Jesus Paid it All

Acts 3:11-26

8/14/22

The New International Version (Chapter 3)

Peter Speaks to the Onlookers

11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.17 “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. 21 Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. 23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’ 24 “Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days. 25 And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’ 26 When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

Hook: Historical rejection of J , swear word, Innocence Project

I. Innocent Man Killed v.13-15

II. Jesus Heals

III. Repent & Be Healed v. 16-19

Obj: Preach the gospel no matter the response, Christian terminology, message not changed, misinformation, lack information e.g. covid cure

OBS: rejection of Jesus, crowd, accepted/believed, Jesus knows point of need

ILL: Salvation Testimonies personal, non Christian home, pastors home, BK/DD, SS, tv shows, (Robe, 10C, BH, etc) Kalani Cru, love,

ILL: Innocence project

TS: Context of narrative- review, Pentecost, Easter- resurrection of SOG, appearance, audience- Israelites,

APP: Worship of gods, pele, kane

The four major Hawaiian gods

The Birth of Hawaiian Religion.Kāne: The God of Creation and the Sky.Kanaloa: The God of the Ocean.Kū: The God of War.Lono: The God of Peace, Rain, and Fertility

Subtle- tai chi, yoga, hula, kungfu, any prayer/worship in house of worship,

v. 11 Solomon’s portico was situated in the eastern part of the temple buildings/area [AB, CBC, NICNT]. It was a covered portico that ran the entire length of the eastern portion of the outer court of the temple known as the court of Gentiles

Astonishment, disbelief, incomprehensible, running! --->multiple gospel presentations, Jesus ministry, skeptics, “God is not dead”

Credit to God for healing, no personal credit v.12

Historical track record of fore fathers v.13 Abe, I, J servant 42 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold,

my chosen one in whom I delight;

I will put my Spirit on him,

and he will bring justice to the nations.

Past role killer/murderers, disowned before Pilate, he freed, you traded/released a murder How sick? sad? perverse? v.14

Jesus murdered, God raised him from dead —>witnesses v.15

By faith Jesus healing come to lame man- Credit given to God (J) v.16

ILL: Healing of George hiccups, at Castle Hospital over 9 days, humility, referral back to J, Pastors, tele-evangelists- beware if they’re always asking for money, centered around them, rather than J

Acted in Ignorance , followed rulers/leaders vs. self eg. stop Hitler? President? police? abortion drs.?v.17 The rulers are Caiaphas, the other chief priests, and the scribes who took the leading part in accusing Jesus before Pilate [NICNT, TH]. They are often seen as the driving force behind Jesus’ death in Luke 23

God’s plan for Jesus/Messiah to suffer according to prophets v.18

Response- repent, turn to God for forgiveness of sins & (replacement? deal?) refreshment from God. v.19 wiped out- ‘to feel remorse, to be converted’ [BDAG], ‘to change one’s way’ [LN]. The command ‘repent’ is also translated ‘repent of your sins’ [NLT], ‘give up your sins’ [CEV], ‘change the way you think and act’ [GW], ‘you must change your hearts and lives! [NCV]. This verb means to change one’s way of life as the result of a complete change of thought and attitude with regard to sin and righteousness. It means that their sins will be forgiven by God [NAC, TRT]. This is another way to describe obtaining forgiveness: their sins will be removed completely, leaving no trace

Evangelical Commentary on the Bible (E. First Encounter of the Church with the Religious Leaders (3:1–4:35))

Peter and John make their way to “Solomon’s Colonnade” (v. 11), a covered portico that ran the length of the eastern side of the outer temple area and just inside the eastern wall that faces the Mount of Olives. Peter’s sermon, similar to the one on Pentecost, places the primary blame for the crucifixion on the men of Israel, rather than on Pilate, who would have “let him go.” The basic ingredients of the kerygma (the apostolic preaching) are here: Jesus whom they killed, the Holy and Righteous One, whom “God raised … from the dead.” They must “repent … and turn to God” (v. 19)

ILL: Uvalde murder 24 children and adult teachers

An Exegetical Summary of Acts 1–14 (3:19)

to turn from sinful thoughts/ways and turn to God [Bar, EBC, NICNT, TH, TNTC, TRT], to turn from their rejection of Christ and turn to God [NAC], to acknowledge the centrality of Jesus to God’s purpose [PNTC], It stresses the need for a change in direction, to change one’s mind about where one is and to end up in line with God

An Exegetical Summary of Acts 1–14 3:19

‘to be wiped away’ [NASB, NLT], ‘to be washed away’ [BECNT], ‘to be blotted out’ [Bar; ESV, KJV], ‘to be removed’ [BDAG; GW], ‘to be eliminated, to be done away with’ [LN], ‘to be destroyed, to be obliterated’ [BDAG]. The phrase ‘your sins may be wiped out’ is also translated ‘you will be forgiven’ [CEV], ‘he will forgive your sins’ [NCV, TEV]. This is a figurative extension of the verb ‘to wipe away’ and it means to cause something to cease by obliterating any evidence of it [LN]. It means to remove so as to leave no trace

APP: Who needs forgiveness?

ILL: Cheat in taxes, stealing from work,

Jesus the prophet, listen to Him v.20-23

An Exegetical Summary of Acts 1–14 (3:20)

refreshment-, ‘relaxation, ‘time of rest’ [BDAG], ‘refreshing’ [BECNT, LN (25.148); ESV, KJV, NASB, NET, NIV, NRSV], ‘refreshment’ [Bar; NLT], ‘fresh strength’ [CEV], ‘spiritual strength’ [TEV], ‘renewal’ [AB], ‘recovery’ [CBC; REB], ‘encouragement, recovery of happiness’ [LN (25.148)]. The phrase ‘in order that times of relief/encouragement may come from the presence of the Lord’ is also translated ‘Then times will come when the Lord will refresh you’ [GW]. In this verse the phrase translated ‘times of relief’ is generally regarded as a reference to the Messianic age. The entire expression in this verse may be restructured as ‘so that the Lord may cause you to have relief from trouble’ or ‘so that the Lord may cause you to no longer be troubled’ [LN (22.35)]. Or the phrase ‘times of encouragement’ denotes a state of cheer and encouragement after a period of having been troubled or upset [LN (25.148)]. It denotes an experience of relief from trouble

APP: Who needs refreshment?

Samuel and all prophets spoken, heirs and covenant God made w/fore fathers. v.25

All offspring & peoples blessed (through J)

v.25 blessed, turning each one from wicked ways. v. 26

Preaching- 1 Cor. 2:1 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

Eph. 3:7-9 “I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.”

Rom. 15:15-17 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Mk 1:38 “Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.””

Act 8:4 “Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.”

Galatians 2:7 “On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.”

1 Thessalonians 2:4 “On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts.”

2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV) Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

Romans 10:14–15 “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!””

Romans 10:17 “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.”

Isaiah 61:1–2 “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,”

Isaiah 61:1–2 “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,”

Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Psalm 34:12–16 “Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.”

James 2:10–11 “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.”

Sin: cheated on test, disobeyed parents, teacher, adult, drugs, sex out of marriage, adultery, abortion, cheated on tax return, told lie- get a job, get a discount?,

James 4:17 “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”

Acts 17:23 “For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.”

Hebrews 4:7 “God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.””

2 Corinthians 6:2 2 For he says,

“In the time of my favor I heard you,

and in the day of salvation I helped you.” z

I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

Luke 23:8–25 “When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him. From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort. He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer. The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him. Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate. That day Herod and Pilate became friends—before this they had been enemies. Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. Therefore, I will punish him and then release him.” But the whole crowd shouted, “Away with this man! Release Bar…”

Matthew 26:59–68 59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward.Finally two came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” 63 But Jesus remained silent.The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” v65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”“He is worthy of death,” they answered.67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”

John 19:12 “From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.””

Matthew 27:19 “While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.””

Matthew 27:20 “But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.”

Luke 23:23–25 “But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. So Pilate decided to grant their demand. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.”

Romans 1:25 “They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.”

ILL: electric chair Rev. Akaka, BG, pope, respectable pastor, Mother Theresa vs. Ted Bundy, Uvalde shooter, etc.

Hiroshima, Nagasaki, slavery- injustices, internment camps,

APP: 1. Believer- Prayer ministry, sick, dying, hospice, opportunities to share gospel- teachers- final exams

2. Unbeliever/pre-believer- receive JC, acknowledge sin, repentance

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KN rules-