Theme: Jesus fulfills all of God's plans and promises. Repent and believe in him and God will give you a new life.

COMMENTARY

Epistle: Acts 3:12-19
In the first part of the chapter Peter heals a crippled beggar at Solomon's Colonnade in the temple. Great crowds are attracted to Peter and the other disciples and so Peter uses the opportunity to preach the gospel. Peter is brutally blunt in his preaching, accusing them of killing Jesus, even if it was in ignorance. The God of their fathers has glorified Jesus by raising him from the dead. The apostle then pleads with his hearers to repent so that their sins might be washed away and a time of spiritual refreshment might come.

Epistle: Acts 4:5-12
(See Easter 4)

Epistle: 1 John 3:1-7
The child of God is to live in holiness and obedience s…