ACTS FOUR - SUMMARY

I.    PETER AND JOHN CAST INTO PRISON( vs. 1-4 ).

A.    PEOPLE INVOLVED - Peter and John, the priests, the captain of the temple, the

       Sadducees, and 5,000.

B.    PETER AND JOHN WERE CAST INTO PRISON SO THAT THEY MIGHT BE

       DEALT WITH ON THE MORROW.  IN SPITE OF THIS ABOUT 5,000       BELIEVE.

II.   THE INQUIRY AND PETER'S ANSWER( vs. 5-12 ).

A.    PEOPLE INVOLVED - Annas, Caiaphas, Alexander, rulers, elders, and scribes.        Peter and John.

B.    THINGS TO REMEMBER:

       1.  The question:  How did you heal this lame man?

       2.  The answer is complex but simple

               a.     We are questioned concerning this good deed.

               b.    It was through the power of Jesus whom they had crucified.

               c.     This was prophesied( Psa. 118:22 ).

               d.    Only by this power can one be saved from his sins.

III.  THE REACTION OF THE JEWS TO THIS CLAIM( vs. 13-22 ).

A.    THINGS TO REMEMBER:

       1.    The Jews marvelled that these ignorant men were so bold.

       2.    They took knowledge that they had been with Jesus.

       3.    They admitted that they could do nothing to deny either the miracle or the claim.

       4.    They threatened Peter and John not to speak any more in this name.

       5.    Peter expresses his intention to ignore their threat.

       6.    They let them go for fear of the multitude.

IV.  RELEASE AND REPORT TO THE BRETHREN( vs. 23-31 ).

A.    THINGS TO REMEMBER

       1.    The prayer of the saints.

       2.    They are filled with the Holy Spirit.

V.   THE UNITY OF THE BRETHREN( vs. 32-37 ).

A.    THINGS TO REMEMBER:

       1.    The pooling of wealth in a time of need.

       2.    Distribution to each according to need.

       3.    The example of Barnabas.

       4.    The testimony of the resurrection.

MEMORY VERSES:  Acts 4:12, 32

 

 

QUESTIONS FOR ACTS FOUR

1.    Who approached Peter and John in the beginning of this chapter?

2.    What did they do with Peter and John?

3.    What question did they ask of the apostles?

4.    What answer did they receive?

5.    Who was the stone and who were the builders?  What does this mean?

6.    In whose name is salvation?

7.    What did the Jews observe concerning Peter and John?

8.    What rebuttal did they present to the healing or what was preached?

9.    What did they charge the apostles, and what was Peter's reaction?

10.  What was the gist of the prayer of the saints?

11.  What was done about the needy?