The Awesome Presence

God is the all-powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent God of the universe...and He wants to spend time with you one-on-one. How long has it been since you stopped and experienced the wonder and awe of God’s presence? Bill Clark shares from Acts how the early church had a sense of awe about the powerful presence of God.

The Awesome Presence

Irresistible Force | Week 4

October 10, 2016 | Bill Clark

Acts 2:43 (NIV)

Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.

Acts 3:1-10 (NIV)

1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. 6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. 8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

How long has it been since you allowed yourself to be amazed by something?

Over and over again the people who encountered Jesus had the same experience—they were astonished at what he could do and what he would say.