Acts Chapter 4, Sadducees, Nazareth, Nazarene, a shoot, branch, netser, no other Name, allos or heteros, unwilling, would not believe, obey government, moved driven or carried along by the Holy Spirit, Spirit filled, boldness, koinonia, Socialism

1. ACTS 4
No other Name, unwilling, would not believe, obey
government or God, moved driven or carried along
by the Holy Spirit, filled with is controlled by the
Holy Spirit, boldness, koinonia, Socialism

2. Acts 4:1-22
• The first Christian
persecution, and the
apostles reply with
confidence, boldness,
confrontation of sin,
and the good news
gospel of salvation in
Christ Jesus.

3. Acts 4:1, The Liberal Sadducees
• NAU Acts 4:1 As they were speaking to the people, the
priests and the captain of the temple guard and the
Sadducees came up to them, 2 being greatly disturbed
because they were teaching the people and
proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
• Liberal religious folks like the Sadducees generally deny
the atoning blood, cross, miracles, and the
resurrection.
• As well as the sin nature, total depravity, and need for
a Savior.
• The NAU uses “Sadducees” 5 X’s in Acts, the last NT use
is in Acts 23:8.

4. Acts 4:2, In Jesus The Resurrection
• Acts 4:2…proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection
of the dead…
• John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the
resurrection and the life. He who believes in
me will live, even though he dies;

5. Acts 4:4, Now Five Thousand
• Acts 4:4…the number of men grew to about
five thousand.
• Up from 3,120 in ch. 2.

6. Acts 4:7, What Power, What Name
• Acts 4:7…"By what power or what name did you
do this?“
• Deut 13:1-3 If a prophet, or one who foretells by
dreams, appears among you and announces to
you a miraculous sign or wonder, 2 and if the sign
or wonder of which he has spoken takes place,
and he says, "Let us follow other gods" (gods you
have not known) "and let us worship them," 3
you must not listen to the words of that prophet
or dreamer…

7. Acts 4:7, What Power, What Name
• Acts 4:7…"By what
power or what name
did you do this?“
• Acts 4:10…It is by the
name of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth…

8. Acts 4:7, What Power, What Name
• Peter answers them with Ps 118:22 they
would know the following verses;
• Ps 118:26-27…Blessed is he who comes in the
name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord
we bless you. 27 The Lord is God…

9. Acts 4:10,
By The Name Of
Jesus Christ
• NAU Acts 4:10 let it be known to all
of you and to all the people of
Israel, that by the name of Jesus
Christ the Nazarene, whom you
crucified, whom God raised from
the dead-- by this name this man
stands here before you in good
health.
• NAU 1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I
exhort you, brethren, by the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that you all agree and that there
be no divisions among you, but
that you be made complete in the
same mind and in the same
judgment.

10. Acts 4:10, Jesus of Nazareth
• Acts 4:10…by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth…
• 17 uses of Nazareth in NAU, 29 in NKV, KJV, 12 in NET,
CSB, 28 in ESV, 18 in YLT
• 7 NIV, KJV, NKJ, ESV uses of “Nazareth” are in Acts, 1 in
CSB, NET, 4 in YLT
• Greek BGT, BNT, 4 uses of “Nazareth,” BYZ has 12
• NAS “Jesus Christ the Nazarene”
• KJV “Jesus Christ of Nazareth”
• NAU Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring from the stem
of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• <05342> ‫ֶר‬‫צ‬ֵ‫נ‬ netser )666a(
• Meaning: a sprout, shoot

11. Acts 4:10, Jesus of Nazareth
• Isa 11:1-2
• A shoot [netser] will come up from the stump of Jesse;
• from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
• 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him —
• Jer 23:5
• "The days are coming," declares the Lord,
• "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch,
• a King who will reign wisely
• and do what is just and right in the land.

12. Acts 4:12-37
Only One Path

13. A Good Memory Verse, 4:12

14. Acts 4:12, No Other Name
• There are only 2 paths,
• There is the broad path of
works salvation that ends at the
Great White Throne Judgment;
• Or, there is the narrow path
that ends in heaven.
• Matt 7:13-14 "Enter through
the narrow gate. For wide is the
gate and broad is the road that
leads to destruction, and many
enter through it. 14 But small is
the gate and narrow the road
that leads to life, and only a
few find it.

15. Acts 4:12, No Other Name
• Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for
there is no other name under heaven given to
men by which we must be saved."
• John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the
truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me.
• John 10:1 "I tell you the truth, the man who does
not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in
by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
• Matt 26:39 "My Father, if it is possible, may this
cup be taken from me.

16. Acts 4:12, “other” allos or heteros
• NKJ Acts 4:12 "Nor is there salvation in any other
[allos] , for there is no other [herteros] name …
• 243 ἄλλος allos {al'-los}
• Meaning: 1) another, other…
• 2087 ἕτερος heteros {het'-er-os}
• Meaning: 1) the other, another, other 1a) to
number 1a1) to number as opposed to some
former person or thing 1a2) the other of two 1b)
to quality 1b1) another: i.e. one not of the same
nature, form, class, kind, different…

17. Acts 4:12, “other” allos or heteros
• NKJ Acts 4:12 "Nor…any other [allos] , for there
is no other [herteros] name …
• NAU Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so
quickly deserting Him who called [call, name, address as, invite]
you by the grace of Christ, for a different
[herteros] gospel; 7 which is really not another
[allos] ; only there are some who are disturbing
you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

18. Acts 4:12, No Other Way To Heaven
• The Rev. Billy Graham tells of a time early in his
career when he arrived in a small town to
preach a sermon. Wanting to mail a letter, he
asked a young boy where the post office was.
When the boy told him, Rev. Graham thanked
him and said, “If you’ll come to the Baptist
church this evening, you can hear me telling
everyone how to get to Heaven.”
• “I don’t think I’ll be there,” the boy said. “You
don’t even know your way to the post office.”

19. Acts 4:13, Unschooled, Ordinary Men
• Acts 4:13…they were unschooled, ordinary
men, they were astonished and they took
note that these men had been with Jesus.
• The Holy Spirit transformation of these men
“astonished” them.
• Even the enemies of the cross “were
astonished”
• John 12:21…"we would like to see Jesus.“…

20. Acts 4:14, And Seeing, Anagrams
• NAU Acts 4:14 And seeing the man who had
been healed standing with them, they had
nothing to say in reply.
• THE EYES:
• When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE

21. Acts 4:16,
Everybody In Jerusalem Knows
• NAU Acts 4:16 saying, "What shall we do with
these men? For the fact that a noteworthy
miracle has taken place through them is
apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we
cannot deny it.
• CNN has been broadcasting it all.
• They now had at least five thousand (male)
witnesses.

22. Acts 4:16,
Unwilling, Would Not Believe
• NAU Acts 4:16 …we cannot deny it.
• NAU John 7:39, 5:40 and you are unwilling to come to
Me so that you may have life.
• NAU Matthew 22:3, 23:37 “…you were unwilling.
• NAU Isaiah 30:15 For thus the Lord GOD…But you were
not willing,
• NAU Ezekiel 20:8, 3:7 yet the house of Israel will not be
willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to
listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is
stubborn and obstinate.
• NAU Acts 28:24 Some were being persuaded by the
things spoken, but others would not believe.
• 1 Co. 7:12, 1 Co. 14:24, 2 Co. 6:15, 1 Tim. 5:8

23. Acts 4:16,
Unwilling,
Would Not
Believe

24. Acts 4:19, Obey You Or God?
• Acts 4:19 But Peter and John replied, "Judge for
yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to
obey you rather than God.
• Dan 3:16-18 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do
not need to defend ourselves before you in this
matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing
furnace, the God we serve is able to save us
from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O
king. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to
know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or
worship the image of gold you have set up."

25. Acts 4:19, Obey You Or God?
• Acts 4:19 But Peter and John replied, "Judge
for yourselves whether it is right in God's
sight to obey you rather than God.
• Ex 1:17 The midwives, however, feared God
and did not do what the king of Egypt had
told them to do; they let the boys live.

26. Please open to Rom 13:1-5
Obey Government Or God?
• Rom 13:1-5 Everyone must submit himself to the
governing authorities, for there is no authority except that
which God has established. The authorities that exist have
been established by God. 2 Consequently, he who rebels
against the authority is rebelling against what God has
instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on
themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do
right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free
from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right
and he will commend you. 4 For he is God's servant to do
you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not
bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent
of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5
Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not
only because of possible punishment but also because of
conscience.

27. Acts 4:20, We Cannot Stop
• Acts 4:20…For we cannot help speaking about
what we have seen and heard."
2 Peter 1:21 For prophecy never had its origin in
the will of man, but men spoke from God as they
were carried [present passive] along by the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 27:27…we were still being driven [present passive]
across the Adriatic Sea…
• Moved driven or carried along by the Holy Spirit

28. Acts 4:24, With One Accord
• Acts 4:24 And when they heard this, they lifted
their voices to God with one accord and said, "O
Lord, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE
EARTH AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM,
• My granddaughter asked me how many people
you could put in one Honda. She said 12
• because the disciples were all of one in one
Accord.

29. Acts 4:25, God Spoke
• Acts 4:25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through
the mouth of your servant…
• God spoke
• by the Holy Spirit
• through David

30. Acts 4:31, Prayer Causes Earthquake
• NAU Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the
place where they had gathered together was
shaken,….
• Wow!
• Pentecost was the birthday of the church
• Birthdays only happen once.
• J. Vernon says when a deacon prayed for God’s
fire to fall on them, he immediately countered
that prayed and asked God to not let His
judgment fall on them.

31. Acts 4:31, Filled With The Holy Spirit
• NAU Acts 4:31 …and they were all filled with
the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of
God with boldness.
• Filled with the Holy Spirit always means
“controlled by”.
• Filled with the Holy Spirit always results in
boldly speaking for God.
• 8X’s in NIV

32. Acts 4:31, Filled = Speak The Gospel
With Boldness
• NAU Acts 4:31 …to speak the word of God with
boldness.
• Filled with the Holy Spirit always results in boldly
speaking for God.
• 6 X’s in NAU
• NAU 2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore having such a hope,
we use great boldness in our speech,
• NAU Ephesians 3:12 in whom we have boldness and
confident access through faith in Him.
• NAU Ephesians 6:19 and pray on my behalf… to make
known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

33. Acts 4:32, One In Heart And Mind
• Acts 4:32 All the believers were one in heart
and mind…
• True koinonia 1st. then sharing
• This culminates in poverty in the church at
Jerusalem, Acts 5;
• Acts 6:1…the Grecian Jews among them
complained against the Hebraic Jews because
their widows were being overlooked in the
daily distribution of food.

34. Socialism Or Generosity?, gracethrufaith.com
• Q. I often see people say that Jesus (and the Bible) promote
Socialism. While I know most Christians are against Socialism, I can
see passages where it does sound like the early Church was
practicing what we now call Socialism. Just one passage for
example: 2 Corinthians 8: 13-16 and there are others. Any light
you can shed on this would be appreciated.
• A. In Acts 4:32-36 we’re told how the believers in the early church
shared everything they had with one another so there were no
needy persons among them. And in 2 Cor. 8:13-16 Paul encouraged
the believers in Corinth who had more that they needed, to share
their plenty with others who were hard pressed.
But none of this was done because of an enforced economic
system. It was done voluntarily out of a conviction that the Lord
would see to their needs (2 Cor. 8:8-9). Each one who had more
than they needed did not think it was necessary to store up their
excess because they trusted the Lord to provide for them.
Therefore they felt

35. Socialism Or Generosity?, gracethrufaith.com
• comfortable giving it to others.
This was not just an issue for their time. The Bible encourages all of
us to give of our excess to help those in need, promising that the
Lord will respond to our generosity with blessings in
kind. Read Luke 6:38 and 2 Cor. 9:6-11 to confirm this.
This is not socialism, which ultimately inhibits enterprise and brings
a society to its lowest common denominator. It’s faith based
generosity, which rewards enterprise and brings a society to its
highest common denominator. In 2 Cor. 9:6 Paul promised that
everyone who sows generously will also reap generously. And in 2
Cor. 9:11 He said we’ll be made rich n every way so we can be
generous on every occasion. Socialism makes no such promises.
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36. 2 Corinthians 8:13, Help Each Other
• 2 Corinthians 8:13 For this is not for the ease
of others and for your affliction, but by way of
equality-- 14 at this present time your
abundance being a supply for their need, so
that their abundance also may become a
supply for your need, that there may be
equality; 15 as it is written, "HE WHO gathered
MUCH DID NOT HAVE TOO MUCH, AND HE
WHO gathered LITTLE HAD NO LACK."

37. So, In Closing

38. No Vacancies
• We had been on the road for 15 hours en route
from New York to California and were looking
for a place to spend the night. At four different
motels, though, we were told, "Sorry, no
vacancies.“ Heading back to the car, my seven-
year-old asked solemnly,
• "Mom, are we vacancies?"

39. The End