In this message from SWAT: Spiritual Warfare and Tactics, Pastor Dan continues through Acts 4:1–20, where Peter and John face opposition after healing a man in the name of Jesus.

Only weeks earlier, Peter was afraid to admit he even knew Jesus. Now he stands before the same religious authorities who helped send Jesus to the cross and boldly declares that the miracle happened through the name of Jesus Christ. The difference? Peter is filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered to be a witness.

Acts tells us that Peter and John were ordinary, unschooled men, yet their opponents recognized something unmistakable about them: they had been with Jesus. You do not need to know every answer, have a theology degree, or be the most gifted person in the room to tell someone about Jesus. You need to know Him, depend on the Holy Spirit, and have the courage to say His name.

Pastor Dan challenges believers to reject the pressure to keep faith private. A private faith cannot point people to the only One who can save. Peter declares that “there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” If Jesus is the center of the gospel, He must also be the center of our witness.

When the authorities command Peter and John to stop speaking and teaching in Jesus’ name, they refuse: “We cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Following Jesus sometimes carries a cost, but how others respond is outside our control. Faithfulness to Jesus is our choice.

Will you say His name in your family, workplace, school, friendships, and wherever God has placed you?

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