And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
How could Peter be so bold as to charge the council with crucifying Jesus? A better question is: How could Peter, being filled with the Holy Spirit, be timid and remain silent? The impotent man had been healed in the name of Jesus; that is, by Jesus himself. It is the preacher’s business to denounce wickedness, whether in high or low places. Friends, let us not remain silent when a door opens for us to speak out for Jesus.
1 minute x 365 days = 1 year of working your way through Bible passages from most NT chapters in chronological order and some from the OT.