Acts 3: Group Study Handout

Overview

Peter and John go to the temple at the ninth hour. A lame man, carried daily to the Beautiful Gate, asks for gifts. Peter commands him to 'Look at us' and then declares, 'In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!

Key verse

“By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.”

Acts 3:16 (WEB)

Outline

1. Acts 3:1–2 Peter and John Heal the Lame Man
2. Acts 3:3–6 A Command in Jesus' Name
3. Acts 3:7–10 The Miraculous Healing
4. Acts 3:11–16 Peter's Explanation of the Miracle
5. Acts 3:17–21 Call to Repentance and Refreshing
6. Acts 3:22–26 Prophetic Fulfillment and Blessing

Discussion questions

1. In v6, what does Peter offer to the lame man instead of silver or gold?
2. What did the people recognize about the healed man in vv. 9-10?
3. Peter's statement in v15, how does it connect the healing to the resurrection of Jesus?
4. In v17, what does Peter imply about the knowledge of the crowd regarding their actions?
5. When have you felt a need for healing, like the lame man at the temple?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Acts 3: Acts 2, Isaiah 43, Deuteronomy 18.

Before next time: read Acts 4.