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Acts 3 - Introduction

CHAPTER 3
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST ENTERING ON ITS MISSION—THE FIRST APOSTOLIC MIRACLE

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1. The Beautiful Gate of the Temple; or, the healing of a Lame Man (Acts 3:1).

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2. Solomon’s Porch; or, Peter’s Second Sermon (Acts 3:11).

1. The Secret of the Miracle explained (Acts 3:11).

2. The People comforted and counselled (Acts 3:17).

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