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Fisherman’s Tale
Acts 2:14-41
Peter has been transformed from bungling loudmouth to Biblical scholar and inspired preacher.
This was done in the moment in the coming of the Holy Spirit… but also through the careful teaching of Jesus before his ascension (Luke 24:45).
Thanks to witnesses like Peter, we also sit at the foot of Jesus.
And, in the words of Peter’s sermon, the gift of the Holy Spirit is for “you and for your children.”
From fisherman to fisher of men.
From loser to leader.
May we be so transformed by Word and Spirit into Witnesses.
Transformation
Logan - picture at beginning of middle school.
Picture now.
This week we toured Horizon high-school.
And in 4 years, he will be an 18 year-old man heading off to college.
Crazy!!!
How does someone change like that?
How does someone grow like that?
You know the old question “what will I be when I grow up?” Anyone still asking that question?
I’m not getting any taller… but as I pursue God and learn how to love his people… how often I am confronted with how far I need to go and how much I need to grow.
How often I put my foot in my mouth, say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing… or by inaction mess it all up.
I want God to just *snap* transform me into the glorious creation He has in mind.
Someone who is unfailing faithful, wise and always loves people just the way they need to be loved!
Intro to the Preacher
Recall: Jesus has ascended, Holy Spirit comes in power on the day of Pentecost… and Peter stands up to preach
My friend Peter.
Simeon bar Jonah - Simon son of John.
I remember when Andrew first told Simon about Jesus and how eager he was to meet him.
Do you guys remember when he jumped out onto the water?
It was so cool for a moment… and then he panicked and sank.
Hilarious.
You remember when he wouldn’t let Jesus wash his feet… and then when he learned what it meant he was all “wash all of me!” Ridiculous.
Oh… and then he was telling Jesus how he didn’t need to go to the cross and suffer and die… Jesus was all “Get behind me, SATAN!” Actually, that was kind of scary.
Then he cut that guy’s ear off!
Oh man.
And Peter himself will tell you how he panicked the night of Jesus’ trial.
He denied Jesus three times just like Jesus said he would.
Peter the brash, the arrogant and foolish, Peter the easily-intimidated.
Who so rarely said the right thing and so often said the ridiculously wrong thing.
How does that Peter become this Peter in Acts 2.
How does someone change like that?
How does someone grow like that?
Intro to the Sermon
One of the greatest sermons ever preached.
One of the very few we have recorded in Scripture (and even then, we only get the summary version).
Because it is such a moment of transformation and power, and because it is one of the very few sermons we get in Scripture: we are spending some time here.
I read this last week, but we are going to read it again, and then study it from the 10,000 foot view.
Sermon Analysis
Let’s take a moment to analyze… not the content of the sermon (more about that next week) but the structure of the sermon.
When we teach the Preachers in Training, we use a structure called “Hook, Book, Look, Took” as a handy mnemonic to structure a sermon.
This is useful in preaching, but useful in any kind of story or witness you may have opportunity to give.
Hook, Book, Look, Took.
(You know it’s good because it rhymes)
Hook, Book, Look, Took
Hook
He has the best “hook” in history.
Pentecost is the hook.
Wind and fire, the coming of the Holy Spirit, 120 men and women speaking in tongues the wonders of what God has done.
but peter grabs hold of this hook with a solid joke.
No, we’re not drunk.
Better he asks the question they are asking
Book
He quotes from Joel and from two Psalms.
Where is he referencing this stuff?
Which is amazing, because it isn’t like he had iBible or Logos mobile app on his phone.
From memory he recites these passages.
Look
Drawing on each of these passages he explains how they are fulfilled.
This is that.
This puzzle about David… fulfilled in Jesus.
This promise about the Holy Spirit… fulfilled now before you today.
He is unpacking Scriptures that have been mysteries
(More about the content of his sermon next week)
Took
What is the takeaway?
They are convicted, first of all.
And those who respond: Repent and be baptized.
From Fisherman to Fisher of Men
The transformation of Peter.
Not just from 3 years ago… how about from 2 months ago.
50 days ago Peter was falling asleep in the Garden, cutting off ears to defend Jesus from what “had to happen” because he didn’t get it and he didn’t like it… and then denying to even know Jesus three times.
and then, even after Jesus is resurrected, what does Peter go and do?
He goes back up to Galilee to fish!
Now here he is.
On fire, preaching this incredible sermon and three thousand souls saved as God uses him to evangelize. to PREACH.
Those who heard were PIERCED!
and we only get a taste of what is said.
Luke didn’t have a recorder, he has put together the pieces of the sermon from later recollection.
There was so much more:
And the scale of the response:
What a preacher!
What a man of God!
He must have been doing this for a lifetime.
But no… we know he wasn’t.
We know the story and so we stand with those in the crowd who marvelled at these country bumpkins.
What makes someone transform like that?
How did he grow up so fast?
Not a formula (we should always be skeptical of mining Scripture for formulas)… but here’s the formula:
Word, Spirit, and Mission
With Jesus who was the Word… studying the Word of God.
Peter didn’t show the results all that much at first, but Jesus had carefully laid the groundwork.
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