The lame man who had been healed held onto Peter and John. He wanted to be with them. His healing was also the cause of great wondering among those who knew the man’s history. This gave Peter the opportunity to again preach a faithful gospel to the people of Jerusalem. But the rulers of the people had their hearts hardened even more and they sought to stop the testimony by putting the apostles in prison.
1. The people saw the lame man, now healed, walking and praising God. They were filled with amazement at what had happened. What was the reaction of those who observed the change that took place in the Gadarene man who was delivered from demon possession by the Lord Jesus?
Mark 5:___
2. The man who was healed held Peter and John because he wanted to be with them. What did the Lord Jesus tell the man whom He had healed of demon possession to do when he wanted to go with the Lord Jesus? Mark 5:___
3. Peter and John are quick to point out to those who heard them that the man was not healed through their personal power or holiness. To whom does the Apostle Paul attribute the results (“increase”) of his preaching?
1 Corinthians 3:___
4. Over and over in the book of Acts the people in Jerusalem and the Jews everywhere are reminded that blessing comes through the Lord Jesus Christ. What should every knee do now and what will every knee do in a coming day? Find both verses. Philippians 2:___ and Romans 14:___
5. Even though the apostles were put in prison, the message continued to bear fruit, for as many as two thousand more souls in Jerusalem were saved. What has God promised His Word will not do? Isaiah 55:___
“Ruth the Moabitess . . . gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.”