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A lame man healed
It was three o’clock in the afternoon and a prayer meeting was about to start in the temple (v. 1). A new faith had come to Peter and John, but they still followed the law of Moses. For them, the new faith and the old discipline could walk hand in hand. Peter and John were opposites in their ...

Peter’s Message of Repentance
God’s supernatural healing, of the crippled man amazed the crowd at the temple (v. 11). Peter took this opportunity to direct their attention to Christ, giving God the glory (vv. 12-13). He preached Jesus to them, the one they had rejected and crucified, the one God raised from the ...

Peter’s Message of Repentance
Peter exhorted the people and the leaders by telling them they had acted in ignorance because they didn’t recognize who Jesus is. However, Christ being crucified was a fulfillment of prophecies. Peter’s message: It begins with a note of mercy and warning c …