07/19/26 - Pastor Kelly Baker - Acts 3:11-26

Acts 3:11-26 Peter Speaks to the Onlookers 11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see. 17 “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. 21 Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. 23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’ Why are you surprised?   It’s the power of God– that’s how he’s walking and leaping and jumping! It’s through the faith of Jesus Christ that he has been healed and made whole.   The Invitation   Is our walk as Christians an open invitation to see God’s faithfulness in our lives?   I . Declaring it II. Disguising it III. Dismissing it   Repent and Turn to God   19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, Luke 9:23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.   You must turn around - turn away and start over, go back, repent, turn away Sometimes it takes longer. Sometimes you must back-track, but you can still get there!