Turn with me to Acts chapter 4.

We're beginning a new series this morning.

You ready?

Yes.

Okay.

Acts chapter 4.

Now, this fourth chapter is the flow obviously from the previous, the third chapter.

And in that chapter, is where the man, the lame man at the gate called Beautiful was healed,

supernaturally, raised up.

But then the leaders of the synagogue got upset about that healing.

And they had the apostles apprehended and threatened them and beat them.

You know, you'd really find out how strong you believed in healing doctrine if they came

and got you after the healing line and beat you.

You know, we enjoy a lot of freedom

because others endured persecution

in front of us.

You know, Brother Parham,

they used to threaten him

and to beat him up and threaten his life

after service because he had preached Acts 2-4,

being filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking in other tongues.

And his family was concerned for his life just because he preached that it was for today

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