1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:01,520 Speaker 1: Let us pray. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 2: Then Peter said, silver and gold have I none, But 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 2: such as I have I give thee in the name 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Rise up and walk Acts 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: three six. Dear Lord, as I meditate on to day's 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: reading and Acts three to four, I will bring my 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: attention to Peter and John and the lay man outside 8 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: the gate called beautiful. As I look through the story, 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: I thank you that you are giving me the ability 10 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: to give to people what they truly need, and not 11 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: the needs on the surface level. Because I am a 12 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: change agent. What you give to me to give to 13 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: your children will meet the deepest need of their heart 14 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 2: in the same way that man received healing. I praise 15 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: your Holy Spirit that through my life you will use 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: me as a conduit to bring healing and restoration to 17 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: your children who are waiting just outside of a beautiful life. 18 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: When I am questioned and asked by what authority do 19 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 2: I operate in, I will boldly declare that by the 20 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 2: finished works of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary, 21 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 2: I have all rights and authority to speak life, to 22 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: live life, and to breathe new life into God's children. 23 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: Thank you, Holy Spirit, that your authority is in my 24 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 2: life and is evident in the miracles that surround my 25 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: purpose and destiny in Jesus name. 26 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: Amen, Thanks for making prayer a priority in your life. 27 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: To hear the Bible come to life. Stay tuned for 28 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: the Bible in a Year, brought to you by Bible 29 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: in a Year dot. 30 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 3: Com No silver, no gold. 31 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 4: In our last story, the Holy Spirit descended on the 32 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 4: disciples like a whirlwind. The strength and authority of Jesus 33 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 4: was poured out on the disciples as they proclaimed the 34 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 4: glory of Christ. Thousands were added to the church that day, 35 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,519 Speaker 4: and the movement of Christ's family began. Now we see 36 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 4: glimpses of Jesus in the way Peter and John teach 37 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 4: and heal the people around them. Seeing that the disciples 38 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 4: were becoming more like Jesus every day, the priests and 39 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 4: elders feared that they would have another problem on their hands. 40 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 4: Inspired by the Book of. 41 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 5: Acts, Jack Graham here with today's episode of the Bible 42 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 5: in a Year podcast. In our last episode, we heard 43 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 5: how the disciples and others were given the Holy Spirit 44 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 5: on the day of Pentecost as they gathered in the 45 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 5: temple with Jews from all over the world world. A 46 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 5: rushing wind came and tongues of fire descended upon them. 47 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 5: These are symbols of the power in the presence of 48 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 5: the Holy Spirit. They began to speak God's truth in 49 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 5: other languages so that the people could understand the gospel. 50 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 5: Peter then spoke to the crowd and delivered a message 51 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 5: that cut to people's hearts, and over three thousand repented 52 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 5: of their sin and received Christ that day, and the 53 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 5: Church was birthed. Today we'll hear as Peter and John 54 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 5: began to boldly, courageously carry out the mission of Jesus, 55 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 5: preaching and healing with wisdom and power that clearly was 56 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 5: not of themselves, but was in the power of the Resurrection, 57 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 5: the power of Jesus himself. They will soon face opposition 58 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 5: for their message that threatens the power of the religious elite, 59 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 5: just as it happened to Jesus. So let's listen now 60 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 5: to today's reading from God's Word. 61 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 4: The lame beggar watched as dozens of people passed by 62 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 4: him to enter into the synagogue. It was the hour 63 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: of prayer, and many devoted men and women entered into 64 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 4: the House of God to pray and seek him. It 65 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 4: was a fruitful time for the lame beggar. He would 66 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 4: lay beside the gate called beautiful and ask for spare coins. 67 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 4: Since people felt charitable before praying, he would often make 68 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 4: most of his money in that time. The man raised 69 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 4: his cup and shook it, waiting for coins to trickle in. 70 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 4: The lame man saw two men walking side by side 71 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 4: into the gate. Spare some coin for a poor lame man, 72 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 4: he asked. The two men looked at him. The taller 73 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 4: and older one knelt down and looked him deeply in 74 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 4: the eye. He smiled and held out his hands. Gold 75 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 4: and silver. I do not have, he said, But what 76 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 4: I have I can give to you in the name 77 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 4: of Jesus Christ. 78 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,239 Speaker 3: Get up and walk. 79 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 4: Then all of a sudden, the lame man felt a 80 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 4: warm sensation travel from his toes up his spine. He 81 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 4: looked down to his feet and moved them. His eyes 82 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 4: began to water with tears, and he rose to his feet. 83 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 4: He hugged the two men. They were none other than 84 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 4: John and Peter. The people stopped to stare at the 85 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 4: man who was jumping up and down. They knew him 86 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 4: to be the lame beggar, and were astonished to see 87 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,679 Speaker 4: him leaping in front of the gate. Dozens of people 88 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 4: gathered to see, so Peter and John took the opportunity 89 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 4: to share with them the power and the story of Jesus. 90 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 4: Since the man was lame from birth, he clung to 91 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 4: Peter and John for balance. Peter then spoke to the 92 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 4: whole crowd, saying, do not look at us as if 93 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 4: we are the ones who made him walk. Look at us, 94 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 4: we are not special. It is Jesus who performs these deeds. 95 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 4: The one whom you all allowed to be crucified is 96 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 4: the one who works these mighty things. Peter declared the 97 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 4: gospel to the crowds. He spoke of repentance, forgiveness, and purpose. 98 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 4: Many more people were added to the family of God 99 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 4: that day, including the lame beggar, who now walked with 100 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 4: purpose under the will of God. As they were speaking, 101 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 4: an old enemy emerged from the synagogue doors. The priests, 102 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 4: the Captain of the Guard, and the Sadducees walked out 103 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 4: to see a large group of people surrounding Peter and John. 104 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 4: Their stomachs dropped as they watched five thousand men and 105 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 4: women declare faith in the resurrected Jesus, the Jesus they killed. 106 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 4: The next day, Peter and John were preaching again in 107 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 4: the city streets. Caiaphas, the High priest, came with his 108 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 4: guard and yelled, by what power or authority do you 109 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 4: do these things? The high priest was livid since Peter 110 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 4: and John had been healing and preaching among the people. Peter, 111 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 4: filled with the Holy spirit, stepped down and walked to 112 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 4: the priests and his guards. Are we being threatened because 113 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 4: we have done good deeds? Peter asked, I want it 114 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 4: to be perfectly clear. I do these things with the 115 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 4: authority of Jesus, the one you crucified. He is the 116 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 4: cornerstone by which we build our lives. There is no 117 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 4: one else we look to for salvation. Peter did not flinch. 118 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 4: He spoke with boldness. Caiaphas had seen this boldness before 119 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 4: in Jesus. It sent chills down his spine. Out of fear, 120 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 4: they asked them to leave the temple streets and not 121 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 4: to speak the name of Jesus. Of course, they refused, 122 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 4: but the priests could not do anything, for the masses 123 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 4: were in love with the disciples. 124 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 5: In our scripture today we find a man sitting in 125 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 5: the gate near the entrance of the temple. The gate 126 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 5: was called beautiful, but for this crippled man, life was 127 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:43,119 Speaker 5: anything but beautiful. He could not provide for his own needs, 128 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 5: and he was surely considered cursed by those around him. 129 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 5: All he could do was beg for spare change and 130 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 5: hope for generous strangers to give him a coin or two. 131 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 5: So as Peter and John passed by, he looked at them, 132 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 5: hoping they would take pity on him and give him something. 133 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 5: These men are now walking in the power of Jesus Christ, 134 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 5: filled with the spirit. Peter and John looked upon this 135 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 5: man with love and compassion. They were like Jesus. They 136 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 5: were full of Jesus, and Peter and John knew that 137 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 5: this man needed more than physical healing. He needed spiritual healing. 138 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 5: Peter looked at him with kindness, but rather than drop 139 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 5: just a few coins in the beggar's cup, he healed 140 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 5: the man in the name of Jesus Christ. This man 141 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 5: is now on his feet, walking and praising God. Can 142 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 5: you imagine the joy of experiencing the power of Christ 143 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 5: and the healing of his body. Of course, this would 144 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 5: cause quite a scene. Those nearby who had seen the man, 145 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 5: probably many times unable to walk, and now he was 146 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 5: jumping around and smiling and praising God. He's talking about 147 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 5: Jesus and what Jesus had done for him. Peter and 148 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 5: John knew this was an opportunity to share a much 149 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 5: deeper healing, so they began to share the good news. 150 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 5: These two fishermen were not trained speakers, and they were 151 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 5: certainly not scholars, but God was in them. The Holy 152 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 5: Spirit was filling them, and the Lord gave them the 153 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 5: words to say, just as Peter had done on the 154 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 5: day of Pentecost. He began to tell everyone of the 155 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 5: love of Jesus and how Jesus was sent by God, 156 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 5: and even though people rejected him, his own people rejected 157 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 5: him and sent him to a cross, that Christ rose again. 158 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 5: And now the resurrection power of Christ was alive in 159 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 5: them and available to all who would trust in Christ. 160 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 5: He called them to repentance, to turn from their sins 161 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 5: and receive the grace of God. His words were clear 162 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 5: and compelling and courageous, and once more they were convicting 163 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 5: they cut to the heart. Five thousand more souls were 164 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 5: saved that day, and the church continued to grow with explosive, 165 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 5: multiplying growth. Of course, the religious leaders hated this. They 166 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 5: imagined that Jesus' followers would just fade away with time. 167 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 5: But now the opposite is happening. So they had Peter 168 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 5: and John arrested and brought them before the Council of 169 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 5: Priests Inscribes the next day. They tried to intimidate these 170 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 5: two men, these two disciples. But these men were full 171 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 5: of God, and they were full of boldness and courage. 172 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 5: Peter and John, even under custody of the officials, did 173 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:31,199 Speaker 5: not stop preaching the Gospel of Christ. They knew the 174 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,239 Speaker 5: power of Jesus was in them, and so they fearlessly 175 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 5: carried out the mission of our Lord. The religious leaders 176 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 5: had no basis to keep them confined. After all, they 177 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 5: had simply done a good deed and healed a lame man. 178 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 5: And still they warned them to stop preaching. And I 179 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 5: just absolutely love Peter and John's response given to us 180 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 5: in Acts four, verses nineteen and twenty. Listen to these words. 181 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 5: Whether it is right in the sight of God to 182 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 5: listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 183 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 5: for we cannot but speak of what we have seen 184 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 5: and heard. In other words, we're going to obey God 185 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 5: and not you. We are compelled to keep speaking about Jesus. 186 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 5: We should pray for that same boldness today as we 187 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 5: share the Gospel with others. We cannot help but speak 188 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 5: of what Christ has done for us, and if we 189 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 5: have experienced the love and grace of Jesus, we are 190 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 5: compelled to tell others. Just like Peter and John and 191 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 5: so many others, we don't need to be eloquent or 192 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 5: educated to share the good news of Christ. We need 193 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 5: to be prepared and know the gospel, but then really 194 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 5: simply to be willing and obedient and trust God that 195 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 5: in the power of the Holy Spirit, He would change 196 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 5: lives through our bold witness. Dear God, we thank you 197 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 5: for the courageous example of Peter and John. Help us 198 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 5: to look for opportunities to see people all around us 199 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 5: who need the hope and help that is in Jesus Christ. 200 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 5: May we boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ 201 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 5: with the people we meet in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank 202 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 5: you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 203 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 5: This is Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. I want to 204 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 5: encourage you to download thepray dot Com app and make 205 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 5: prayer and Bible study discipleship a priority in your life. 206 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 5: Put Jesus first in your life and watch what He 207 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 5: can do when you give your life to him. If 208 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 5: you enjoyed this podcast, share it with someone you love 209 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 5: because by inviting others to join us on this journey 210 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 5: through the Bible, many will meet the Lord and experience 211 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 5: his power in their lives. God bless you.