Discovering God

Sermon Reflections from Thanksgiving & Supplication: The passion to pray boldly to God October | Alex Hardt | October 19 Pastor Alex’s text this week was Acts 3:1-10. It is easy to connect with the lame man’s praise and joy but what about his despair? 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. He was lame from birth. He had never known the joy of walking from place to place, jumping, or running. He had to be carried wherever he went. Each day his hope was in gaining a few coins to be able to live. He was dependent upon others and unable to go into the temple and worship his God. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. 4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” 5 And he fixed his attention on them , expecting to receive something from them. His pleading look was his asking for h...