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Bible Essentials

Acts 4:1-13

Salvation Through Jesus Alone

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Opening

  • Share life updates
  • Review highs and lows of the week
  • Share prayer requests and praises

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Icebreaker

  • What big news event do you remember from your life?
  • Where were you when you heard about the event?
  • Who informed you about what was going on?

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Acts 4:1-13

  • Read the passage
  • What is the context for this passage?
    • Jesus had recently ascended into heaven.
    • The disciples and other believers had received the Holy Spirit.
    • Peter and John healed a man at the temple gate and were teaching the crowd about Jesus.

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Acts 4:1-13

  • Read the passage again, in a different version if available.
  • Summarize the passage in your own words.

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What does the passage say about God?

  • Jesus Christ has the power to heal people.
  • God raised Jesus from the dead.
  • Jesus is the foundation of our faith.

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What does the passage say about people?

  • The religious leaders were jealous of the attention that Peter and John were receiving.
  • The apostles proclaimed Jesus everywhere they went.
  • When people see others doing something supernatural, they want to know how and why.
  • Peter blamed the religious leaders for Jesus’s death.
  • Even unschooled, ordinary men can have an impact if they have been with Jesus.

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What does the passage say about God’s plan?

  • God’s plan is that many who hear the message of Jesus will believe.
  • God’s plan is that those who are filled with the Holy Spirit can be his witnesses.
  • God’s plan is that salvation is found through no one except Jesus.

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Discussion

  • How does the passage fit into the overarching story of the Bible?
    • Peter was one of the key leaders of the early Christians.
    • Peter identified Jesus as the only one with the power to forgive sins, heal, and save.
    • Peter was instrumental in convincing the other apostles that the message of Jesus was for everyone, not just Jews.

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Discussion

  • What else strikes you about this passage?
  • How does the passage affect how you view God? How you view yourself?
  • How does this passage affect how you will live your life?