The Two Commandments Acts 5:12-29
I. Many Miracles Multiplied vv. 12-16
A. The Apostles Specifically v.12
B. Peter Especially v.15
II. One Miracle Specified vv.17-20
A. The Irony of the Angel's Appearance
B. The Power of the Angel's Presence
C. The Burden of the Angel's Message v. 20
1. The Command required movement.
2. The Command required courage.
3. The Command required a comprehensive compliance.
* The Lord's commands keep us from acting as if we were our own God.
III. The Command Obeyed vv.21-29
A. With understanding v. 21
B. Publicly v. 21
C. Immediately v.21
D. Against Opposition vv. 26-28
E. With Intentionality v. 29
IV. The Two Commands
A. "Speak to the People the Whole Message" v. 20
B. "We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching" v. 28
* Which command do we perpetiually obey?
V. Our Resolve
* If we shoot at nothing we hit it every time.
* Obedience is never inadvertent. No one ever stumbles toward godliness unintentionally.
* The One Person
* The Thirty Days