What Jesus - and Peter - did, continued

Mark 2

• 2:1 Preached
• 2:5 Forgave paralytic man
  
• 2:11 Healed paralytic man
• 2:13 Taught
• 2:14 Called Levi
• 2:15 Ate with tax collectors and sinners
• 2:17 Taught
• 2:19 Taught
• 2:25 Taught

Mark 3

• 3:5 Healed man with withered hand on the Sabbath
• 3:10 Mentions that he had been healing many
• 3:14 Appointed apostles
• 3:23 Taught
• 3:33 Taught

So. He taught and healed pretty evenly. Now Acts 2 -

• 2:4 Filled with the spirit
• 2:14 Peter preached
• 2:44 Believers had all things in common
• 2:45 "And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need" - wow! I never really noticed this one!

• 3:6 -7 "But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong."
• 3:12 Peter preached

• 4:8 Peter proclaimed gospel in court
• 4:19 Peter and John preach
• 4:24 Believers pray

A section here that I want to quote in full - Acts 4:32-37.

Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.

The section I highlighted is astonishing - all needs met by the body! And the next section in Ch. 5 is about Ananias and Sapphira, the ones who held some back for themselves and lied about it - yikes! Then a section that really speaks to what I have been thinking about - Acts 5:12-16-

Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

So - preaching, financial assistance, healing - all part of the NT church.

Next time I want to look at missionary trips - I am thinking that they did the same things as they spread the gospel.