Thematic Bible: Empowered
Thematic Bible
Peter » Empowered » Enduing him with boldness and courage
Now when the Jewish leaders saw the boldness of Peter and John and found out that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and realized that they had been with Jesus.
But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God, for we cannot stop talking about what we've seen and heard."
Peter » Empowered » Qualifying him to become a medium of the "spirit" to the gentiles
While Peter was still making this statement, the Holy Spirit fell on all the people who were listening to his message.
Peter » Empowered » Making his prayer effective in the raising of tabitha
Peter made them all go outside. After kneeling down, he prayed, turned to the body, and said, "Tabitha, get up!" She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Peter » Empowered » Giving him wisdom to instruct penitent sinners
Then Peter stood up among the eleven apostles and raised his voice to address them:
Peter » Empowered » Making him a channel of blessing to the sick
As a result, people kept carrying their sick into the streets and placing them on stretchers and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he went by.