Never thought about those verses in Acts 3 like that.  Interesting that his 
references to Jesus is the author of life.  Boy.  They sure didn't take 
credit for this big fat miracle.

Vicki

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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:34 PM
Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] Comments


>I read this the other day and almost started laughing.  Here are Peter and
> John, two old Charismatic tongue talking buddies, heading over to church,
> sort of speak, to pray.  It is their answer to the lame man I found 
> amazing.
> "Gold and silver have I none."  What kind of a Charismatic confession is
> that?  I mean, that isn't faith and confession the way I've heard it. 
> Yet,
> there it is, big as life.  Peter confessing they didn't have a penny to
> their name.  What they did have, however, they sure enough gave, praise 
> God,
> and the man began leaping and walking and praising God.  boy, there is so
> much in this passage to preach from, you could preach for weeks on it but
> that one stuck out like a sore thumb the other day when I read it.
>
> Phil.