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Explore the extraordinary courage displayed by ordinary men Peter and John as they faced challenges in Acts 4. Despite their lack of formal training, they boldly proclaimed the healing power of Jesus Christ. Reflect on how Peter's journey from denial to restoration speaks volumes about the scandal of grace and personal transformation.
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PETERJOHN COURAGEBOLDNESS
8 THEN PETER, FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, SAID TO THEM, "RULERS AND ELDERS OF OUR PEOPLE, 9 ARE WE BEING QUESTIONED TODAY BECAUSE WE'VE DONE A GOOD DEED FOR A CRIPPLED MAN? DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW HE WAS HEALED? 10 LET ME CLEARLY STATE TO ALL OF YOU AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL THAT HE WAS HEALED BY THE POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS CHRIST THE NAZARENE, THE MAN YOU CRUCIFIED BUT WHOM GOD RAISED FROM THE DEAD. ACTS 4:8-10 NLT
13 THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WERE AMAZED WHEN THEY SAW THE (COURAGE) BOLDNESS OF PETER AND JOHN, FOR THEY COULD SEE THAT THEY WERE ORDINARY MENWITH NO SPECIAL TRAINING IN THE SCRIPTURES. THEY ALSO RECOGNIZED THEM AS MEN WHO HAD BEEN WITH JESUS. ACTS 4:13 NLT
GOD GIVESORDINARYPEOPLE EXTRAORDINARYCOURAGE (THE LEADERS) COULD SEE THAT (PETER AND JOHN) WERE ORDINARY MENWITH NO SPECIAL TRAINING IN THE SCRIPTURES. ACTS 4:13 NLT
THEIR BOLDNESSAMAZEDEVERYONE. THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WERE AMAZED WHEN THEY SAW THE BOLDNESS OF PETER AND JOHN. ACTS 4:13 NLT
THEY ALSO RECOGNIZED THEM AS MEN WHO HAD BEEN WITH JESUS. ACTS 4:14
SUDDENLY, JESUS’ WORDS FLASHED THROUGH PETER’S MIND: “BEFORE THE ROOSTER CROWS, YOU WILL DENY THREE TIMES THAT YOU EVEN KNOW ME.” AND HE WENT AWAY, WEEPING BITTERLY. MATT 26:75THE GRACE OF GOD CAN ONLY FLOW FROM BROKEN VESSELS
“SIMON SON OF JOHN, DO YOU LOVE ME MORE THAN THESE?”“YES, LORD,” PETER REPLIED, “YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.”“THEN FEED MY LAMBS,” JESUS TOLD HIM.16 JESUS REPEATED THE QUESTION: “SIMON SON OF JOHN, DO YOU LOVE ME?” “YES, LORD,” PETER SAID, “YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.”“THEN TAKE CARE OF MY SHEEP,” JESUS SAID.17 A THIRD TIME HE ASKED HIM, “SIMON SON OF JOHN, DO YOU LOVE ME?” PETER WAS GRIEVED THAT JESUS ASKED THE QUESTION A THIRD TIME. HE SAID, “LORD, YOU KNOW EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU.” JOHN 21:15-17
AND AFTER SAYING THIS HE SAID TO HIM, “FOLLOW ME.”JOHN 21:19THE SCANDAL OF GRACE IS PERSONAL FOR PETER (IDIOTES)
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