Discussion for April 22, 2012

Depending on the outcome of this Friday's Predators/Redwings game our discussion will come from Acts 24:13-35 (The Road to Emmaus) or Acts 3:12-19.

ACTS 3:12-19

¹²When Peter saw it, he addressed the people, “You Israelites, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? ¹³The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. ¹⁴But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, ¹⁵and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. ¹⁶And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.

¹⁷“And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. ¹⁸In this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer. ¹⁹Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out."

For Consideration

In this passage Peter challenges his listeners to believe in the power of Jesus' name to make us strong and be perfect in the presence of others. How well are we doing based on our church's mission statement?

Mission Statement

Grateful for the mercy of God,
First Presbyterian Church seeks:

• To proclaim the gospel of Christ by word
and deed;
• To be led by the Holy Spirit to new ways
of living, while respecting the church's traditions;
• To be a caring and spiritual congregation where fellowship is extended, and where we encourage one another through Christian education, spiritual growth, and mutual care.

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