A lame man spent his entire life at the door of the temple — close enough to hear worship, close enough to watch everyone else walk through — and never went inside. Then Peter stopped. Most people don't. Acts 3:1-10.

What if the thing keeping you outside isn't what you think it is? What if you've been asking for the wrong thing so long you forgot what the right thing sounds like?

This Wednesday night Bible study walks through Acts 3:1-10 — the man at the Beautiful Gate, Peter and John, and the moment someone refused to accept the version of him the world had settled for.

The Semi-Seminarian is a digital church bell for the exiles — live sermons recorded during worship at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Cushing, Oklahoma. If you've been sitting outside the door wondering if it opens from your side, you're in the r ...