As we read the gospel records, we read eyewitness accounts of the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus.

In a sense, the gospels are just the beginning of Christ's work. The adventure continues in the

Book of Acts. In this study with

Scott Pauli, we consider the continuing work of Christ through the Holy Spirit, who works

through the apostles in the New Testament Church. Now, let's get in on the adventure.

A sleep is a gift from Almighty God.

I'm telling you, just the way God has designed our bodies.

The Bible says that he giveth his beloved sleep.

And if you've ever had any trouble sleeping,

you know what a gift it is when it's gone,

because sleep resets everything.

It rejuvenates the mind and refreshes the body.

You have to have sleep just to function just to move forward.

I personally believe,

theologically, that God designed us not to run 24 hours a day

and made it where we had to sleep as a reminder that we have limits,

that we can't just go and go and go, we have to pause, and that we have to lean upon him

and his resources that he's provided.

Did you know, though, that in scripture, sleep is viewed not only in the

physical realm as a daily occasion, an occurrence that we need regularly, but it also is a picture

of what happens when a believer dies. We get an example of that in the story of Stephen, again,

in Acts chapter number seven,

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