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Show GIVING WHAT YOU HAVE "Then Peter said, Silver and none: the but such name as Ihave gold have give I thee: This text N (Acts was wanted him 3: Dr. Luke to Theophilus. along with you and know the facts and infallible was here for 40 resurrection before me to proofs that ascending to the show how the church spread He days after the right hand of the Father. grew and rise 6) penned by his beloved brother Jesus In of Jesus Christ of Nazareth up and walk. I He wanted to was across empowernd the world. So Dr. Luke wrote this book revealing the activities of those who followed Jesus and did what He commanded them. Jesus had promised the disciples they would do greater things than that even He did. Here, two of His inner circle Peter and John church. When called sight, are on their way to they got to "beautiful," they a certain man the gate saw a common lame from his mother womb. He had been carried there to ask for alms of those going church, entering the temple. As these inner circle inside the disciples were about to go temple, they fixed their on the lame on them. The lame man to eyes and invited him to look man turned and looked expecting them to give him something. Without his asking Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none." imagine the disappointment the you man must has felt. look on they did They invited him them and then not have what he wanted. But whole lot of times what necessarily what for is not we lasting good. The need. What alms. We are us. always do man was alms and Peter said, brothers, we us we ask What any asking for don't have any broke! I heard a sermon time ago entitled "Two Broke @) a want is not we always what helps seek does not some to they told him you know my sisters and my we Can Preachers." Peter and John did not have '- a bag or any money to put in a bag. Peter said to the lame man, "Such as I give I thee." have Three as 50 you go things I want you to remember giving what to see the real needs First, take time of others. Look what on they ask for, you have. them. No matter realize their need is greater. What they ask for is often nothing but the symptom or the temporary fix. What is the real need? separated from God. This man was was outside at the gate. He was guilty his sin. He had to be carried to the temple. He lacked spiritual ·He of understanding. or pray but us, he He came begging for was a not to arms. Like all of sinner. Not his lack of food but his lack of righteousness would lead him to death. Peter saw the lame man's gold have real need and said, "Silver and I none worship but such as I have give I thee." Second, acknowledge what you have. Give what you have I I remember a story of a man who lamented that he give, that he didn't have anything would the world's ills if he the cure resources cannot sing, but you cannot smile. to to give. Maybe you can you speak. Maybe give silver, but Maybe just had you can you cannot walk and give a visit, but you can call and send word. You strengthen. encourage and there for somebody. You can can be Do not worry about what you do not have but such you as have, give. Third, share what you do have, give what is available. Peter and John had no money but have. They they gave what they did gave them lame everlasting life. They man gave his forgiveness of sin. They gave his of mind. peace They gave him joy, unspeakable joy. They gave him purpose and he got up and walked. They gave the man hope for his despair. They gave his joy for his sadness. Jesus a leaping for his lame. They gave his stable. kings. was born not in Shepherds He had no a came place to but He is gone to prepare in the sky. They took gave His life. He was man's tomb but He man, He and gives we can us in to see him not lay His head us a mansion His clothes but He buried in another rose might live and have life abundantly. Like palace but again that we more He did for the lame· . strength for our bones get up and go leaping and walking and praising God. Not meat and bread, not alms, not material not silver and gold, but (J) Jesus is things, our only hope. Just and that's some give me enough. Jesus. I've got Jesus Not that I can't eat by bread but "Man shall not live bread alone." Not that water will not quench again. my thirst but I get over Not that money cannot pay my bills, but again. thirsty all next month I will owe bills Not that alms don't keep needing more help but alms. For the real hunger and thirst and emptiness the inside. And we only Jesus hungry soul. (j) can is on satisfy a |
