Jesus is the Cornerstone

Описание: When Peter and John healed a man who had been lame for over 40 years, the temple elite—priests, Sadducees, and the captain of the guard—immediately arrested them. These weren't minor officials; these were the heavy hitters, the same court that had condemned Jesus to death. Yet in the face of imprisonment and genuine threats to their lives, Peter and John refused to back down. Their secret wasn't theological training or social status—they were explicitly called 'unschooled and ordinary men.' Their power came from overflow, not answers. They had been with Jesus, and that relationship transformed everything. This passage challenges us to examine whether our faith is confined to comfortable Sunday mornings or whether it spills over into every conversation and interaction. The early church didn't invite people to services; they invited people to Jesus. The authorities could imprison bodies, but they couldn't silence the gospel. Even as Peter and John sat in jail, 2,000 more people came to faith. Throughout history, persecution has never extinguished the message of Christ—it has only amplified it. The question for us today is whether others can tell we've been with Jesus, not by our religious vocabulary, but by the way we love, serve, and boldly share what we've seen and heard.