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Acts 4:1-22
I. Under Arrest (vs. 1-4)
a. How long do you think it took for the religious authorities to respond to
the disturbance that ensued after the man was healed?
b. What seemed to hold their greatest attention… that the man was healed
or that they taught, in Jesus, the resurrection of the dead?
c. What group listed in verse 1, would have had a problem with teaching
about the resurrection (Acts 23:8)?
d. Who did the authorities take into custody?
II. Filled with the Holy Spirit (vs 5-12)
a. Are any of the names in verse 6 familiar, and if so, in what context?
b. What does the council want to know?
c. What makes Peter bold in his response to the council?
d. Now for the third time in a few short days, Peter preaches the gospel..
What differences do you see in the sermons? 1. Acts 2:14-39,
2. Acts 3:12-26, 3:8-12?
e. How does verse 12 clearly undo every cult or religion that bases salvation
on works or anything else other than Jesus Christ?
III. They Had Been with Jesus (vs 13-22)
a. What caused the religious leaders to marvel and what did they surmise?
b. Was there any doubt that the miraculous healing was real?
c. Even though Peter gives glory to God and reports that Jesus Christ was
responsible for his miracle, what does the council command?
d. Respectfully, how does Peter answer the council?
e. Why does the council not punish them more?
IV. Application: Who was the source of Peter’s boldness?
Who needs to be the source of our boldness?
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