A Lame Man Witnesses to The Ascended Christ

Theme: God's Power Shows His Victory over Sin and Calls to Faith and Repentance.
I. A Lame Man Seeks Earthly Aid and Receives Eternal Life – vv. 1-16
A. A Lame Man Seeking Alms from Peter and James – vv. 1-7

1. Going to the Temple for Prayer – v. 1
2. Alms Sought from Peter and John as the Enter the Temple – vv. 2-3
3. Expecting Too Little, Receiving Abundantly – vv. 4-7
   B. The Lame Man Healed by the Power of the Savior – vv. 8-16
4. The Leaping Lame Man, an Opportunity to Point to Christ – vv. 8-11
5. It is not the Power or Godliness of the Apostles – v. 12
6. Healed through Faith in the Crucified, Risen Savior – vv. 13-16
   II. Peter Calls Those Gathered Around the Lame Man to Repentance and Faith in Christ – vv. 17-26
   A. Peter Calls the Crowd to Repentance and Conversion – vv. 17-20
7. In Sin and Ignorance, Fulfilling God's Plan – vv. 17-18
8. The Response must be: Repent and be Converted – vv. 19-20
   B. The Resurrection and Ascension of the Messiah Calls to Repentance – vv. 21-26
9. Christ's Glorified Place in Heaven – v. 21
10. Jesus is The Christ Prophesied by Moses and All the Prophets – vv. 22-24
11. The Resurrection of the Christ Requires Repentance – vv. 25-26