Message 24 August 15 2014 Peter

More from Peter the apostle on the 15th of August for me and YOU

I was having such a fun time down here speaking to you that I just could not leave, but for the sake of the readers, cut the last message short so that new readers might read this.

No time spent pursuing Jesus is ever wasted. People think that we were so lucky that we spent time with Jesus and that is true. But we also lost Jesus. We stayed on earth when He went to Heaven. And yet at Pentecost 50 days after the resurrection the Holy Spirit came in power and our whole lives entered a new level. It was only after this coming of the Holy Spirit that we began to understand what Jesus had been teaching. It's like the light finally came on. The Holy Spirit led us into the truth that Jesus taught and as soon as we had the truth shown to us we started to teach the new converts.

Church was exciting. First of all we met every single day. Do you know what it is like to have a faith that is so alive that you go to church and break bread every day? Do you know what it is like to work for the day and then spend the whole night every single day singing, eating and learning from God?

Of course, we met in homes so there were many teachers and many worship leaders and many roles for people. Of course scripture says that people sold possessions and property and gave the money to the apostles and the money was shared with everyone. Can you imagine being part of a church that was so alive and so full of revival, growth and miracles that rich people simply sold everything as money became worthless to them and meaningless to them and the only value that they found in their possessions was the growth and good that the money could do for the church?

Can you imagine bringing all your spare money to church? Can you imagine stopping buying the best brands, and stopping buying the best cars, and stopping buying great houses and instead getting all that money and sowing it into a church that is growing every single day? Can you imagine such a supernatural church that angels busted people out of prison or people were healed simply by having your own shadow pass over them?

We lived in exciting times. We had people like Paul with us from time to time and he taught in our churches. Paul had this to say twice in his letter  to the Corinthians

1 Corinthians 4:16New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me.

1 Corinthians 11:1New King James Version (NKJV)

11 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

What was Paul saying here? He was telling the church to follow after his example and try and be like him. This was not a sinning Paul. This was not a Paul that was struggling with submitting to Jesus. This was a Paul that was walking and acting just like Jesus Christ did when he was on earth.

We apostles did not sin very  often at all. We walked like Jesus. We were little- Christ's to the world.

We walked exactly like Jesus and back then it was expected when you were filled with the grace and power of the Holy Spirit it was possible to walk like Jesus. John wrote this:

1 John 2:5-6New King James Version (NKJV)

5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

My readers. It is possible to walk just as Jesus walked. It is possible to be free of sin. It is possible to love the Lord so much that you turn your back on the world. It is possible I say. It is possible.

We were so blessed. We had such a good time. We had explosive growth and we saw God move in mighty ways. We saw God turn up daily. People did not just talk about Jesus, they knew Him. People went to heaven all the time in visions. People had visions of Jesus on earth all the time. Jesus would just turn up in our meetings and teach us all. It rocked!

I look forward to seeing the modern church walk into this way of living. I look forward to seeing the modern church meet every single night. I look forward to the modern church bursting at the seams. I pray for you all.

Love Peter