Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

4.28- Acts 2.37-47 37  Now when they heard this , they were [ aj ] pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “ [ ak ] Brethren, [ al ] what shall we do?” 38  Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39  For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40  And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “ [ am ] Be saved from this perverse generation!” 41  So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand [ an ] souls. 42  They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and [ ao ] to prayer. 43 [ ap ] Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and [ aq ] signs were taking pla

4.27- We are devoted to the apostles teaching. Acts 1.6-26 6  So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” 7  He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority ; 8  but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” The Ascension 9  And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10  And as they were gazing intently into [ h ] the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. 11  They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into [ i ] the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven

4.26- We are a people who know the value of being alone with God. Mark 1. 29  And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with [ p ] James and John. 30  Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they *spoke to [ q ] Jesus about her. 31  And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she [ r ] waited on them. 32  When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed. 33  And the whole city had gathered at the door. 34  And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was. 35  In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house , and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there . 36  Simon and his companions searched for Him; 37  they