The Tables have Turned

The Tables have Turned

Acts 4:10 “let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.” They asked the question, and Peter who is suppose to...
The Tables have Turned

No Good Deed Goes UNPUNISHED

Acts 4:9 “if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,” Peter makes the obvious point. They are on trial for doing a good deed. This trial would make more sense if they had slapped the beggar in...
The Tables have Turned

Filled Full

Acts 4:8 “Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,” Peter’s response to this treatment is astonishing! He is not thinking about himself and what might happen to him, his family or his work, but is being filled with the...
The Tables have Turned

Power Play

Acts 4:7 “And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”” These apprentices of Jesus are brought into the Hall of Hewn Stones. This is where their trial will be held, and the meeting place of the Sanhedrin,...
The Tables have Turned

The Supernatural

Acts 4:5-6 “On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.” It’s interesting how upset the leadership of Israel is that...