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EARLY EVENTS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
CHURCH ACTS 3-5 I. THE HEALING OF THE
CRIPPLED MAN - THE FIRST RECORDED MIRACLE OF THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH - ACTS 3:1-10 A. They Healed Him In The Name Of Jesus
- Acts 3:6 B. He Was Seen By All The People - Acts
3:8; see Acts 4:16 C. The People Recognized Him And Remember What
He Had Been Like - Acts 3:10 II. PETER'S SECOND SERMON -
ACTS 3:11-26 A. The
Healing Of The Crippled Man Opened A Door For The Preaching Of The Gospel -
Acts 3:11-12 B. The
Sermon - Acts 3:13-26 III. PETER AND JOHN: JAILED
AND FREED - ACTS 4:1-31 A. Jailed
- Acts 4:1-4 1. Peter and John spoke to the people - Acts
4:1 2. The priests, the captain of the temple
guard, and the Sadducees were disturbed that Peter and John were preaching
about Jesus and the resurrection of the dead, so they put them in jail - Acts
4:2-3 3. Despite such persecution, the church continued to grow - to
about 5,000 men - by hearing the message of salvation (and responding
favorably to it) - Acts 4:4 B Questioned - Acts 4:5-17 1. The
questioning of John and Peter - Acts 4:5-7 2.
Peter responds by speaking to them of
the gospel - Acts 4:8-12 3.
The authorities decided to warn Peter
and John to speak no more in the name of Jesus - Acts 4:13-17 C. Freed - Acts 4:18-31 1.
The authorities ordered them to
neither speak nor teach in the name of Jesus - Acts 4:18 2.
Peter and John responded that they
had to obey God rather than men - Acts 4:19-20; compare 5:29 3.
Peter and John threatened further and
released - Acts 4:21 4.
Peter and John share their experience
with the believers - Acts 4:23-31 IV. THE BELIEVERS SHARE THEIR
POSSESSIONS - ACTS 4:32-37 A. All Were One In Heart And Soul And Shared
Their Goods - Acts 4:32 B. The Apostles Took Charge Of These Activities
(Funds) - Acts 4:33, 35, 37 V.
DISCIPLINE IN
THE CHURCH: THE FIRST RECORDED CASE -
ACTS 5:1-11 A. Ananias
And Sapphira Sold Some Property; Ananias Held Back Some Of The Money But
Presented The Rest To The Apostles As If It Were All. Sapphira Knew What He Was Doing - Acts
5:1-2 B. They
Sinned By Deceiving And Lying To The Holy Spirit - Acts 5:2-8 C. The
Consequences - Acts 5:5, 10 D. The
Reaction Of The Church - Acts 5:11 VI. MIRACLES AND PERSECUTION
- ACTS 5:12-42 A. The Apostles Many Miracles (Signs And
Wonders) - Acts 5:12-16 B. Because Of Jealousy On The Part Of The High Priest And Certain Of
His Associates Who Were Sadducees, The Apostles Were Arrested, But They Were
Later Released By An Angel Of The Lord - Acts 5:17-25 C. The Apostles, Seen Teaching The People, Were Questioned By The
High Priest, Flogged, Prohibited From Speaking In The Name Of Jesus, And
Released - Acts 5:27-40 D. The Apostles Left The Sanhedrin Very Contented For Having Suffered
For The Name Of Jesus; And They Continued To Teach And Preach Daily About
Jesus - Acts 5:41-42 CONCLUSION - AMONG
THE FIRST EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CHURCH ARE FOUND MIRACLES OF HEALING,
THE JAILING OF THE APOSTLES FOR HAVING PREACHED IN THE NAME OF JESUS, AND
THE SHARING OF POSSESSIONS AMONG THE BELIEVERS. MEMORY VERSE -
ACTS 4:12 |