Acts 3:11 - Prayer Tents

3One day at three o'clock in the afternoon, Peter and John were on their way into the Temple for prayer meeting.G1161G4074G2532G2491G305G1909G846G1519G2411G5610G4335G17662At the same time there was a man crippled from birth being carried up. Every day he was set down at the Temple gate, the one named Beautiful, to beg from those going into the Temple.G2532G5100G435G5225G5560G1537G846G3384G2836G941G3739G5087G2250G2596G4314G2374G2411G3588G3004G5611G154G1654G3844G1531G1519G24113When he saw Peter and John about to enter the Temple, he asked for a handout.G3739G1492G4074G2532G2491G3195G1524G1519G2411G2065G2983G16544Peter, with John at his side, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Look here."G1161G4074G816G1519G846G4862G2491G2036G991G1519G22485He looked up, expecting to get something from them.G1161G1907G846G4328G2983G5100G3844G8466Peter said, "I don't have a nickel to my name, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!"G1161G4074G2036G694G2532G5553G5225G3427G3756G1161G3739G5124G2192G1325G4671G1722G3686G2424G5547G3480G1453G2532G40437He grabbed him by the right hand and pulled him up. In an instant his feet and ankles became firm.G2532G4084G846G1188G5495G1453G1161G3916G846G939G2532G4974G47328He jumped to his feet and walked. The man went into the Temple with them, walking back and forth, dancing and praising God.G2532G1814G2476G2532G4043G2532G1525G4862G846G1519G2411G4043G2532G242G2532G134G23169Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God.G2532G3956G2992G1492G846G4043G2532G134G231610They recognized him as the one who sat begging at the Temple's Gate Beautiful and rubbed their eyes, astonished, scarcely believing what they were seeing.G5037G1921G3754G846G2258G3778G3588G2521G4314G1654G1909G5611G4439G2411G2532G4130G2285G2532G1611G1909G4819G84611The man threw his arms around Peter and John, ecstatic. All the people ran up to where they were at Solomon's Porch to see it for themselves.G1161G5560G2390G2902G4074G2532G2491G3956G2992G4936G4314G846G1909G4745G2564G4672G1569

Turn to Face God

12When Peter saw he had a congregation, he addressed the people: "Oh, Israelites, why does this take you by such complete surprise, and why stare at us as if our power or piety made him walk?G1161G4074G1492G611G4314G2992G435G2475G5101G2296G1909G5129G2228G5101G816G2254G5613G2398G1411G2228G2150G4160G846G404313The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his Son Jesus. The very One that Pilate called innocent, you repudiated.G2316G11G2532G2464G2532G2384G2316G2257G3962G1392G846G3816G2424G3739G5210G3860G2532G720G846G2596G4383G4091G2919G630G1565G63014You repudiated the Holy One, the Just One, and asked for a murderer in his place.G1161G5210G720G40G2532G1342G2532G154G5406G435G5483G521315You no sooner killed the Author of Life than God raised him from the dead—and we're the witnesses.G1161G615G747G2222G3739G2316G1453G1537G3498G3739G2249G2070G314416Faith in Jesus' name put this man, whose condition you know so well, on his feet—yes, faith and nothing but faith put this man healed and whole right before your eyes.G2532G846G3686G1909G4102G846G3686G4732G5026G4732G3739G2334G2532G1492G2532G4102G1325G1223G846G1325G846G5126G3647G561G5216G395617"And now, friends, I know you had no idea what you were doing when you killed Jesus, and neither did your leaders.G2532G3568G80G1492G3754G2596G52G4238G5618G2532G5216G75818But God, who through the preaching of all the prophets had said all along that his Messiah would be killed, knew exactly what you were doing and used it to fulfill his plans.G1161G3739G2316G4293G1223G4750G3956G846G4396G5547G3958G4137G3779G413719"Now it's time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you,G3340G3767G2532G1994G1519G5216G266G1813G3704G2540G403G302G2064G575G4383G296220and send you the Messiah he prepared for you, namely, Jesus.G2532G649G2424G5547G4296G521321For the time being he must remain out of sight in heaven until everything is restored to order again just the way God, through the preaching of his holy prophets of old, said it would be.G3739G3772G3303G1163G1209G891G5550G605G3956G3739G2316G2980G1223G4750G3956G846G40G4396G575G16522Moses, for instance, said, 'Your God will raise up for you a prophet just like me from your family. Listen to every word he speaks to you.G1063G3475G3303G2036G4314G3962G3754G4396G450G2962G5216G2316G450G5213G1537G5216G80G5613G1691G846G191G2596G3956G3745G302G2980G4314G520923Every last living soul who refuses to listen to that prophet will be wiped out from the people.'G1161G2071G3956G5590G3748G302G191G3361G191G1565G4396G1842G1537G299224"All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most emphatically that these days would come.G2532G1161G3956G4396G575G4545G2532G2517G3745G2980G4293G2532G4293G5025G225025These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God's covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: 'By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.'G5210G2075G5207G4396G2532G1242G3739G2316G1303G4314G2257G3962G3004G4314G11G2532G4675G4690G1757G3956G3965G1093G175726But you are first in line: God, having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from your evil ways."G5213G4412G2316G450G846G3816G2424G649G846G2127G5209G1722G654G1538G5216G575G4189