Jesus as the Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecy (Acts 2:25-36)
25 Jul 2008 8:00am GMT I have worn glasses since I was two-and-a-half years old. They correct my nearsightedness and help me see things at a distance. Biblical prophecy is like glasses. In Acts 2:25-36, Peter quotes or alludes to three psalms that speak about the Messiah. These prophetic lenses help us see Jesus clearly. Here’s what Peter said: David said [...]
The Purpose of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:22-24)
24 Jul 2008 8:00am GMT What was the purpose of Jesus Christ? In Acts 2:22-24, the Apostle Peter offers a succinct answer to this question in his sermon to the Jewish crowd at Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost: Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which [...]
This Is That (Acts 2:16-21)
23 Jul 2008 8:00am GMT We explain what we do not know in terms of what we do. Consider the word horsepower. James Watt coined that term to market steam engines to people who relied on horses as beasts of burden. They understood how powerful horses were, so Watt explained how powerful steam engines were in terms of how much horsepower [...]
Answered Questions, Committed Lives (Acts 2:14-15)
22 Jul 2008 8:00am GMT When my wife and I started dating, we had to sort out our religious differences. She was raised fundamentalist Baptist; I, evangelical Pentecostal. She believed in once-saved, always-saved; I did not. I believed speaking in tongues was normal; she did not. We worked things out by the time we married. Now we are both Bapticostals. I [...]
The Evangelical Dimension of Revival (Acts 2:14-41)
21 Jul 2008 8:00am GMT Every Sunday, I preach to my congregation. Sometimes, my sermons are ill-prepared and poorly delivered. Other times—hopefully, more often than not—they are well-prepared, well-delivered, and spiritually effective. The Apostle Peter preached the first recorded sermon of the Christian church on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:14-41). In it, he proclaimed the gospel or “good news” of [...]