The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-10-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
BY Rev. George A. Harper
511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
SHARING THE LIVING
CHRIST

Lesson Text - Acts 3 Print
Acts 3:1-7, 11-16.
MEMORY SELECTION -
Peter said, Silver and gold
have l none; but such as
have give l thee. - (Acts 800
Those who have not silver
and gold have their limbs and
senses, and with these may
be Serviceable to the blind,
and lame, and sick, and if they
be not, as there is occasion,
neither would they give to
them if they had silver and
gold. AS every one hath re-
ceived the gift, so let him
minister it. Let us now see
how the cure was wrought.
Christ sent his word, and heal
ed him, for healing grace is
given by the word of Christ;
this is the vehicle of the heal
ing virtue derived from Christ.
Christ spoke cures by himself;
the apostles spoke them in his
name. In the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth: Peter bid
The lame man rise up and
walk.
PETER HEALS A LAME
IAN:
snow Peter and John went
Up together into the temple
at the hour of prayer, being
the ninth hour" No men,
ton is made of the rest of the
disciples, not even James who
was the third member of the
select group or inner circle
which followed Jesus on spe-
cial occasions. Evidently Pc
ter and John continued this
close connection with each
other while James must have
at least temporarily separated
himself fro mthem, that is,
from Peter and John. as a
three man select group. "And
a certain man lame from his
mothers womb was carried,
whom they laid daily at the
gate of the temple which is
called Beautiful, to ask aims
of them that entered into the
temple" Emphasis is laid
upon the fact that the man
was born a cripple to indicate
the permanency of his con-
dition and thus give more val
idity to the account of his
healing. "Who seeing Peter
md John about to go into the
emple asked an aims =.
t is evident from what is
expressed in the next verse
that the man did not know
who these two men were, and
it seems very likely from the
context that this is the first
time he had asked an aims
of Peter and John, and the
first time they had paid any
particular attention to him.
"And Peter, fastening his
eyes upon him with John, said,
Look on us" - Too often hui
man beings are looked upon as
meal tickets or some other
means of convenience, rather
than as personalities whose
value lies outside of and be-
yond what they may contribute
to another's personal welfare.
And he gave heed unto them,
expecting to receive something
of them" - He thought that
they had asked his attention
because they had an aims to
give him. Peter however. had
different reason for demand
ing the mans attention; he
wanted to get the latter's mind
focused upon them in order
that they might give him
something of greater value
than coin.
''Then Peter said, Silver and
gold have I none; but such as
/ have give I thee: In the name
of Jesus Christ of Nazareth
rise up and walk F" Peter
considered himself only as an
agent through which the gift
of Christ was given. The ex-
preston, "such as | have" re-
veals Peters place in the stu
alton, but when he adds, "In
the name of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth rise up and walk, =
he leaves no doubt that it is
the power of God in Christ
and transmitted through Peter
which results in the healing.
And he took him by the
right hand, and lifted him up:
and Immediately his feet and