Acts part 2: overview 3:1-6:8

Acts 3:1-26 : Lame Man healed at the Gate Beautiful &
Peter's explanation

• NT evangelism model miracle and an explanation
• Centrality of Jesus to Peters message
• What can be taken from Peter and Johns comment Such as we have, we give youin the name of Jesus, get up and walk?
   

Acts 4:1-22: Peter's preaching causes a disturbance. Peter & John arrested

• Acts 4:20 boldness and conviction to talking about Jesus
• NB the change in these uneducated Galileans.
• No compromise living
   

Acts 4:23-37 : Prayer for Boldness

Acts 4:32-37 : Church Snap Shot 2

• Power Ministry
• Dynamic community and sharing to meet needs
   

Acts 5: 1-11 Lying to the Holy Spirit Ananias & Sapphira

• Issue being that they had determined to give an amount, but then did not.
• Fear of God - this is real stuff we are involved in!
   

Acts 5:12-16 Church Snap Shot 3

• Continuing Signs and Wonders through apostle
• In one accord
• Held in esteem
• New believers added to the LORD (not church first, but Jesus!)
• Is was not just a Male thing but women also
• Numerical impact multitudes church not a small thing
• Public Healing episodes people brining out the sick, involved surrounding cities a s well!
• Power on Apostles their shadow just had to pass over the sick!
   

Acts 5:17-42 Peter & Apostles second arrest, miraculous escape and trial.

Acts 6:1-7 Apostles appoint Deacons

• Challenge of growth = social needs and the meeting of needs
• The whole body serving and using their gifts is key to maintaining outward focus.
• Deacons spiritfaith filled believers set aside for specifically administering the distribution of food to Hellenist widows.
• Apostles maintained focus on the ministry of the gospel, the word and prayer maintaining the spiritual climate
• v7 was the result! Word spread, multiplication, and priests obedient to the faith.