Peter was speaking to the chosen people of God in Jerusalem. They were the descendants of the Old Testament prophets. They were the heirs of God’s covenant to Abraham. Perhaps you also can say you are one of God’s chosen people through the heritage of Abraham. Peter spoke to the Jewish population. […]
Peter was talking to men of Israel who were descendants of the prophets (in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible). These men were sons of the covenant which God made with their forefathers. God promised Abraham (the first Hebrew) “‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’” […]
Peter was preaching a sermon in Jerusalem and the following was contained in it:(NASB) Acts 3:22-23 “Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to you.23 ‘And it will be that every soul that does […]
Peter was preaching to a crowd and during that sermon he said: (NASB) Acts 3:17 “And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also.”Actions of ignorance Are you acting in ignorance of God’s words today? (NASB) Acts 3:18 “But the things which God announced beforehand by the […]
Peter was preaching to a crowd in Jerusalem and he didn’t soften his words. They were pointed. He told the gathered crowd about the promise of Jesus and His resurrection. Peter referred to the fathers of those people in that crowd…Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Those three men had faith in God the Father. […]
Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray… The prayer of the week is paraphrased from Psalm 105:1-4 I come to give thanks to You, the living Lord God of the Holy Bible. I come to make known […]
People are quick to give credit where credit is not due. Peter and John were on their way to prayer when a beggar asked them for alms. Peter had no money to give but what he did have he gave. He healed that lame beggar in the name of Jesus. That man was […]
How can you, can I, can anyone be available to the God of the Bible to tell others of Jesus Christ, the crucified, risen Lord? PRAY: for dependence on the living God, praising Him, asking Him for: POWER: the power of the Holy Spirit of God to do what God planned for you to […]
God’s name, God’s reputation – mean everything! Absolutely everything! And that is reason enough to praise Him! Followers of Christ, we are God’s witness to a watching world. Peter and John were going to prayer and a beggar asked for alms. Peter didn’t have any money but what he did have, he gave. God, the […]
When God works mightily on your behalf, how do you respond? Consider a lame beggar who was lame from birth. He had to be carried everywhere. He supported himself by begging in the temple precincts. One day he saw two men going in to pray…and he called out to them for money. Peter […]