# Healing at the Gate Called Beautiful - The Book of Acts

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 3 Apr 2024, 13 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 188. Delve into this episode where Peter and John heal a man who couldn't walk, right at the temple gate called Beautiful, without any silver or gold, just by saying, "In the name of Jesus Christ, stand up and walk!" The amazed crowd learns it's not the apostles but Jesus' power that healed the man. When authorities try to silence them, Peter and John boldly proclaim they must obey God over people, inspiring everyone to speak God's word fearlessly, shaking the place with the Holy Spirit's presence. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered
[0:04] Speaker 1: with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
[0:09] Speaker 1: All the people saw him walking and praising God. They
[0:12] Speaker 1: recognized him, and it was he who used to sit
[0:15] Speaker 1: begging for gifts for the needy at the beautiful gate
[0:19] Speaker 1: of the temple. Dear God, thank you that your work
[0:22] Speaker 1: in our lives is.
[0:24] Speaker 2: Real.
[0:29] Speaker 1: When people meet you, they change in wonderful ways. Please
[0:34] Speaker 1: use our story today to help us be even more
[0:37] Speaker 1: amazed by the way you work and help us to
[0:40] Speaker 1: love you even more. We are so grateful for all
[0:44] Speaker 1: of the ways that you love us. In Jesus' name, amen.
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[1:24] Speaker 2: Healing at the Gate Called Beautiful In our last story,
[1:29] Speaker 2: on the day of Pentecost, the disciples were filled with
[1:32] Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit, and many people, even with different languages,
[1:37] Speaker 2: heard the truth about God. Peter explained it, and 3,000
[1:42] Speaker 2: people believed. In this story, Peter and John will heal
[1:47] Speaker 2: a man at a gate called Beautiful and get in
[1:50] Speaker 2: trouble with.
[1:51] Speaker 3: The religious authorities.
[1:53] Speaker 2: As inspired by Acts.
[1:59] Speaker 1: Well, hi, it's Julianne Thompson, guest hosting for Julia Jeffress
[2:03] Speaker 1: Sadler with the Kids Bible in Ear podcast. I am
[2:06] Speaker 1: so happy you're here today. In this story, we get
[2:10] Speaker 1: to hear about a wonderful healing, an image what it
[2:13] Speaker 1: would be like if we had seen it ourselves. Are
[2:16] Speaker 1: you ready? Let's listen in.
[2:21] Speaker 2: Peter and John... went up to the temple to pray,
[2:25] Speaker 2: as they always did, when they saw a man being
[2:28] Speaker 2: brought to the gate in front of the temple called Beautiful.
[2:33] Speaker 2: He had to be carried to the gate because he
[2:35] Speaker 2: had been lame since the day he was born. The
[2:38] Speaker 2: man was placed in front of the gate and began
[2:41] Speaker 2: to beg as he had done every day. Peter and
[2:44] Speaker 2: John saw this, and the man asked them for money.
[2:48] Speaker 2: They both looked at him and called for the man's attention.
[2:52] Speaker 2: We do not have any silver or gold for you,
[2:54] Speaker 2: but we have something else. In the name of Jesus Christ,
[2:59] Speaker 2: stand up and walk. Peter reached down and grabbed the
[3:03] Speaker 2: man by the right hand and picked him up. When
[3:06] Speaker 2: he reached his feet, he began to jump, run, and walk.
[3:10] Speaker 2: He ran into the temple and through the temple courts,
[3:13] Speaker 2: running and jumping, showing the people the miracle he had
[3:17] Speaker 2: just received. Everyone who saw him in the temple laughed.
[3:21] Speaker 2: recognized him as the lame man who begged out by
[3:24] Speaker 2: the gate called Beautiful, and they were struck with amazement
[3:29] Speaker 2: at what they just saw. The people saw the man
[3:33] Speaker 2: with Peter and John, and they all ran up to
[3:35] Speaker 2: them filled with amazement. You're surprised, Peter said to the people.
[3:40] Speaker 2: You are looking at us like we are the man
[3:42] Speaker 2: who healed this man. We did not do anything. You
[3:47] Speaker 2: know who did? God, the God of Abraham. the one
[3:51] Speaker 2: who sent Jesus to this earth to teach us, Jesus,
[3:55] Speaker 2: the man you sent off to Pilate to be killed,
[3:59] Speaker 2: the man that was disowned by his very people. But
[4:03] Speaker 2: then he was raised from the dead. By his name
[4:07] Speaker 2: and his power, this miracle was performed. This healing, you see,
[4:11] Speaker 2: was not in my name or in John's name, but
[4:14] Speaker 2: in Jesus' name, the only name that could have healed
[4:18] Speaker 2: this man. You've seen what my God can do. Repent
[4:23] Speaker 2: and turn your face to God. He will wipe all
[4:26] Speaker 2: your sins away. Believe in Jesus, for he will come again,
[4:32] Speaker 2: as he said so himself. The religious leaders heard Peter
[4:36] Speaker 2: and John preaching to the people and approached them. Upset,
[4:40] Speaker 2: they arrested Peter and John and took them to be
[4:43] Speaker 2: put into prison for the night. Even though they were
[4:46] Speaker 2: arrested for their message, there were many who gave their
[4:50] Speaker 2: lives to the Lord that day. Their number grew to
[4:53] Speaker 2: around 5,000. The next morning, the religious leaders had Peter
[5:00] Speaker 2: and John brought to them. Whose name are you healing,
[5:03] Speaker 2: and where does the power come from? The Holy Spirit
[5:07] Speaker 2: came into Peter in that instant, and he said, That
[5:10] Speaker 2: man was healed in the name of Jesus Christ, the
[5:13] Speaker 2: man you killed, but the one God raised from the grave,
[5:18] Speaker 2: Jesus Christ. The man you rejected has become the foundation
[5:21] Speaker 2: of our faith. There is no other name that can
[5:25] Speaker 2: heal and save like the name of Jesus. The leaders
[5:29] Speaker 2: scoffed at Peter and John, for he was uneducated and ordinary.
[5:34] Speaker 2: But they realized that the men had both been with Jesus.
[5:38] Speaker 2: They had no words, for the man that was lame
[5:41] Speaker 2: had been healed. The leaders sent Peter and John away
[5:45] Speaker 2: so they could decide what to do with these men.
[5:48] Speaker 2: What should we do? All of Jerusalem saw this, and
[5:51] Speaker 2: it cannot be denied that the lame man is healed.
[5:55] Speaker 2: They deliberated and then came to a decision. We have
[5:59] Speaker 2: to stop this. We should tell the people that the
[6:02] Speaker 2: name Peter and John used to heal the lame man
[6:05] Speaker 2: shall not be spoken again. They called for Peter and
[6:08] Speaker 2: John to come back so that they could present their decision.
[6:12] Speaker 2: The religious leaders told Peter and John that they could
[6:15] Speaker 2: not speak the name of Jesus under any Peter and
[6:20] Speaker 2: John said, Are we to not do what is right
[6:24] Speaker 2: in the eyes of our God? Are we to listen
[6:26] Speaker 2: to you over the voice of our God? Of course not.
[6:30] Speaker 2: We cannot stay silent about what has just happened. Peter
[6:34] Speaker 2: and John were released because the leaders did not know
[6:38] Speaker 2: what to say to that. For the man who was
[6:40] Speaker 2: healed had been lame for 40 years or more. Peter
[6:45] Speaker 2: and John went and told the people what the leaders
[6:47] Speaker 2: had said but they refused to listen as well. They
[6:51] Speaker 2: all began to pray together, and God showed up. The
[6:55] Speaker 2: place they were began to shake, and everyone present was
[7:00] Speaker 2: filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke God's word without fear.
[7:11] Speaker 1: Wow! The work of Jesus hasn't stopped at all, has it?
[7:15] Speaker 1: The good news of the kingdom of heaven is still
[7:18] Speaker 1: being preached. People are still being healed. And God is
[7:22] Speaker 1: still changing lives. What an exciting time. Now, sometimes when
[7:28] Speaker 1: we read stories in the Bible, it's easy to get
[7:31] Speaker 1: used to amazing things happening. Because so many amazing things
[7:35] Speaker 1: happen in the Bible. But let's pretend this is not
[7:40] Speaker 1: a Bible story. And think about it as if you
[7:43] Speaker 1: were actually a part of it. Imagine there is a
[7:46] Speaker 1: minor league baseball team in your town and you love baseball.
[7:51] Speaker 1: You go to every game you can. And whenever you
[7:55] Speaker 1: go to the ballpark, you see Marie. Marie wears a
[7:59] Speaker 1: ball cap and hands out programs. She knows your name
[8:03] Speaker 1: and she always calls you Bubba. Marie smiles a lot
[8:08] Speaker 1: and spins her red wheelchair around to give you a
[8:10] Speaker 1: high five every time you walk in. You've never seen
[8:14] Speaker 1: her without it. Now, imagine you're young enough to play t-ball.
[8:19] Speaker 1: You go to a baseball game with your mom and dad,
[8:22] Speaker 1: and you're so short you have to reach up to
[8:24] Speaker 1: hold your hands. Marie says, hey, Bubba, and gives you
[8:28] Speaker 1: a program and a high five. It's a fun game,
[8:32] Speaker 1: but you fall asleep on your dad's shoulder, and he
[8:35] Speaker 1: carries you out. A few years later, you're playing Little League,
[8:40] Speaker 1: and now you're excited to go to the ballpark with
[8:42] Speaker 1: your friends. Marie is there and she spins her red
[8:45] Speaker 1: wheelchair around when she sees you. You get a high
[8:49] Speaker 1: five and a program and a, hey, Bubba. A few
[8:52] Speaker 1: years later, you play right field for your middle school team.
[8:55] Speaker 1: Then in high school, you play first base on the
[8:57] Speaker 1: JV team. Then on the varsity team. Then you get
[9:01] Speaker 1: a scholarship to play baseball in college. All that time,
[9:06] Speaker 1: you go to game after game at the ballpark. Marie
[9:10] Speaker 1: still spins her wheelchair to give you a high five
[9:12] Speaker 1: and a program, but her movements start getting slower and
[9:17] Speaker 1: her hair is getting grayer. Hey, Bubba, she calls. Hey, Marie,
[9:22] Speaker 1: you call back. But most days you can barely see
[9:25] Speaker 1: her red wheelchair through the crowd. Then one day you're
[9:29] Speaker 1: back at the ballpark as a player. But when you
[9:33] Speaker 1: walk in, there's no red wheelchair. No Marie.
[9:37] Speaker 2: No.
[9:38] Speaker 1: Hey, Bubba. Then something on the field catches your attention.
[9:43] Speaker 1: It's Marie. She's jumping and laughing and throwing the ball
[9:47] Speaker 1: around your teammates. The red wheelchair you've seen her in
[9:50] Speaker 1: your entire life is down in the dugout. She doesn't
[9:56] Speaker 1: need it anymore. She's healed. that's how amazing it was
[10:02] Speaker 1: when the beggar at the gate called beautiful was healed
[10:06] Speaker 1: people had seen him lying by that gate their entire
[10:10] Speaker 1: lives so when this man that everybody knew couldn't walk
[10:15] Speaker 1: was suddenly skipping everyone knew it couldn't be a trick
[10:19] Speaker 1: It had to be real. Even the religious authorities had
[10:23] Speaker 1: to admit it. You see, they were frustrated that the
[10:26] Speaker 1: work of Jesus hadn't stopped. It hadn't even slowed down.
[10:31] Speaker 1: They thought that when Jesus was killed, everyone would stop
[10:35] Speaker 1: believing in him. But that wasn't the end of Jesus' work.
[10:40] Speaker 1: It was only the beginning. Because when people meet Jesus,
[10:44] Speaker 1: they change in wonderful ways. For example, do you remember
[10:49] Speaker 1: how scared Peter was after Jesus was arrested? He was
[10:53] Speaker 1: so afraid he told people he didn't even know Jesus.
[10:57] Speaker 1: But now, Peter is bravely telling everybody about Jesus, even
[11:03] Speaker 1: though it got him arrested. And John, who was a fisherman,
[11:07] Speaker 1: is speaking so wisely and intelligently, nobody could believe he
[11:13] Speaker 1: was not a trained scholar. And the beggar who had
[11:16] Speaker 1: been lame for a lifetime could run the bases if
[11:19] Speaker 1: he'd had the chance. Today, Jesus' work hasn't stopped. People
[11:24] Speaker 1: still change when they meet him in wonderful ways. I
[11:29] Speaker 1: am so happy you joined me today. Come back next
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