No Other Name — Acts 3–5 | Video Devotion with Dave Miers
Sep 29, 2026 26222
The message of Jesus is on the move, and the heat is turning up. In Acts 3-5, people are being healed, thousands believe, the apostles are proclaiming that Jesus is alive, and they are told to stop speaking about Jesus. But they don’t stop.
Why won’t they stop? Three words: no other name.
That name is Jesus, and let me show you four things about Jesus in line with this theme.
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1/ No other name saves
Peter and John have been arrested after a man who had never walked was healed. The religious leaders want to know whose power made this possible. Filled with the Holy Spirit, Peter points to Jesus, the one they crucified and God raised from the dead.
Check out the key verse for today:
Acts 4:12
[12] And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (ESV)
Only Jesus saves us from sin and the death we deserve. He lived the perfect life we have failed to live, died in our place for our sin, and rose again. We receive forgiveness and a restored relationship with God by trusting him.
Jesus isn’t one option among many: NO OTHER NAME saves.
Peter and John have seen him alive. And so look what they say when they are ordered to stop talking about Jesus:
Acts 4:19–20
[19] But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, [20] for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” (ESV)
They must obey God, and they know that NO OTHER NAME saves, and so they can’t help but speak. Their conviction drives their courage.
We haven’t seen the risen Jesus as they did, but we have their eyewitness testimony. As our conviction about Jesus grows, we pray for the Spirit to give us courage to make him known.
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2/ No other name heals
Back in chapter 3, the man at the temple gate expects a few coins. Instead, through Peter and John, Jesus enables him to walk. He enters the temple walking, leaping and praising God.
Peter immediately directs the amazed crowd to Jesus. The author of life was killed, but God raised him from the dead.
Acts 3:16
[16] And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all. (ESV)
And then Peter calls them to repent, to turn back to God so their sins may be wiped away.
We pray for physical healing, believing God can heal. We also pray that people would have their greatest need met: forgiveness of sin. The healed man gives us a glimpse of the restoration Jesus will complete when he returns.
3/ No other name transforms
The believers pray for boldness, and God fills them with his Spirit. Their shared life also changes. They are united, generous and attentive to those in need, as we see in the second half of chapter 4.
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Acts 4:33
[33] And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. (ESV)
I love that phrase “great grace was upon them.” Transformation and generosity flow from God’s grace.
That’s what makes Ananias and Sapphira’s deceit so serious in chapter 5. They pretend to give everything while keeping some money back. The money was theirs to give. Their sin was lying to the Holy Spirit.
God’s immediate judgment brings fear upon the church. Belonging to Jesus matters for how we live. This transformed community must walk in holiness and awe.
4/ No other name is worth suffering for
The apostles continue healing and preaching. Arrested again, they proclaim Jesus’ death and resurrection before the council. This time they are beaten and ordered to stop. Look at their response:
Acts 5:41–42
[41] Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour for the name. [42] And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. (ESV)
Isn’t that wild? They rejoice that they can suffer dishonour for the name of Jesus! And… they keep on teaching. They love Jesus more than comfort, safety or life itself.
We see this among persecuted Christians today. They are ordinary believers whom the Spirit strengthens in their trials. As we pray for them, let’s also ask God to strengthen us, so that we care more about the name of Jesus than our own reputation and consider it an honour to belong to him.
The Good News is…
The name of Jesus continues to save, heal, and transform, and it’s still worth suffering for his name. The risen Jesus gives us hope beyond our suffering and the grave. He is worthy of our trust. So let’s pray that his Spirit will help us trust in him, and let’s ask for that boldness, whether the opportunity is across the road, at work, or at the other end of the earth.
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Further reading: Acts 3-5.
Reflection
Ask God to deepen your conviction about Jesus and give you courage for one conversation about him this week.
Rev. Dave Miers
President, Good News Unlimited