Following Gods Nudges

Throughout the book of Acts we can read about the many miracles that the
apostles did in the name of Jesus as they sought to spread His message
of truth and love. The events that seem to stand out the most occurred
when the apostles followed the nudges God placed in their hearts. As
they took the steps of faith to follow through to do as God said, He
always came through, and we can read the accounts of those wonderful
miracles that helped spread the gospel far and wide.

I can walk!
Praise God!

When Peter and John passed the Temple gate and saw the lame man begging,
they were led to:

Pray for this

lame man to
be healed.

In the name
of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth rise up
and walk!

They didnt question

where this direction
came from. They
believed this is
what Jesus would
have done, so they
immediately followed
through.

Silver and gold

have I none; but
such as I have
give I thee.

And that same man walked and leaped with

joy into the Temple as a great testimony
of Gods care and healing power!

Those who had known this lame man before, who saw that he was now
healed and praising God, went to Peter and John, wanting to know more.

The God of
our fathers has
glorified His
Son, Jesus

Peter and John were

then encouraged:

Tell these
people about
Jesus.

This resulted in about five thousand

people believing in Jesus that day!

What was the name of the gate

where the lame man sat?
Peter and John didnt know that
praying for this one mans healing
would provide the opportunity for
them to reach so many with Gods
message. But it did!

In this portion of Acts, Peter

referred to Jesus as the
Prince of ____?
You can read the full story in Acts 3 and 4:14.

Philip was witnessing in Samaria, telling many people about Jesus, and
performing miracles in His name.

Its time to leave

Samaria and go south
to the desert.

While there, he
followed God and led
Simon, the sorcerer,
to Jesus.

Then God
sent an angel
to give new
instructions
to Phillip:
Philip obeyed, and while he was walking through
the desert he saw a man from Ethiopia.
Gods Spirit nudged
Philip to talk to this
man, and he obeyed.

As Philip approached
him, he saw that
the Ethiopian was
reading from the
book of Isaiah.

The Ethiopian was the treasurer in the government of the queen of Ethiopia.

Do you
understand
what you are
reading?

Not really.
I need someone to
explain it to me.

This scripture
is talking about
Jesus Christ, the
Son of God.

He is brought as
a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before
her shearers is dumb so
He opened not
His mouth.

Because Philip was faithful to obey the voice of the Spirit which had
instructed him to go to the desert, and then to talk to this important man
from Ethiopia, that man was then able to take what he had learned and lead
many others in his country to belief in Jesus.

What was the

name of the
queen of
Ethiopia at that
time?
What chapter
in the Bible was
the man from
Ethiopia reading
from?

It was another mighty witness that took place

because Philip had followed Gods voice.

What continent
is Ethiopia on?
Find Ethiopia on
a map.

You can read the full story in Acts 8:2640.

Sometimes the disciples were led to do things that were unexpected.

For example, when Peter was led by the Spirit to witness to Cornelius, a
Roman centurion, Peter was surprised. He had never witnessed to a Roman
before, only to Jews.
But Peter had been prepared beforehand with
the vision about eating unclean foods.

I wont eat these,

because they are
unclean foods.

When Corneliuss servants

showed up at the gate of
the house where Peter was
staying, the Spirit again
spoke to Peter.

Dont call
something unclean
that God has
cleansed.

Peter remembered the vision he had seen

earlier, and he obeyed. He went and talked
with Corneliuss servants at the gate of the
house, and later went to Corneliuss home
and witnessed to Cornelius, his family, his
servants, and his many friends.

Go talk to those
men, because I
sent them.

Because of Peters obedience to follow the

leadings of the Spirit of God, Cornelius and his
friends and family received faith in Jesus that day.
You can read the full story in Acts 10.

What was the profession of the owner of

the house where Peter was staying?

When Paul arrived in Athens, he was faced with how they worshipped many
false gods. Paul could have easily thought it was a waste of time to try
telling people there about Jesus, as it seemed that they were satisfied
with worshipping their idols.
Instead he
obeyed
Jesus call
to witness.
At first
the Athenians were
interested.
But when
Paul told
them how
Jesus was
resurrected from
the dead,
many of the
Athenians
didnt believe him.

Paul could
have given up.
But he didnt,
and some of
the Athenians
believed and
were saved.
These people
were from the
educated and
upper class
of Athens and
were able to
tell others
about Jesus
after Paul left
for Corinth.

Resurrected
from the dead?
Absurd!

Thats the
craziest thing I
ever heard!

Dionysius
and I want to
know more!

Read the full story

in Acts 17:1634.

What time waster did the people in Athens engage in that

God used to get them interested in what Paul had to say?
What was written on the altar that Paul refers
to when he speaks to the people of Athens?

Yes, Damaris
and I are
eager to learn
about Jesus!

You, too, can follow the leadings and direction of Gods Spirit.

Jim, show this

woman your portfolio
while youre waiting to
get it photocopied.

You went to
all of these
places?

Would you like

to see the portfolio
of my school
excursions?

Yes! I really
enjoy visiting
new places.

At the stationery
store today, a young
boy gave me this
beautiful pamphlet
with a prayer to
receive Jesus.

Would you
also like to
read this?

I would
enjoy that.

Sure, Ill
take a
look.

What can you do

today to follow
Gods nudges on
your heart?

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You
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and Faith: Witnessing and
Missionary Training: Preaching
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