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What is your Expectation in Life? Biblical Passage: Acts 3: 1-10 What does "Expectation" mean? According to the dictionaries it means: "The act or state of expecting." Something Expected." In the biblical passage read, while Jesus was with His disciples, He made them the recipients of the power to perform miracles. He promised them a continuation of delegated power after His Ascension which is manifested throughout the book of Acts in which their Commission is attested to by many "signs" and "wonders." In this story, Luke gives us a most vivid account of a miracle that is of a very remarkable kind. We find here a man born "Lame" (cripple) who was more than 40 yrs. old when this miracle took place. God has the "Perfect Way" of explaining to us the "Why’s, When and Where" of the Bible, if we let ourselves be lead by the Holy Spirit. We often say that "We know not what a day or an hour may bring forth, “and it is true, but nothing was further from the "Expectation" of this poor cripple or the friends who took him that morning to his accustomed stance at the Temple gate, than a miracle that took place with far reaching results. The Temple door that was called, "The Beautiful Gate" where the cripple man was usually seen, was the outer gate of Herod's temple. It is here where Peter and John saw the cripple and "Fastened" their eyes upon him. Acts 3:1-10 (King James Version) 1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have given I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. “Amado, yo deseo que tu seas prosperado en todas las cosas, y que tengas salud, así como prospera tu alma.” 3 S. Juan 2 DOMINGOS 2:00 PM Alabanza y Adoración Mensaje de Poder Niños para Cristo Adiestramiento Juvenil MARTES 7:00 PM Alabanza y Adoración Enseñanza Bíblica JUEVES Y SABADOS Conserjería Pastoral Evangelismo Personal Clases de Español LUNES 7:00 PM Ministerio de Oración Ensayo Grupo de Alabanza Domingos 11:00AM Clases de Ingles Pastor Rubén & Iris Huertas 2820 Sharer Road Tallahassee, FL 32312 Oficina: 850-298-4959/ 562-3156 Fax: 850-298-4957 www.CHCHOY.org E-mail: [email protected] “Dios espera por Ti” The cripple in turn, looked to them as if he could read on their pity looks not only the wish to satisfy the need he had for money and to heal, but the consciousness of power to carry the will into effect. He know, they had something special. Speaking to this man, Peter reveals the essential meaning of Christianity. Peter was not able to minister to this man material thing as far as silver and gold were concerned, but he was able to him something which would make him master of his disability. In the "Name of Jesus of Nazareth, Get up and Walk." The healing of this man was, "Unexpected", "Sudden" and "Complete." There is something very important ѡ