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Peter Heals a Lame Beggar. 3 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he ...
Acts 3 takes us to the heart of Jerusalem where Peter and John, going about their daily routines, encounter a lame beggar. Seizing the opportunity to demonstrate the power of faith in Jesus Christ, Peter heals the man, drawing the attention of a large crowd.
- 1 Power of God
- 2 Preference For Murder
- 3 Perfection of Healing
- 4 Prejudice Not Excused
- 5 Promise of Forgiveness
- 6 Promise of Christ’s Return
- 7 Prophecy Fulfilled
- 8 Providence of God
Verse 12
¶ "Peter looked at the crowd’s behaviour and made this response: 'Men of Israel, why do you regard this man in such amazement? Why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?' " (Acts 3:12). 1. Power and amazement. The ability to perform a miracle, especially one like the healing of the lame man, is a dangerous power because it can be assumed that the one who works the miracle is someone great (Acts 8:9-11). People give glory to the miracle worker instead...
Verse 13-15
¶ " 'The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up. You denied Jesus in the presence of Pilate when Pilate had decided to release him. Yes, you denied the holy and righteous one and instead you asked for a murderer to be released to you. You killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead which we witnessed.' " (Acts 3:13-15). 1. You denied and killed Jesus. Peter confronts the crowd with the same set of facts he...
Verse 16
¶ " 'It is by faith in the name of Jesus that this man, whom you recognize and know, was made strong. Faith that comes through Jesus has given this man perfect soundness in the presence of you all.' " (Acts 3:16). 1. Perfect soundnessWhen Jesus causes a miracle, he doesn't do it by halves. This man, lame from birth, was suddenly whole: his feet, ankles, and legs were perfectly strong and sound, and he could walk and leap as though he had been doing it since childhood. Take notice of this, bec...
Verses 17-18
¶ " 'Now brothers I know that you acted in ignorance, and so did your rulers. Nevertheless what you did fulfilled God’s prior announcement, speaking through all his prophets, that Christ should suffer.' " (Acts 3:17-18). 1. Fulfilled God’s prior announcement We come here upon the problem of destiny and things foreordained. It was "by God’s predetermined counsel and foreknowledge" that Christ was crucified (Acts 2:23). Therefore, weren't those who had a part in it only doing what God had decid...
Verse 19
¶ " 'So change your hearts and turn again, to have your sins blotted out, and then times of refreshing will come from the presence of the Lord' " (Acts 3:19). 1. Repent and turn Repentance means a change of heart. But that should be followed by a change in the course of one’s life. You can intend to change. That's repentance. But you have to actually change as well, and make the turn around. That's conversion. Just as godly sorrow leads to repentance (2Corinthians 7:10), so repentance leads t...
Verse 20-21
¶ "And the Lord will send Jesus Christ, who was preordained for you. But heaven must receive him until the times of restoration of all things. God spoke through his holy prophets about this too.' " (Acts 3:20-21). 1. The Lord will send Jesus Christ Here Peter is affirming what the angels said at Christ’s ascension: "This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall come in the same manner in which you have watched him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11). 2. Times of restoration Peter’audie...
Verse 22-24
¶ " 'For Moses told the fathers, From among your brothers, the Lord God will raise you up a prophet like me. You shall listen to everything he tells you. Every soul who fails to listen to that prophet will be destroyed from among the people. Moreover, all the prophets from Samuel onwards, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.' " (Acts 3:22-24). 1. The prophets told of these days. (Compare verse 17). Many folk think that the Bible prophets spoke about the second coming of Chris...
Verse 25-26
¶ " 'You are the children of the prophets. You are children of the covenant which God made with our fathers when he said to Abraham, In your seed will all the families of the earth be blessed. God raised up Jesus his servant and sent him first to you —to bless you by turning all of you from your wickedness.' " (Acts 3:25-26). 1. You are the childrenThe people in the temple were mostly descendants of Abraham and of the prophets. God had kept a remnant for himself. They of all people should acc...
Jan 27, 2019 · Acts 3 – A Healing at the Beautiful Gate. Peter healing a lame man is significant for several reasons. First, Jesus healed many crippled persons during his ministry, Mark 2:1-12 for example. Second, he was a well-known beggar who was crippled from birth.
The story of the healing of the lame man begins in Acts 3 and ends in Acts 4. Chapter 3 begins with the actual healing of the lame man (Acts 3:1-11) and is followed by the sermon Peter preached to the crowd that gathered (Acts 3:12-26).
Apr 19, 2024 · As Peter and John passed through the temple gate, a man who could not walk begged money from them. Instead of giving him money, Peter miraculously healed him by the power of Jesus. Peter followed this by preaching a convicting sermon to the amazed people who had witnessed the healed man.
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New Living Translation. Peter Heals a Crippled Beggar. 3 Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. 2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people ...
