Peter and John were arrested and spent the night in jail. What may have been discussed during the night in a jail cell? What was the real reason that they were arrested? Was it really about the charge of not having the proper credentials to heal a person? When God’s people are in dire […]
Peter and John were arrested late in the day, held in jail overnight and then questioned the next day. (NASB) Acts 4:5 “On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;6 and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander and all who were […]
Peter and John told a large crowd in Jerusalem about Jesus. Jesus died by crucifixion, was buried and then raised to life by God. Priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees were greatly disturbed! Jesus – He died, they were there and they knew He died! Yet these men, Peter […]
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. […]
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 […]