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MARCH 2, 2022
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ACTS 3:1-6
BIBLE TEACHER: CLIFTON JONES
A LAME BEGGAR IS HEALED
INTRODUCTION
In this passage we see the helping hand of man and the healing hand of God
We see the missionary work of Peter and John and a miracle wrought by God
Even though the Holy Spirit is not mentioned, we know that Peter and John are filled with the Spirit
No doubt they are under the control and influence of the Holy Spirit as they walk toward the temple
In Acts 3, we have a witness of what was proclaimed in, Act 2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and
many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
This is the first of miracles performed by the Apostles since the Pentecostal miracle
Peter and John had a daily prayer life, Act 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple
at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
Peter and John were still in Jerusalem, they had not left since the coming of the Holy Spirit
Peter and John were of two different personalities, outgoing Peter, and quiet natured John
But they were now united-together as Christians in the ministry of the NT Church
And in-order to do their best in fulfilling their ministry they knew they needed to pray
They knew that what Jesus said was true, Luk 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that
men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
The word “faint” means to lose heart or to lose courage, failing to do what we know we should do
We have all been there, and done that, knowing that we failed to be a witness for Christ
This was not a Sabbath Day, their prayer time was not limited to once a week, like a Sunday practice
Prayer was a part of the daily life of the early church, Act 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the
apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Day by day they worshiped and prayed, day by day they lived for Christ and witnessed to the lost
The Jewish prayer time was 9 AM, 3 PM, and sunset, the ninth hour would be the 3 PM prayer time
Scripture shares some interesting points about the “Ninth hour,” when Jesus was on the cross,
Mat 27:45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
Mat 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
that is to say,
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And concerning Cornelius, Act 10:3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an
angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
Which Cornelius explained to Peter, Act 10:30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this
hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
So, should we come to the church 3 times a day for prayer time?
No, but we must obey the command of Paul, 1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
Paul is not saying that we must be on our knees before God all-of the time
When I was younger, I preached that Christians should get on their knees and pray
Today I just preach that Christians should pray, forget the down on your knees part
It is impossible for us to be on our knees praying all-of the time
It is impossible for me to be on my knees praying at any time
But our heart can be tuned in to God at all-times, we can spiritually be down on our knees before God
Our mind should be upon God at all-times, we must give God our full attention
Paul is simply telling us to continually live with the awareness of God’s presence
Know that in everything and in all things, God is present, and waiting for us to pray
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Praying daily is a daily concentration upon Christ, making Christ the center of your life
Paul is not telling us to fix a time-period for prayer, his emphasis is not time, but attitude
Prayer is not so much “time” with the Lord as it is “presence” with the Lord, a spiritual awareness
So, it is not a matter of 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or an hour of prayer
Prayer time is not a clock watching time, it is not keeping a schedule
If it is, after about 3 minutes, you are asking, “now what do I do?”
But unless you pray daily, you will not “pray without ceasing”
“Without ceasing” does not mean that Paul didn’t do anything but pray
But that he was constantly conscious of the importance of prayer for self and for others
Paul prayed daily on the behalf of others, that is known as intercessory prayer
Our prayer time cannot be a selfish time, intercessory prayer should be a part of our daily prayer life
How could Paul do that?
How, could Paul spend so much time in prayer praying for others?
Well, he didn’t have a T.V., a cellphone, internet, or face-book, he didn’t even go to Walmart
But he did have priorities!
Paul practiced what he preached, 1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
Paul prayed daily because he was totally dependent upon God and desired God’s will for his life
Paul was prayed up and prepared to serve God at every opportunity, so was Peter and John
They were already “prayed up” as they made their way to the temple to pray
As Peter and John approached the temple, there was an opportunity to serve God before them
Act 3:2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the
gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple
As Christians we will face “divine appointments,” but how often do we fail to see them
A “divine appointment” is God putting you in the right place at the right time before the right person
The Holy Spirit is not mentioned but Peter and John were aware of His ministry within them
They believed the promise of Jesus, we can be a witness, (Acts 1:8) they sensed their opportunity
It is almost certain that Peter and John had seen the lame man on many other days
The lame man was placed at the gate of the temple daily, day after day he was there as they entered
So, what made this day a different opportunity?
Why was it not just another day for the lame man?
The difference was Peter and John, their life was now different, they had a new purpose in life
They were the ones now called upon to do what Jesus would do, Jesus was now present in them
They now saw a lame man like Jesus sees him, physically and spiritually lame (They saw him)
A sinner spiritually lame from birth, without a spiritual nature which allows him to walk spiritually
That is why Jesus went to the cross, Rom 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ
died for the ungodly.
(The “ungodly” are the lost sinners who need to be saved, do we see them?)
Evidently family or friends carried the lame man daily to the gate of the temple, why?
Because the world has the right to expect those identifying themselves with God to help them?
Christians are to attract the attention of the world and tell them we are here to help you
Over the past generations of the church, has the church failed in its mission?
Is there a reason why beggars choose a busy street corner more than the front door of the church?
We are told that they laid the beggar at the “beautiful gate”
It is interesting that the same word translated “beautiful” is found in, Rom 10:15 And how shall they
preach, except they be sent?
as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of
peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
It was at the beautiful gate that the lame man heard the beautiful truth of the gospel that set him free
The Greek word translated “beautiful” also has the meaning of that which happens at the right time
It was the right time for the lame man, it was the right time for Peter and John, it was God’s timing
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