Theme: Jesus is the Good Shepherd who gathers us, saves us and keeps his flock together.

COMMENTARY

Epistle: Acts 4:5-12
Peter and John are arrested by the temple guards for preaching the resurrection and healing the crippled man in the temple. The suspects are brought before the family of the High Priest for questioning. The interrogators wanted to know by what power Peter effected the healing. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Peter boldly proclaims that this man was healed through the name of Jesus. Jesus is the stone which the builders (the religious establishment) rejected, but God has made him the cornerstone.

Epistle: Acts 4:(23-31) 32-37)
(See Easter 2)

Epistle: 1 John 3:16-24
God shows his love for us by calling us his children (vv. 1-2) and by laying down his life for us (v. 16). …