Homiletics Acts 3

 Acts 3:1-26

Content:

1. As was daily practice, crippled man begs money from Peter and John at temple Gate. 1-3
2. Peter calls his attention and beggar looks expectantly. 4-5
3. Peter said "I don't have money to give but I give you Jesus healing. 6
4. Peter helps man up and he is instantly healed. 7
5. Man responds with walking, jumping, and praising God causing great wonderment in people who saw him. 8-10
6. Peter uses as opportunity to address the crowd. 11-12
7. Peter says God glorified Jesus - you rejected him and had him killed. 13
8. You disowned the Holy and righteous one 14
9. You killed author of life BUT GOD raised him. 15.
10. It is by faith in the name of Jesus this man has complete healing. 16
11. You acted in ignorance BUT GOD was fulfilling his promises of suffering Christ. 17-18
12. Repent and turn to God so sins wiped out and you are refreshed. 19
13. Jesus in heaven until God fulfills his promise. 20-21
14. Moses and the prophets point to Jesus 22-25
15. Jesus sent to Jews to bless them through repentance from wicked ways. 26

Divisions:

1. Peter heals cripple man, drawing a crowd. 1-10
2. Peter uses opportunity to tell them about God's plan for Jesus 11-18
3. Peter calls them to repentance. 19-26

Subject Sentence:

    Peter heals crippled man, preaches Jesus and calls for repentance. 

AIM:

TCMT (to cause me to) live by faith in the name of Jesus and the attitude of "BUT GOD" for healing restoration and strength.

(I came up with several possible Aims but this one was the most personal and stuck out the most to me this week.)

Application 

1)  What circumstance or habit do I find crippling or debilitating? What physical means am I looking to for relief or change?

2) How might following up thoughts about such crippling situations with BUT GOD  change my thinking, attitude or action? What would it look like in my life to live by faith in Jesus in such crippling situations?

3) What specific repentance is God calling me to, so I might experience his blessing and refreshing.

Today's Tip - Subject Sentence.

I often find my subject sentence is a combination of the division sentence.  I look for repeated works.  In this case they all started with Peter so it seemed like a good place to start my Subject Sentence.  I look for words that will identify it's passage.  The Subject sentence should make someone think, oh this is about that passage in Acts where Peter heals the crippled man.  It may or may not include a biblical truth or principle.  That comes out in the aim.  The Subject Sentence is the briefest of identifiable summaries of a passage.  I often start by writing out whatever comes to mind after looking at the divisions sentences no matter how many words.  Then I start slashing, condensing and substituting words as well as rearranging in an effort to create a sentence that is 10 to 12 words.