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This week we are beginning Chapter 3 in our acts Sermon series. As a quick reminder, next week will begin our church wide Easter time bible reading plan, so know that our sermon texts will be from that until easter time, and then we will return back to acts. I want you to see these points about hope in Acts 3:1-10.

In last week’s text, we finished out what happened immediately after Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost. Specifically, we looked at what the early Christian Church looked like, that what The Church is, is actually the believers within the church. From that, we observed what believers do (devote themselves the teaching, fellowship, the ordinances and fellowship meals, and prayer), then we described from the text who believers aren’t (that believers, even if they come or think they are a part of God’s covenant community; that doesn’t mean that are, rather they must submit their lives to The Lordship of Jesus Christ. Then we discussed where believers go, that are always going down the road that leads to God’s glory (as opposed to their own or someone elses). Finally, we looked from the text when believers are to worship; which is of course all the time every day of the week.

This week though, we are starting a new scene. Now that church in Jerusalem has been established, we enter into a portion of this book that is specifically about the church and the apostles while they were in Jerusalem. In today’s text, and when we come back from our easter series, we see a great story of hope. That is, hope that was in the wrong place but is put in the right place when it is in Jesus. We see this everywhere for us today, hope in the wrong times, places, people, and things. Hope that is much better placed in The Lord Jesus Christ the Righteous. So, today I want you to see these points about Hope in acts 3:1-10. Let’s dig into the text.