Bold, Week 1: Amazing Boldness

Published: June 7, 2012, 3:52 a.m.

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Join us this week for the start of our brand new series, BOLD. Lead Pastor Shane Frazier kicks off the first message in the series with this week\'s message, Amazing Boldness.

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Title of Message: Amazing Boldness

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Boldness is behavior born out of belief.

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Boldness: parrhesia; Outspokenness, assurance, courage, confidence, to act without fear

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(Acts 4:7) They brought in the two disciples and demanded, \\u201cBy what power, or in whose name, have you done this?\\u201d

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(Acts 4:8-9) Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, \\u201cRulers and elders of our people, are we being questioned today because we\\u2019ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed?

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(Acts 4:10) Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.

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(Acts 4:13) The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.

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Bold Facts:

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Spiritual boldness is for ordinary people.

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(Acts 4:13) \\u2026they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures.

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Spiritual boldness will amaze the world.

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(Acts 4:13) \\u2026The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Spiritual boldness comes from knowing Christ.

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(Acts 4:13) \\u2026They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.

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The Circle of Boldness:

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Time

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Faith

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Boldness

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4.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Results

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