Acts 3:1-11

Yo, what's up? You know, we're already starting to see a pattern here in Acts, aren't we? We get the miracle, the peoples' amazement and curiousity, followed by the preaching of the truth! =) Ultimately, the truth of the gospel has to be preached (2 Thes 2:13-14), and the miracles are going to be the way God sovereignly brings the peoples' attention to the Apostles and amazes them by the Apostles' miracles, thus confirming that there's something "special" about the Apostles (Heb 2:3-4). What they find out is that what's special about these men is not them themselves, but the message entrusted to them!

In the wake of Pentecost, where 3000 people were saved (Acts 2:41), we're told that the Apostles were doing many signs and wonders, and God was adding to their number daily (Acts 2:43, 47). The account in chapter 3:1-11 is an example of such a miracle, and just like at Pentecost, the miracle simply paves the way for the truth to be proclaimed, by confirming the Apostles' and attracting a crowd to them.

We broke the text up into 4 parts:
1) The ordained interception (vv1-3)
2) The ordained gift (vv4-8)
3) The ordained confirmation (vv9-10)
4) The ordained audience (v11)

I wonder what Peter and John are going to do next? Any ideas? Let's hear them! =)