Speak Being Filled by the Spirit - Acts 3-4

Acts 4:8 (ESV Strong's)
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,

Speak Being Filled by the Spirit

Peter is being brought before the religious leaders of the day because, in the name of Jesus, he heralded a man.  Or, at least that is what is on the surface.   The real issue is that their was attention being given to these “common” fisher man and the religious leaders were jealous:

Acts 4:13 (ESV Strong's)
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Jealousy is a bad thing:

Proverbs 27:4 (ESV Strong's)
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?

The problem with the religious leaders of the day is that they were mere men of the flesh.  But, Peter was “filled with the Holy Spirit” as he spoke. That is what all believers should desire. To have power from the Holy Spirit in their service to God.  When we attempt to serve God in our own power, we will always fail.  We have to have the power of the Holy Spirit to speak through our lives.   Yielding to the Spirt in faith is how we engage the Spirit in our walk.