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Part Eight. Acts 3:11-18. Acts 3:11-18. And while he was clinging to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the so-called portico of Solomon, full of amazement. Acts 3:11-18.
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Part Eight Acts 3:11-18
Acts 3:11-18 And while he was clinging to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the so-called portico of Solomon, full of amazement.
Acts 3:11-18 But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we
Acts 3:11-18 had made him walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, the one whom you delivered up,
Acts 3:11-18 and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him. But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a
Acts 3:11-18 murderer to be granted to you, but put to death the Prince of life, the one whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.
Acts 3:11-18 And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strength-ened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through
Acts 3:11-18 Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also.
Acts 3:11-18 But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ should suffer, He has thus fulfilled.”
The preachers of the first century were focused on exalting the name of Jesus Christ!
Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, “Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ…”
Acts 3:6 But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you; in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene – walk!”
Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women.
Acts 9:27 But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that he had talked to him,
Acts 9:27 and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
Even opponents of the church recognized how central the name of Jesus Christ was in their preaching!
Acts 5:40 And they took his advice; and after calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered them to speak no more in the name of Jesus…
The Jerusalem council commended Barnabas and Paul as “men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!”
Acts 15:24 “Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls,
Acts 15:25 it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
Acts 15:26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Paul expresses his willingness to die for the name of Jesus!(Acts 21:13)
Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name
Acts 21:13 of the Lord Jesus.”
Precious Names • Alpha and Omega • Beloved • Bread of Life • Bright and Morning Star • Firstborn from the dead
Precious Names • Holy One • Immanuel • Lamb of God • Light of the world • Lord of lords
Precious Names • Lion of Judah • Lord of the Sabbath • Man of Sorrows • Mighty God • Prince of Peace
Precious Names • Servant • Savior • Good Shepherd • Son of God • Son of Man
Precious Names • King of kings • Righteous Judge • Root of David • Word of God • Living Water
The name Jesus is declared over 800 times in the New Testament.
It’s at His name that every knee will bow.(Philippians 2:10)
Everything we do should be done in His name!(Colossians 3:17)
But before Peter spent the next several minutes talking about our precious Jesus, he asked two very interesting questions.
Acts 3:12 But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we