Acts 4

• Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved
• to this day, there are others who claim they are Messiah, but the Bible clearly says there are no other salvation, no other name but Jesus Christ
• Peter's testimony
• first others asked 'by what power or what name did you do this?'
• he was filled with the Holy Spirit
• they were astonished to see his courage, and that he was unschooled
• who to obey? Men or God, when the two are in conflict
• a higher authority is God, when the will of God (that has revealed in our heart) collides with that of men (be it our family or superior), then sorry--men shall loose;
  
• Peter and John were unafraid of governing authorities (they were filled with Holy Spirit and harbored no fear in them except the fear of God)
• Facing threats, they prayed for boldness (v29.30)
• shared possessions
• preparation for persecutions
• Barnabas
  
• a Levite
• he also sold a field and brought the money to the disciples