for courage. Because I know, just like me, you wanna see your family in heaven with you one day. [01:37:44] (62 seconds)  #BoldForNextGen

But you know, because the power of the Holy Spirit, number one, he protected us. Number two, we could do what God called us to do. You know, we're not afraid of what people will think because we care more about their soul than about our circumstance. We care more about the glory of God than we do that what might happen when we share our faith. [01:21:26] (24 seconds)  #SpiritPoweredCourage

There is example that we have in scriptures in Mount Sinai when when God descends in fire from heaven to the top of the mountain and gives them the law. The 10 commandments and the ground is shaking and there's terror and fear in the hearts of the people. And guess what Moses says to the people? Moses said to the people, now there's something about the holiness of God here on Mount Sinai and Moses said to the people, don't go close. [01:17:04] (28 seconds)  #FearAndReverence