NOW PETER AND JOHN WENT UP TOGETHER TO THE TEMPLE AT THE HOUR OF PRAYER, THE NINTH _HOUR._ 1. Went to the temple - Why? Were the still observing Jewish worship? 1. There were not IN the temple. Only priests could enter the building itself. 2. Many went to the temple grounds and courtyard around t... [ Continue Reading ]
AND A CERTAIN MAN LAME FROM HIS MOTHER ' S WOMB WAS CARRIED, WHOM THEY LAID DAILY AT THE GATE OF THE TEMPLE WHICH IS CALLED BEAUTIFUL, TO ASK ALMS FROM THOSE WHO ENTERED THE TEMPLE; 1. This miracle was not a fake. There was no deception here. He was lame at birth. 2. Often the poor would sit near... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO, SEEING PETER AND JOHN ABOUT TO GO INTO THE TEMPLE, ASKED FOR ALMS. 1. Peter was just another person passing by. Like he did for all who passed by, he asked for alms. 2. How do we respond to the homeless, beggars, today?... [ Continue Reading ]
AND FIXING HIS EYES ON HIM, WITH JOHN, PETER SAID, " LOOK AT US. " 1. Peter did not just glance his direction. He looked intently "into" him. 2. See Mark 10:21 - Jesus looked at the rich young ruler. It was an intense loon inside, not just a casual glance. Jesus saw his heart loved the man. 3. Pe... [ Continue Reading ]
SO HE GAVE THEM HIS ATTENTION, EXPECTING TO RECEIVE SOMETHING FROM THEM. 1. So, the lame man looked. He paid attention to them. He looked and expected some gift from them. He was looking in anticipation of money. 2. Healing was far from his anticipation.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN PETER SAID, " SILVER AND GOLD I DO NOT HAVE, BUT WHAT I DO HAVE I GIVE YOU: IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH, RISE UP AND WALK. " 1. Silver and gold were the common metal for coins. 2. What do you have - that can be used for God? 1. David - a slingshot 2. Samson - donkey jawbone 3.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HE TOOK HIM BY THE RIGHT HAND AND LIFTED _HIM_ UP, AND IMMEDIATELY HIS FEET AND ANKLE BONES RECEIVED STRENGTH. 1. Luke, the doctor, tells us the problem. It was not his hip, knees, muscle or nerve problems. 2. His feet and ankles were his weakness. 3. Immediately! There was no delay. The heal... [ Continue Reading ]
SO HE, LEAPING UP, STOOD AND WALKED AND ENTERED THE TEMPLE WITH THEM-WALKING, LEAPING, AND PRAISING GOD. 1. How is this healing verified? Notice the words used. Leaping up - Stood - Walked - Entered temple - Walking - Leaping 2. Was this man healed? There was no doubt.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ALL THE PEOPLE SAW HIM WALKING AND PRAISING GOD. 1. Miracles had many witnesses. This was done at the temple gate at the time many were coming to prayer. 2. These people passed by several times a day, every day, for the past 40 years. They had seen him every day of his life.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN THEY KNEW THAT IT WAS HE WHO SAT BEGGING ALMS AT THE BEAUTIFUL GATE OF THE TEMPLE; AND THEY WERE FILLED WITH WONDER AND AMAZEMENT AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM. 1. All who saw it were filled with wonder (astonishment) and amazement (bewilderment). 2. Fake healers bring in "ringers" who leap out... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW AS THE LAME MAN WHO WAS HEALED HELD ON TO PETER AND JOHN, ALL THE PEOPLE RAN TOGETHER TO THEM IN THE PORCH WHICH IS CALLED SOLOMON ' S, GREATLY AMAZED. 1. The healed man began to cling to Peter and John. 2. All the witnesses came together - Amazed at the event they had witnessed. 3. Solomon's... [ Continue Reading ]
SO WHEN PETER SAW _IT,_ HE RESPONDED TO THE PEOPLE: " MEN OF ISRAEL, WHY DO YOU MARVEL AT THIS? OR WHY LOOK SO INTENTLY AT US, AS THOUGH BY OUR OWN POWER OR GODLINESS WE HAD MADE THIS MAN WALK? 1. Why are you amazed? If this miracle is amazing, think about Jesus and His resurrection from the dead.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB, THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS, GLORIFIED HIS SERVANT JESUS, WHOM YOU DELIVERED UP AND DENIED IN THE PRESENCE OF PILATE, WHEN HE WAS DETERMINED TO LET _HIM_ GO. 1. A common phrase used by the Jews. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, also the God of our fathers, were... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT YOU DENIED THE HOLY ONE AND THE JUST, AND ASKED FOR A MURDERER TO BE GRANTED TO YOU, 1. You requested a murderer be released to you. 2. You would rather have a murderer loose in Jerusalem than Jesus.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE, WHOM GOD RAISED FROM THE DEAD, OF WHICH WE ARE WITNESSES. 1. You killed Jesus, the Prince of life. 2. God raised Him from the dead. 3. We are witnesses to this resurrection.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HIS NAME, THROUGH FAITH IN HIS NAME, HAS MADE THIS MAN STRONG, WHOM YOU SEE AND KNOW. YES, THE FAITH WHICH _COMES_ THROUGH HIM HAS GIVEN HIM THIS PERFECT SOUNDNESS IN THE PRESENCE OF YOU ALL. 1. This miracle was accomplished by faith in this name. It was through faith in His name that this man... [ Continue Reading ]
" YET NOW, BRETHREN, I KNOW THAT YOU DID _IT_ IN IGNORANCE, AS _DID_ ALSO YOUR RULERS. 1. Peter assures them that they were not to blame. They were mislead. 2. The real blame must be on the Jewish rulers - Sanhedrin, scribes, High Priest, and the Pharisees.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT THOSE THINGS WHICH GOD FORETOLD BY THE MOUTH OF ALL HIS PROPHETS, THAT THE CHRIST WOULD SUFFER, HE HAS THUS FULFILLED. 1. God kept His promise. See 2 Corinthians 1:20. When God makes a promise, you can mark it down, check it off. It is as good as done when it is promised. 2. All the prophecies... [ Continue Reading ]
Acts 3:19 19 REPENT THEREFORE AND BE CONVERTED, THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE BLOTTED OUT, SO THAT TIMES OF REFRESHING MAY COME FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD, 1. Parallel with Acts 2:38 _ ACTS 2:38 ACTS 3:19_ Repent Repent Be baptized Be converted For remission of sins Sins may be blotted out Gift of Hol... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THAT HE MAY SEND JESUS CHRIST, WHO WAS PREACHED TO YOU BEFORE, 1. This sending is not referring to his first coming in the flesh or his future second coming. 2. Jesus will go into all the world - by the preaching of the gospel. Jesus has come to you by others teaching, preaching, studying with... [ Continue Reading ]
WHOM HEAVEN MUST RECEIVE UNTIL THE TIMES OF RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS, WHICH GOD HAS SPOKEN BY THE MOUTH OF ALL HIS HOLY PROPHETS SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN. 1. Jesus is now in heaven, at the right hand of the Father. 2. UNTIL - Jesus will remain in heaven while the plan of God is working out. 3. REST... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR MOSES TRULY SAID TO THE FATHERS, _‘THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN. HIM YOU SHALL HEAR IN ALL THINGS, WHATEVER HE SAYS TO YOU._ 1. Moses told us that Christ would come. Deuteronomy 18:15-19 2. PROPHET is a teacher, spokesman for God, one who speaks... [ Continue Reading ]
23_ AND IT SHALL BE_ _THAT EVERY SOUL WHO WILL NOT HEAR THAT PROPHET SHALL BE UTTERLY DESTROYED FROM AMONG THE PEOPLE._ '__ 24 Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days. 1. All the prophets told you Jesus was coming - Samuel... [ Continue Reading ]
YOU ARE SONS OF THE PROPHETS, AND OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD MADE WITH OUR FATHERS, SAYING TO ABRAHAM, _‘AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED._ '__ 1. Peter is talking to Jews. They, above all others, should have known this. 2. God promised Abraham that all families of th... [ Continue Reading ]
TO YOU FIRST, GOD, HAVING RAISED UP HIS SERVANT JESUS, SENT HIM TO BLESS YOU, IN TURNING AWAY EVERY ONE _OF YOU_ FROM YOUR INIQUITIES. " 1. The good news came to the Jewish nation first. 1. It was preached on Pentecost. 2. On Paul's journeys, he went to the Jews first. See Romans 1:16. The gospel... [ Continue Reading ]