Study Acts 3

• Acts 3:1-11 describes the miraculous healing of a man lame from birth at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple.

  • How does this miracle, performed by Peter and John in Jesus' name, serve as a powerful sign authenticating Teaching About Jesus and the Gospel?

  • What is the immediate impact of this healing on the man and the surrounding crowd?

• Following the miracle, Peter addresses the astonished crowd in Solomon's Portico (Acts 3:12-18).

  • How does Peter seize this moment to shift the crowd's focus from the miracle itself to Jesus Christ as the true source of power?

  • Peter confronts the crowd with their role in Jesus' death, but immediately offers hope.

• Peter's sermon culminates in a direct call to repentance and promises of "times of refreshing" (Acts 3:19-26).

  • What is the essence of this call to repentance, and what blessings are promised to those who respond?

  • How does Peter weave Prophecy Fulfillment into his sermon, connecting Old Testament promises to Jesus as the Messiah and prophet like Moses?

• This passage powerfully advances The Great Commission.

  • In what ways do the miracle and Peter's sermon act as a catalyst for the numerical and spiritual growth of the early church?

• Consider the relationship between this chapter and the events that follow.

  • How does Acts 3 set the stage for the escalating Christianity Accepted and Opposed that the apostles will face in Acts 4?

  • Reflect on how The Holy Spirit's Role is implicitly or explicitly demonstrated through Peter's actions and words in this chapter.