Acts 3 is a challenge to you and me. It is the immediate follow up to the Day of Pentecost, when Peter, under the Anointing of the Holy Spirit, preached Christ for the very first time and 3000 were converted and baptised that same day! The new converts continued daily in the Temple, breaking bread together from house to house, praising God, having favour with the people – and the Lord added daily to the Church those that should be saved. Acts 2:41-47. I wish that this would happen today, daily!
So now we find in Acts 3 Peter and John going up to the Temple ‘at the hour of prayer’ – they are still following the Jewish routine and traditions. And as they go in, they pass a certain man born as a cripple. Every day he was carried to the Temple and laid down at the gate called ‘Beautiful’ to beg for his living. Obviously, he expected that those who were entering to pray to God would be more willing to give him something… Seeing Peter and John, the cripple asked for money. That’s all he was looking for…
Peter simply commanded, “In the Name of Jesus, rise up and walk!” – And he took the cripple by the hand, lifted him up onto his feet, and immediately his feet and ankle bones became strong! He leapt up, stood and walked with Peter and John into the Temple. I love the description: he was walking and leaping! You know, this man had never learned to walk, I picture him not knowing how to put one foot in front of the other, leaping and praising God in excitement at this miracle!
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Authority and Power of the Word of God / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 40) Chapter 13
A heavenly kingdom / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 39) Chapter 12
Receive the grace of God / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 38) / Chapter 12
Fix your eyes on Jesus / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 37) / Chapter 12
God has something wonderful planned for you / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 36) / 24 November 2023
Believing the promises of God / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 35) Chapter 11
God is faithful to His promises / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 34) / Chapter 11
Your faith pleases God / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 33) / Chapter 11
Through faith we understand / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 32) / Chapter 11
Draw near in faith / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 31) / Chapter 10&11
Hold fast to our hope in Christ / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 30) / Chapter 10
Made holy through Christ / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 29) / Chapter 10
Fulfilling the Will of God / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 28) Chapter 10
Our promised inheritance / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 27) / Chapter 9
The blood of Christ / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 26) / Chapter 9
The mercy seat of God / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 25) / Chapter 9
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