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Acts 3:1-26
The Event: Miraculous Healing (v. 1-10)
- Before the healing this was just a normal day for Peter and John as well as the beggar.
- Peter appealed to Jesus’ name when he told him to walk.
Peter’s Explanation (v. 11-26)
- Jesus Healed him (v. 11-16)
- v. 13 – “servant” – παῖς means: “boy, youth, child, slave, servant”
- In Acts this term is used of only Jesus (4x) and David (1x)
- δουλος is the more common Greek term for “slave, servant”
- v. 14 “Author of life” – ἀρχηγός means “author, originator, founder OR leader, ruler, prince”
- In the context “author, originator” is the best translation.
- v. 13 – “servant” – παῖς means: “boy, youth, child, slave, servant”
- What should their response be? (v. 17-21a)
- Suffering servant (cf. Isa. 52-53)
- Jesus’ death was a continuation of God’s plan (v. 21b-26)
Application:
- We tend to make miracles about us not about the name of Jesus.
- We should ask for miracles but remember it is in God’s way and in God’s timing.
- Healing:
- Spiritual Gift (1 Cor. 12:9)
- No Formula
- Done through the power of Jesus’ name not our name
- You don’t take the glory; don’t take the blame
- God will heal, it’s just a matter of when
- There is no sin that Jesus won’t forgive.