SABBATH AFTERNOONRead for This Week's Study:
Ps. 18:2, 31; 95:1; Matt. 16:18; Acts 5:15; 10:25, 28-43; 11:19-26; Gal. 2:11-14.
Memory Text:
"When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus" (Acts 4:13, NIV). |
Key Thought:
| | Peter, the transformed Peter, became one of the greatest missionaries the world has ever seen, even despite some lessons he still needed to learn. Last week we looked at the amazing transformation of Peter, how he went from instability to a pillar in the church. How easy it would have been, after his disastrous fall, to have written him off from the service of the Lord. As we saw, however, that was not God's intention for this flawed hero. Indeed, after his restoration, Peter would devote his life to one mission: to share spiritual food with Jesus' flock—both inside and outside the sheepfold. Last week we also saw what Christ did in Peter's life to make him the great missionary that he became. This week we will look at the results of his mission. We will follow some of Peter's experiences as he played a key role in the work of the early church and in helping spread the gospel to the Gentiles. There are some powerful lessons for us today from the story of Peter, both his successes and his failures. |
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, August 30.
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