Bold believers in Christ Acts 3-4 Bold believers in Christ

Acts 3-4 Write down 5 of your greatest talents or gifts. Of everything you have, what does God need the most? Money? Talents? Time? Personality? Testimony?

Acts 3:1-11 (Bible Video)  “Peter and John Heal a Man Crippled Since Birth” (3:21) from The Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos, available on LDS.org.

Acts 3-4 So what doctrines are found in this story? So what are some principles in this story??? How might Heavenly Father answer our prayers differently than how we want or expect Him to? CHALLENGE: Find someone that has been ‘disabled’ (physically, socially, spiritually) from birth and shake their hand or hug them and say something kind to them.

Acts 3-4 President Harold B. Lee: “Now in my mind’s eye I can picture this man, what was in his mind: “Doesn’t this man know that I have never walked? He commands me to walk.” But the biblical record doesn’t end there. Peter just didn’t content himself by commanding the man to walk, but he “took him by the right hand, and lifted him up” (Acts 3:7)…

Acts 3-4 “Will you see that picture now of that noble soul, that chiefest of the Apostles, perhaps with his arms around the shoulders of this man, … saying, “Now, my good man, have courage; I will take a few steps with you. Let’s walk together, and I assure you that you can walk because you have received a blessing by the power and authority that God has given us as men, His servants. Then the man leaped with joy…

Acts 3-4 “You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is. You must be sure, if you would rescue the man, that you yourself are setting the example of what you would have him be. You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul.” President Harold B. Lee, General Conference April 1973.

Acts 3-4 Look at your list of gifts. When ye have done it unto the least of these, ye have done it unto me. (Matt 25:40)

Acts 3-4 Elder Jeffrey R. Holland explained: “Peter had no money but he had riches: ‘such as he had’ included every key to the kingdom of God on earth, priesthood power to raise the dead, faith to strengthen bones and sinews, a strong right hand of Christian fellowship. He could not give silver or gold but he could give that which is always purchased ‘without money and without price’ (Isa. 55:1)—and he gave it” (“The Lengthening Shadow of Peter,” Ensign, Sept. 1975, 30).

Acts 3-4 The Jews are just baffled by this miracle. Lets say you break up with someone you like. Do you want to see them ever again? Hard to hear music? See friends? Smell someone wearing same lotion/cologne? Flirting with someone else? If there was a group of people that killed your best friend, would you want to be around them? Peter tells the Jews how it is.

Peter preaches and is arrested Acts 3:12-26; Acts 4:1-3

Peter and John are judged Acts 4:5-21 “Peter and John Are Judged”(2:51) from The Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos. This video is available on LDS.org.

Acts 5:12-42

Peter and John continue preaching Acts 5:12-42

Acts 3-4 What principle can we learn from Peter’s example as recorded in Acts 4:8, 13? Have you ever been that bold??? Who have you witnessed being bold for the gospel??? (Cassie Bernall’s story) The rest of Peter’s story: Acts 4:29–31 What movie are we going to see? Prophet’s a phony BOM is a lie After a date... Temple is stupid Swerve to hit missionaries

What has the Spirit prompted you to do today? Acts 3-4 What has the Spirit prompted you to do today? Use your talents? Be bolder about the gospel? Reach out to someone?

Bold believers in Christ Acts 3-4 Bold believers in Christ