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Lesson 3
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Passage Acts 3-7
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Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Peter and John
Presents Jesus (Acts 3-4:31)
a. Healing of Lame Begger in Name of Jesus (3:1-8)
b. Peter and John tell about faith in Name of Jesus to onlookers (3:9-26)
c. Peter and John boldly tell of Jesus to Sanhedrin
(4:1-22)
d. Prayer of thanksgiving for boldness (4:23-31)
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Believers Response (Acts 4:32-5:11)
a. Unity of
Believers (4:32-36)
b. Ananias and
Sapphira lie to Spirit with cost (5:1-11)
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Apostles Expand
Audience (Acts 5:12-42)
a. Apostles healed physical and spiritually sick (5:12-16)
b. Apostles jailed by Sanhedrin and hearing (5:17-32)
c. Gamaliel reasons with Sanhedrin with result (5:33-42)
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First Deacons and
Stephen (Acts 6-7)
a. Criteria and selection of Deacons (6:1-7)
b. Stephen speaks boldly the name of Jesus (6:8-15)
c. Stephen speaks to Sanhedrin telling about God’s work
with His people and Stephen’s assessment. (6:16-53)
d. Sanhedrin’s stoning of Stephen with God’s work firmly
in place (6:54-60)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Division
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Scripture
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Peter and John present name of Jesus
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Acts 3-4:31
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Believers respond
to name of Jesus
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Acts 4:32-5:11
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Apostles expand audience to name of Jesus
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Acts 5:12-42
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Deacons selected and proclaim name of Jesus
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Acts 6-7
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
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Name of Jesus extended and proclaimed boldly Apostles,
Church, Stephen
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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To Learn that God through the Holy Spirit gives boldness
to message of the risen Christ building the church of Christ.
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Specific Application Questions
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1. How
do you present the name of Jesus in you life?
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2. In
what ways to you help bring unity in the Body of Christ?
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3. Are
you listening to the Spirit of God and reaching out to others?
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4. The
deacons were known in the congregation for the Spirit filled lives; how are
you known?
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Principles to Remember
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Follower of Christ has the source of power for living a
bold Christian life (the Holy Spirit).
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Our response to Christ is a demonstration of the life
change that brings action.
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We should reflect Christ’s goodness to others; recognized
by it.
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Stephen knew about God’s actions with His people; we must
be in the Word.
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