Jesus chose deeply flawed disciples: Judas betrayed him, Thomas doubted, Peter denied him three times. After Pentecost, the Holy Spirit transformed these weak people into bold witnesses. The speaker argues divine empowerment, not human competence, makes ministry work, so never call anyone unqualified.
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Which ministry is the most powerful ministry ever? The ministry of Jesus. That ministry is also almost the most confusing because at close range, disciple 12, one betrayed him, Judas. One, when they told him that Jesus has risen, he said, I will never believe. He said, except I put my hand in the print of the nail and touch the side. While he was talking, Jesus came and said, okay, Thomas, come. There you go, put your hands. You know, he ought to repent. No, he went there and put the hand. And in John 21, Peter— you know, after— so that's 2 now. I mean, how many? 10. Before he even died, Peter They said, do you know Jesus? Say, me? Who is Jesus? 3 times. In John 21, he said, you know what, I think everything about this ministry must have been a mistake. Let's go back to fishing. And when he went back to fishing, 7 others followed him. How many is left? How can you call this the most powerful ministry? In Acts chapter number 1, even after he had come and had stayed with them for 40 days, guess what they were asking him? Have you at this time come to restore the kingdom back to Israel? They thought he came for politics after resurrection. If that was you, you say, oh God, let me just die again. But Jesus knew, allow them. But the moment the Holy Spirit of Truth comes, leave them. It doesn't matter how weak they are, let the Holy Ghost come upon them. It's enough. And on the day of Pentecost, the Bible said they were all gathered in one accord and they were praying, and suddenly a sound filled that place, and something sat upon them, clothed in tongues. Tongues like fire sat upon them, and they began to speak in tongues. As they began to— and people said, oh, these guys are drunk, they are drunk guys. Peter, Peter who denied him, stood and said, this was that that was prophesied by Joel, saying in the last days I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. Not only has he internalized it, he embodied it and interpreted it. You You may be weak, but the moment the Spirit of God comes upon you, oh, you'll be amazed what will happen. So you may look at a man and say, this man is weak, he's lazy, he can't pray, he
