Boldness from God's Power

Acts 4:7-12
Each day that God gives us life is an opportunity to remember and be molded by the blessing of salvation through Jesus, or to speak about the action and effort Jesus put out for humanity. The magnitude of the moment that Peter and John are in can be lost on us. Peter and John are up against the religious authorities of the temple.  They are just a little over 40 days past the trial and crucifixion of Jesus.
Peter spoke with boldness, maybe thinking that this might be the start of the end for him. Jesus had already told Peter he would be led to death in John 21:18-19; Peter just didn’t know when. Peter seized the opportunity to speak about Jesus, because it was the power of Jesus in which he lived. This is the third time Peter has placed the guilt of Jesus’ death on the Jews (Acts 2:23-24; 3:15; 4:10),  He was focused on what the power of God has given to humanity.
Acts 4:23-31
The result was that the first believers of the gospel of Christ were inspired to pray for the Holy Spirit to physically impact their presence once again. Their unity of spirit and desire to be bold for the gospel drew the presence of the Holy Spirit.  Our step as a church is to boldly bless those around us, beginning with prayer to prepare ourselves to be ready to bless someone God has connected us to in order to get them to hear the gospel.