![]() ![]() ![]() Isaiah 35:6 (NKJV) 6 Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. In the new heaven and new earth there will be no lame legs! The fourth affirmation is The Kingdom- a sign of the messianic kingdom to come.Īcts 3:21 (NKJV)21 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. This covers both physical and spiritual life. Peter refers to the Lord as the prince or author or “source” of life. V15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. ![]() The third affirmation is The Giver - Christ should be praised as the source of life Rise” That’s what the last part of verse 16 says, “The faith, which is through Jesus has given this man perfect health.” Jesus gave the faith to heal, and Peter acted on it. Jesus has just given me the faith to speak healing to you and I now share this gift with you. When he said, “What I have I give to you,” he probably meant, “Today I have been given something special for you. The living Jesus did something in Peter, and Peter knew it was the day. What? The faith to heal him came THROUGH JESUS. But today, when he looked at him, something happened. So, Peter had passed this man many times before without healing him. Luke tells us in verse 2 that this man was laid daily at the gate. This, it seems to me is the key to what happened in verse 4 when Peter gazed at the lame man. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.įirst, notice that the faith to heal (Peter’s faith, not the man’s there is no reason in the text to think he was believing when Peter spoke) is “through Jesus” that is Jesus gave it. The Second affirmation is The Gift - Peter was given faith to healġ6 And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Luke’s language is ironic… they accepted a murderer, they killed the author of life. Peter points them to the Old Testament to let them know this is not a new God or a new religion.ġ4 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. This miracle came because the all-powerful Savior decided to intervene and perform a wonder!ġ3 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. The former lame man was not healed because of his worthiness either. If God uses a person to heal, it’s not the healer who should receive the Glory. The second denial also in verse 12 Peter denies the worthiness of the healer and the healed man. ![]() The first denial Peter denies that this act was the work of ManĪcts 3:12b as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? … It was called Solomon’s because people thought that it contained remains of Solomon’s temple.ġ2 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? The outer part of the temple had porches on all four sides. Peter, John and the once lame beggar pass through the temple courts to the eastern porch. Let’s break Peter’s message into two main parts:Īcts 3:11-12 11 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.ġ. This is the second sermon that was taught as the church was being formed… The first sermon there were 3000 people saved and launched the church into existence. FIRST THINGS FIRST – TEACHING THE FIRST SERMONS TO THE FIRST CHURCHES ![]()
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