In all the hype and amazement of the lame man healed, Peter addresses the crowd of Jewish worshipers with a call of repentance. We are once again reminded that the true miracle lies not in the physical but the spiritual. In a time where someone's physical ailment was an outward sign of personal or generational sin, Peter turns the tables and points, not to the lame man but the crowd of temple worshipers. The lame man's healing was a bridge to the Good News of the Gospel, healing the hearts of the onlookers. May we be a church that sees miracles as a mirror to our own need for repentance and healing that can only come through the Good News of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice.
Text: Acts 3:12-26 [Peter speaks to onlookers]
Teacher: Janelle Ibaven
