Hey, church family. Once again, it's time for Devo. If you've got your Bible, we're going to be in Acts chapter 4.

And like I explained yesterday, I continuously hear the words, shelter in place and quarantine.

So I just wanted to look at some places in the scripture where the disciples or people were

huddled together and they were out of their normal rhythm and routine for whatever reason.

In the scriptures, it was fear.

And I want us to see how they did not waste their time.

And I wanted to see that though our travel may be restricted, the movement

of the gospel is never restricted. And so just for a little context to get us to Acts chapter

four, we're going to pick it up in verse 23. But just so you kind of know what's happening here,

in Acts chapter two, Peter stands on the southern steps. He pre-es. but just so you kind of know what's happening here.

In Acts chapter 2, Peter stands on the southern steps.

He preaches a very non-seekersensitive sermon, the Spirit of God falls.

3,000 people get saved, y'all get baptized, and Jerusalem is going crazy.

The main reason that's going crazy is because Jesus, the Christ, was crucified, dead buried,

and then in the same town that he was crucified in, he was resurrected, and he begins to appear to a whole bunch of people like we talked about yesterday.

And so people have seen Jesus dead on a cross, put in a grave, and now they're seeing Jesus walk around.

The Bible says that he appeared to over 500 people for like almost six weeks.

Well, meanwhile, Peter and John keep doing what they've been doing.

They're on the way to the temple one day, and they heal this beggar.

This guy asked for

some money, and he's like, I don't have money. I'm in ministry, but what I have, I give to you in

the name of Jesus, rise up and walk, and the man gets up and walks. Well, the problem is

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