Lesson 2: Gospel Spreads to Jerusalem Acts 3-7 Lessons From
Acts
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What Promise did Jesus make? (Acts 1:8) But you shall receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to
the end of the earth. 2) You shall be witnesses to me in
Jerusalem
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Quarter Overview
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Peters 2 nd Sermon (Acts 3) Lame man begs Peter sees an
opportunity Silver and gold have I none but Immediately his feet
and ankles leaped up, stood, and walkedpraising God People filled
with wonder They knew this 40+ year old man (4:22) People ran to
see
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Peters 2 nd Sermon (Acts 3) Why do you marvel? Gods Power (Not
Ours) You denied the Holy One and the Just You asked for a murder
Killed the Prince of life You did it in ignorance God foretold
this
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Peters 2 nd Sermon (Acts 3) The Message God Sent Him You Killed
Him God Raised Him We are witnesses Now repent and be converted
Every soul who will not hear Every Prophet since Samuel has
foretold To you first (Jew)
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Peter and John Arrested (Acts 4) Rulers furious and arrested
them Many heard and believed (5,000 men) All the rulers come out
(v. 5-6) By what power do you do this? Peter, filled with the Holy
Spirit Let it be known to you all and to all the people of Israel
it is by the name of Jesus The Message inserted (v. 10)
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Peter and John Arrested (Acts 4) Rulers dilemma Marveled at the
boldness of the uneducated and untrained men Must stop the spread
(5,000 men) Commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the
name the name of Jesus Peter and John response? Ac 4:19 But Peter
and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the
sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we
cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard."
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Peter and John Arrested (Acts 4) So they threatened them more
and sent them away Peter and John reported the happenings to their
company Prayed for boldness Prayed for the signs continue What do
you think about Gods response v31
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Sharing and Deceiving (Acts 5) What happens at the end of
chapters 2 & 4? Ananias and Sapphira deceive Wanted the praise
and credit Actions show their true selves Great fear falls on the
church and all who heard these things
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Conflict Continues (Acts 5) Many signs and wonders Christ the
watershed (v. 12-13) Some dared not join (fear) Believers Increases
Brought sick lest the shadows They were all healed
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Conflict Continues (Acts 5) High Priest w/ Sadducees were
filled with indignation and arrested them again Angel of the Lord
opened the prison doors, released them and told them to go stand in
the temple and preach. Council called for them and . Apostles are
gone (doors closed, guards in place) Preaching in the Temple
Brought them in quietly
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Conflict Continues (Acts 5) Did we not tell you to stop this
You have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine intending to bring His
blood on us Response We should obey God rather than man The Message
(v. 30-32) Gamaliels advice Beat and released Rejoiced they were
counted worthy to suffer Continued preaching daily
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Servants (Acts 6) Widows were being neglected Apostles summoned
disciples We need to be about the Word You seek out men to put over
this need We will devote ourselves to pray and the word Seven
chosen Focus
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Servants (Acts 6-7) Stephen (one of the selected men) Did great
wonders and signs False witnesses brought against him Stephen
begins with Abraham and shows how this is all the plan of God
Stephen ends with you stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and
ears! You always resisted the Holy Spirit, as your fathers did, so
do you. They killed those who prophesied of Jesus
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Servants (Acts 6-7) They were cut to the heart and gnashed at
their teeth He preached They screamed and stopped their ears They
stone Stephen Stephen I see heavens opened and Jesus standing at
the right hand of God Lord, receive my spirit Do not charge
them
