Acts 3:1

Outline:
I. \\#Acts 1:1-8:4\\ God’s Work in Jerusalem
    A. \\#1:1-3\\ The Introduction
    B. \\#1:4-26\\ Jesus’ Departure
        1. \\#1:4-8\\ The Command
        2. \\#1:9-11\\ The Ascension and Promised Return
        3. \\#1:12-26\\ The Wait for the Holy Ghost
    C. \\#2:1-8:4\\ The Holy Ghost’s Coming
        1. \\#Acts 1:1-4\\ The Holy Spirit Comes
        2. \\#Acts 2:5-8:4\\  The Power of the Holy Spirit
            a. \\#Acts 2:5-13\\ The Power of Languages
            b. \\#Acts 2:1-36\\ The Power of Preaching
            c. \\#Acts 2:37-41, 47\\ The Power of Salvation
            d. \\#Acts 2:42-47\\ The Power of Fellowship
            e. \\#Acts 2:44-45\\ The Power of Giving
            f. \\#Acts 3:1-11\\ The Power of Healing (miracles) and
                more preaching \\#Acts 3:12-26\\
II. \\#Acts 8:5-12:24\\ God’s Work in Judea and Samaria
III. \\#Acts 13:1-28:31\\ God’s Work in Uttermost Parts of the World

I. \\#Acts 2:5-8:4\\  The Power of the Holy Spirit
    F. \\#Acts 3:1-11\\ The Power of Healing (miracles) and more
        preaching \\#Acts 3:12-26\\
        1. \\#1-11\\ The Miracle
            a. \\#1-2\\ Details - Why are all of these details given?
                Because as Luke was writing, these details could be
                verified.  It has never been God’s plan to do His
                work in a corner but openly where men can see and
                verify it.
                (1) Peter and John
                (2) going into the temple
                (3) a the Gate called Beautiful
                (4) "ninth hour" - 3 PM
                (5) to pray.
            b. \\#2-3\\The man
                (1) \\#2\\ born lame
                (2) \\#Acts 4:22\\ - over 40 years old
                (3) reduced to a beggar
                (4) \\#3\\ asked Peter and John for alms
            c. \\#4-7\\ Peter offered him something better than
                money!
            d. \\#7-8\\ Peter healed the man.
                (1) As far as we know, this would be the first
                     healing miracle since the night of Jesus’ arrest
                     (Malchus \\#John 18:10, Luke 22:51\\.) That
                     would be around 2 months.
                (2) This miracle and all of the miracles performed
                     by Jesus, the disciples, or the church were
                     done by the power of the Holy Ghost.
                     (a) There is no other power for even Jesus had
                          laid His power aside to come to earth.
                     (b) Are there miracles today?  YES.
                          i. Healing miracles - YES.
                         ii. We do not NEED an apostle for a miracle
                              today for God has promised to answer
                              the prayers of every believer.

1John 5:14   And this is the confidence that we
have in him, that, if we ask any thing according
to his will, he heareth us:
15  And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we
ask, we know that we have the petitions that we
desired of him.

            e. \\#9-11\\ The effect
                (1) \\#9\\ They saw.
                (2) \\#10\\ They knew.
                (3) \\#10-11\\ They were filled with wonder and
                     amazement.
            f. \\#11\\ Solomon’s Porch
                Image 1
                Image 2
        2. \\#12-26\\ The Preaching - Peter has a crowd and he was
            not going to waste an opportunity.  They need to be
            informed and challenged.
            a. \\#12\\ Peter started his sermon with something
                contemporary (that is, happening right then).
            b. \\#22-24\\ He gives a text later in the message
                \\#Deut 18:15-19\\ and a vague reference to other
                prophets.
            c. \\#13-16\\ He told them about Jesus’ death, burial,
                and resurrection.
            d. \\#20-21\\ In this case, Peter told them where Jesus
                had gone and that He would return.
            e. \\#13-14\\ He demonstrated their sin.
            f. \\#16, 19\\ He told them what they must do, "through
                faith in his name" and "Repent."
            g. \\#25-26\\ He gave encouragement.
        3. At this point, it is probably needful to point out that
            the type of preaching recorded in Acts has been
            evangelistic preaching, preaching intended to win the
            lost, not edification.
            a. The intent of evangelistic preaching is to win the
                lost.
            b. The intent of edification is to encourage worship and
                growth in the believer.
            c. Other than that, there is little difference in the two
                types of preaching.  In fact, in most cases, all
                sermons should be a mixture of the two types of
                preaching.

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