8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong. 6 Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John.
3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
2 Now a man crippled 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.
Our praise increases our faith in God, who gives all good things.Bible Gateway Acts 3 :: NIV Acts 3 1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer-at three in the afternoon. However, in a way only our Lord could know, we are blessed again by our praise and thanks. This is not because God is in need of our praise and thanks. He also wants us to praise and give thanks to Him for blessings that He has given us. God wants to be called upon when we or our neighbors are in need.
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Luther’s meaning to the Second Commandment tells us not only how to keep from misusing God’s name but also how to use it rightly. This was a wonderful testimony for those around him that the Lord had healed him. After being healed, he went with them into the temple to praise God. The man knew that he had been healed by a supernatural action and rightly attributed it to the Lord working through Peter and John. The beggar wanted a little money to help him live but ended up with much more than he asked for, receiving bodily healing instead. Then they took him by the hand and he stood, being healed. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, they commanded the man to stand up and walk. On this occasion, Peter and John gave the man something more precious than silver or gold. This was a peculiar ability that the Holy Spirit gave to the apostles. The Book of Acts attests to the apostles, and those with them, working “signs and wonders,” or what we would call miracles (2:43 5:12 6:8 14:3 15:12). The Holy Spirit had filled the apostles with the ability to work miracles of healing. However, Peter’s compassion prompted him to work a miracle in the name of Jesus. They continued to use the Psalms to guide their prayers and even sang psalms and songs in the way they had learned them in the temple.Īs Peter and John approached the temple for prayer, the lame man begging outside the Beautiful Gate asked them for alms (money), but they had none to give him. The Christian Church adopted specific days and times for prayer similar to Jewish tradition. While learning of Jesus through the apostles, new believers still retained the practice of meeting and praying together (Acts 2:42-43). In fact, many of the first Christian prayer disciplines came from Jewish practices. These outward customs for prayer did not end when Jesus died, rose, and ascended. The disciples had the custom of going to the temple at regular hours to pray. People were being baptized and gathering to hear the apostles’ teaching and to partake of the Lord’s Supper (Acts 2:42). The Christian Church began to grow on account of this preaching. On Pentecost, the Spirit came, giving the disciples the ability to preach the Gospel with great ability and confidence. He departed, telling His disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Renewed in spirit, I respond with praise and thanks for what God has done. Gospel: God heals my diseases and cleanses me from the sickness of sin for the sake of His Son, Jesus, who paid for all my sins on the cross.
Law: Sin renders me helpless so that I look to myself or to the sinful world around me, to money or possessions, to make me whole instead of looking to God.We pray, praise, and give thanks to God for who He is and what He has done for us through His Son, Jesus. The text for this lesson is Acts 3:1–10 Key Point
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