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Main Theme
Agents of Restoration: The Spirit-filled church imparts what it has
The Fourfold Gospel of Jesus
According to the Christian and Missionary Alliance, Jesus is:
Savior
Jesus is the only one who can save rebel sinners.
We have already hit on this as we watched Peter boldly proclaim who Jesus is during his Pentecost sermon.
Sanctifier
We have not yet discussed this in detail.
As we live our daily lives, we make decisions… all which culminate in our looking more like the world or more like Christ.
The Spirit that lives within us points us in the direction of righteousness and it is the work of both the Spirit and of Jesus who, bit by bit, conforms us into Jesus’ image.
That is what it means to be sanctified.
Coming King
We saw this as well when the Angels at Jesus’ tomb encouraged the disciples to stop starring up into the sky, slack-jawed, because Jesus will return just as he ascended.
Healer
Jesus is our healer.
He cares for our physical, temporal state, just as much as he does our spiritual, eternal state.
Jesus is our healer.
All authority in heaven and on earth are his.
It is well within his power to restore.
This is the first healing miracle recorded in Acts and a representation of the signs and wonders performed by the Apostles mentioned in Acts 2:43.
Outline & Passage
Went out
Looked
Spoke
Took
Result
I - Went out
Location.
Remember, the story takes place in Jerusalem - the epicenter of activity.
Acts 1:8 says the disciples were to go from Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
So, we are on step one...The starting point of the Great Commission.
In the previous chapter, we left off with a beautiful picture of how the first-ever christian
Non-exclusive.
First off, notice how the early church didn’t stay exclusive, protecting the fellowship that they had built.
That is the natural inclination of our protective hearts.
When we built something special, we want to protect and preserve it.
That cannot be the case for our christian fellowship.
The door must always remain open to all who want to come and partake.
They were on mission.
Rather, Peter and John where out to the temple.
They were there at the hour of prayer, which was 3:00 pm… the time of the evening sacrifice (which was also the time where Jesus died to make all this possible.
Coincidence?
Not a chance).
This was a custom and habit for the Jews and we see these two Apostles continuing in their daily routines.
They are Jews in search of Jews to point them to the Messiah in the midst of their normal patterns and rhythms of life.
They were on mission at the very beginning of the story.
Enter the lame beggar.
While they were out , a man who was lame from birth was carried out.
This man was over 40 years old according to Acts 4:22 and he was there daily.
There was no mistaking who this was and that his handicap was real.
Gate called Beautiful.
Likely the East Gate which divided the court of the Gentiles from the Court of Women, but we really don’t know for sure.
According to the Historian Josephus, this gate was massive and covered with Corinthian brass.
It would have been a main point of entry into the Temple, and because charity to the poor and lame was considered a virtuous and pious act by the Jews, it would have made this location a lucrative place to beg.
II - Looked
The lame man asked for alms.
We all ask for what we think we need.
This man had never walked.
Ever.
He had no craft that would enable him to earn a wage, so he had to live off the charity of others.
This was the only reality he knew.
Certainly money is a need and to say otherwise would be to turn a blind eye to the basic needs of this world, but that was not the only thing this man needed.
Peter and John saw him.
They actually made eye contact.
In our day and age, we would purposefully avoid eye contact, or go out of our way to avoid a beggar altogether.
We wouldn’t want to be inconvenienced, especially if we were on our way to church to worship the Lord.
How sad!
Thankfully, Peter and John didn’t react that way.
Instead, they intentionally made eye contact to get the man’s attention and said, “look at us!” Their mission wasn’t to get into the building to sing “How Great Thou Art” and chat with their buddies before service.
They were fishing and here was a big fish that couldn’t swim away!
I bet this also took the man by surprise.
Some likely did avoid eye contact.
Others would have tossed some coin into his beggar’s cup, but rarely would someone have intentionally stolen his attention.
So, in doing so, I’m sure Peter and John had his attention in full.
The nature of the miracle.
This also speaks to the nature of this particular miracle.
In Jesus’ earthly ministry, most came to him with the desire to be healed, or he would go to them and ask.
But this is different.
This man didn’t ask for, nor did he desire the restoration of his lame legs.
It’s important for us to see two things at this point in the story.
The intentionality of Peter and John.
Being filled with the Spirit, they were searching and had already made the decision to command healing over this man.
Just like Jesus did, they were doing as they saw the Father directing, so despite any level of faith this man had, the miracle would take place.
This shows the man-centered responsibility we all carry.
This was God’s doing.
In His sovereign plan, this man was going to be healed.
Period.
God’s grace is unstoppable and isn’t dependent on man.
It’s solely dependent on his Love and Decree, because it is through Him that we will and act according to His good pleasure.
It is His power at work through his people and we must see both of these truths.
And once these two guys captured the lame man’s attention, he was expectant.
Of course, for him, we was expecting a bigger payday than normal, but as he would soon find out, he would be exactly right in a way he would have never expected.
III - Spoke
I don’t have this, but I do have that.
Peter then replies with the famous words: “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I DO HAVE, I give to you.”
If you want to point of this sermon in a nutshell, this is it.
As a believer, you can only give out what you have.
There is a story from the Renaissance period that I have come across in several different versions.
It may or may not be true.
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