Friday, January 6, 2023
First Friday TRADITIONAL EPIPHANY-ST. ANDRE BESSETTE Acts, Chapter 3, Verse 16 And by FAITH in his name, this man, whom you see and know, his name has made strong, and the faith that comes through it has given him this perfect health, in the presence of all of you. Peter at the beginning of Christ’s approach to him said Lord Leave me for I am a sinful man-and he was. Notice that after the resurrection Peter was changed and now took on the work of Christ. We are all sinners we are all lame as the man in this verse but by faith we can do the work of Christ and He will change us. Demonstration + Proclamation = Credibility [1] After Pentecost when the apostle received the Holy Spirit, they started to build the church: The Kingdom of God. Peter and John encountered a lame man on their way to temple. Using only the name of Jesus they healed the man, and they gained credibility because they did what they said, “they walked the talk.” As their credibility gr...
