Acts 3 Priorities

 

Acts 3 – Priorities

 

Peter and John were not so caught up with large crowds that they had no time for individuals. Nor were they so busy in ministry that they could not pray. They had learned their lessons well from the Lord Jesus (Mark 1:35). Peter had directed the attention away from himself and toward Jesus – always the pattern for faithful preachers.

 

The emphasis is on the name of Jesus, the name above every name (Phil. 2:9-11). Faith in the name of Jesus releases power so that lives are changed. To pray or minister in His name means to ask or act on His authority (Matt. 28:18-20) so that He alone gets the glory.

 

At Pentecost, the sound of rushing wind drew the crowd; but here the witness of a changed life brought the people together. Peter told the people that he knew that they and the Jewish leaders had killed Jesus in ignorance and that Jesus appealed to the Father not to hold their sin against them (Luke 23:34), their sins could be blotted out if they would only repent and be converted (I Tim. 1:13). Thus, Peter had the opportunity to preach, and two thousand people were converted. Reach out to the individual and God will give you opportunities for a bigger harvest (John 4:28ff).

 

Peter’s conclusion: God in His mercy and grace, loves the Jewish people and will again turn His full attention to their nation after the church age is completed (Rom. 11:25,26).

 

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