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Hi, group! I am sorry I fell behind in blogging in preparations for my South Carolina trip. We will meet for Bible study this Thursday night [February 2]. We will be looking at Acts 4.32-5.42.

I attach here, in segments, my notes for the last class. OK?

Acts 3.1-4.31

3.1-10 The healing miracle
3.11-26 Peter addresses the crowd
4.1-4 Peter and John arrested
4.5-22 Peter and John on trial
4.23-31 Peter and John join the believers in worship

The miracle
Occurs 3.1-10
Peter 3.12 Do you think we did this by ourselves?
This man was made strong 3.16
“This complete healing” 3.16
Jewish leaders ask 4.7 How did you do this?
Peter responds 4.9-10 Jesus did this.
The healed man stood there 4.14
Jewish leaders--“An outstanding miracle” 4.16
People were praising God for what had happened 4.21
Believers—“Do it again, Lord.” 4.30

Jesus
3.6 Peter—“In the name of Jesus, walk!”
3.13 Peter—“God glorified Jesus.”
You handed him over to be killed 3.13
You disowned him before Pilate 3.13
Pilate had decided to let him go 3.13
He is the Holy and Righteous One 3.14
You killed the author of life 3.15
God raised him from the dead 3.15
This man was made strong by faith in Jesus 3.16
Through the prophets God foretold “his Christ’s suffering.” 3.18
God will send the Christ, even Jesus 3.20
Jesus remains in heaven until God restores everything 3.21
The prophet predicted by Moses 3.22
Everyone must listen to him 3.23
God raised up his servant 3.26
He sent him first to you to bless you 3.26
Jewish leaders—upset because P and J were proclaiming in Jesus resurrection from the dead. 4.2
Peter—It is in the name of Jesus whom you crucified and God raised from the dead, that this man was healed. 4.10
Jesus is the stone the builders rejected who has become the capstone 4.11
Salvation is found in no one else 4.12
Jewish leaders—took note that these men had been with Jesus 4.13
Don’t speak any longer in the name of Jesus 4.17, 18
Believers—many people in Jerusalem conspired against your holy servant Jesus 4.27
God, enable us to perform more miracles in the name of Jesus 4.30

Name
3.6 In the name of Jesus, walk.
3.16 By faith in Jesus’ name, this man was made strong.
3.16 It is Jesus’ name and the faith that come through him that healed him
4.7 “By what power or what name did you do this?
4.10 It is by the name of Jesus that this man was healed.
4.12 There is no other name by which people are saved.
4.17 “We must warn these men to stop speaking in this name.”
4.18 “commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.”
4.30 perform signs through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

The healed man
Crippled from birth 3.2
Being carried 3.2
Placed at the temple gate every day to beg 3.2, 10
He saw Peter and John 3.3
He asked P and J for money 3.3
He gave P and J attention, expecting to receive money 3.5
When Peter spoke and took him by his right hand, his feet and ankles were strengthened 3.7
He jumped to his feet 3.8
He walked into the temple, jumping and praising God 3.9
He held on to P and J 3.11
Peter—this man can walk 3.12
This man whom you see and know was made strong 3.16
A cripple who was healed 4.9, 10
The man who had been healed 4.14
He was over forty years old 4.22

I am sort of lost in this. Maybe I'm not schooled enough in the Bible to understand what is it I should have gotten out of last Thursday. Don't get me wrong this isn't about the Bible study, more about "What should I be expected to learn during our class time". I might be the only one lost so I won't bring it up at class. Maybe you can tell me what a person should take away from the class time?

Thanks,
I do enjoy the class!

Acts 2

In several segments, here are my notes from this week's Acts 2 study.

On Thursday night, January 19, we will look at Acts 3.1-4.31.

Greeting: What a fantastic Bible study with guides that reminded me of my college days which by todays standard is ancient. There is a right way and a wrong way to approach literature/Bible study and your methodology is so very helpful.
I like Classical Literature and find it remarkable how the old authors hid events and emotions in their characters. The study of Acts and knowing the author, the era and the culture will bring refreshing and informative meaning to the study.
I look forward to many more sessions as we explore this great book and what it has to guide us in our daily walk.

Acts 1

Watch this discussion for material that will appear after the first on-site Bible study meets at the Meridian United Methodist Church on Thursday evening, January 5.