Authorities Jail Peter and John for Healing in Jesusâ€™ Name

Acts 3 – 4

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PARTICIPANTS:

Peter (who also serves as Narrator)
John
Beggar
Priest

Prompter (Optional). Prompter shouts a brief line and Companions repeat it.
Companions (Optional): children and all adults who want to take part. Make sure Companions know who the Prompter is, and that they are to repeat Prompterâ€™s words.

SCRIPT:

Peter	John, itâ€™s time to go up to the temple to pray.
John	I am coming, Peter. I hope we donâ€™t run into more trouble.
Beggar	Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Alms, please! Iâ€™ve been lame from birth. Please!
Peter	Look at us! We have neither silver nor gold. But what we have, we give you: In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene ? Stand and walk!â€
Prompter & Companions	Stand and walk! Stand and walk!
John	At once, his feet and his ankles grow strong. He stands and walks. He enters the temple with us, leaping and praising God. His friends come running, amazed at seeing him walk.
Peter	Why do you folks gaze at us, as if by our own power we had made him walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob has glorified His servant, Jesus, the one whom you disowned when Pilate wanted to release Him. You put to death the Prince of life, but God raised Him from death, of which we are witnesses. The name of Jesus has strengthened this man, whom you know.
Priest	Captain of the Guard! Over here! Those rebels are disturbing the people again. Against our orders, they claim that Nazarene rose from the dead.
John	They jailed us, but many who heard us believed. The next day, the high priest and others interrogate us, and the healed man comes and stands by us.
Priest	By what power have you done this healing?
Peter	Rulers of Israel, we are on trial for a benefit done to a sick man. Let it be known that by the name of Jesus Christ, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead ? this man stands here before you in good health.
Priest	Amazing! These men are uneducated, but theyâ€™ve been with that man Jesus.
John	The rulers debate among themselves as to what to do with us.
Priest Â	All Jerusalem now knows that a notable miracle has happened through these men. We cannot deny it, yet we can keep it from spreading further.John and Peter, you will speak no longer in the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
Peter	Is it right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God? How can we deny what we have seen and heard? We must obey God above all.
Prompter & Companions	Obey God above all. Obey God above all! Â
John	They threaten us, but have to let us go because of the people, who are all glorifying God for what happened.
Peter	We gather with the disciples who rejoice. We pray and the room is shaken. The Holy Spirit fills us all. We all go and boldly spread the good news.

DISCUSS:

In movements in many lands today, where thousands come to Christ, healing in Jesusâ€™ name commonly happensalong with witnessing for Him. In the New Testament, what are some other examples of believers witnessing boldly for Jesus in the face of danger?

(Good answers: Stephen, Paul when he was arrested in Jerusalem, etc.)

Why do we who follow Jesus need the Holy Spiritâ€™s help, in order to witness in a way that brings people to Christ?

Authorities Jail Peter and John for Healing in Jesusâ€™ Name

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