Acts 3:1-11 records the first miracle of the Early Church. Through the name of Jesus, Peter and John had healed a man born lame at the gate called Beautiful, consequently, this attracted a big crowd. Through the apostles, the Lord performed this miracle and opened a way for Peter to share God’s message, as a result, five thousand came to believe in the Lord (4:4). This was a message that brought salvation to five thousand. What was this message about? I entitled this message, “The Powerful Name of Jesus”.

Acts 3:1-11 records the first miracle in the Early Church. Acts 3:12-26 documents how through this miracle the apostles proclaimed the gospel to the Jews and five thousand people came to the Lord. Let us consider this miracle today.

Today, let us reflect on Acts chapter two. These 47 verses record three important events from the Early Church. These three events not only affected the Early Church, it also affected the history of the Church over the ages, even the Church today. What were these three events?
1. The coming of the Holy Spirit (v.1-13);
2. The first message on the resurrection of the Lord (v.14-41) and
3. The model of Early Church life (v.42-47).

The Book of Acts is a history of the Early Church. It records how the gospel spread from Jerusalem, to Samaria, and throughout the entire Roman Empire. Last time we discussed Acts 1:1-11. In these 11 verses, we learned about three voices: first, the voice of the risen Lord, second, the voice of the disciples, and thirdly, the voice of the angels. These three voices brought out some important lessons and truths, which we will study today.