Our Life of Peter series continues, with a message on Acts 3, in which the risen, ascended Christ heals a lame man through Peter, and then Peter preaches to the people from the scriptures the message that will make the spiritually lame able to walk as well.

In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit comes upon the body of Christ, indwelling and filling, to use them to proclaim Christ’s salvation to the world. The Spirit begins His work through them by preaching. Peter the apostle becomes Peter the preacher, and teaches us about how good proclamation of the word is done. For those who preach now or will later, and for all who want to place themselves under effective biblical preaching, this episode in our “Life of Peter: Growing in Grace” series is important.

Our study of the life of Peter now begins to look at all he has to teach us in the book of Acts, after the resurrection and ascension of Christ to the Father. Peter is Simon no longer, and growing in grace is about walking with Christ, being led by the Holy Spirit. We are not to see God’s power as a tool to accomplish good works, but to see ourselves as instruments in His hands to accomplish His agenda.

The day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Jesus was active – Rising, Saving, Blessing, Sending. Here in John 20, we see these things through the eyes of Peter and John, in our continuing series on “The Life of Peter: Growing in Grace.” Listen and be amazed anew at God and His grace extended to you through Christ.