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Good Morning.
Its good to be back with you again this morning.
You know, I received a text message from my father-in-law this week to let me know that his calendar said that this Sunday is FBC-LA’s 72nd Anniversary.
Hearing this, I couldn't help but think about how much the church has probably changed over the years.
I have no doubt that God has used this church in this town’s history.
Though I do not know very much about the history of this church, the few stories I have heard of highlights from over the years have been nothing short of remarkable.
Thinking about the past of FBC-LA, made me think, “wow, its amazing how God has used this church over the years.”
Not only has this church had a robust ministry that has been reaching families for decades, but it has been a church that has been planting churches.
I hear that White Rock Baptist was planted from First Baptist, and that Jemez Mountain Baptist was planted from First Baptist.
Its amazing looking back at how God has used this church.
But as I look back, I cannot help to look forward.
It makes me think, over 72 years God has used this church in a big way, but in faith, I would like to wager that over the next 72 years, God can use this church in an even bigger way.
Though it
And as you look back at this church’s history, you can see the different season that the church has gone through.
This all is really exciting when you think that our church is entering into a new season even now.
David Taylor is coming in next week to take the position as our pastor.
We have some incredible and exciting times ahead of us.
Bearing this all in mind, as I have been praying I have had it on my mind to peer into how the church started.
Now though our church has a very cool story that goes all the way up to the president of the united states, I am actually talking about an even more powerful story.
I am talking about the start of the church which all churches have come from.
The church of the book of acts.
As we go forward into a new season in our church’s history, I think its worth looking at how the early church began.
So, If you will, open your bibles to .
As we look at the early church we see the quintessential model for church.
They were a people who were dedicated to Loving the lord and loving their neighbor.
If you will, open your bibles to .
Before we read in , starting in verse 37, let me summarize what has been happening to up to this point in Acts.
The book of acts is set immediately after the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Thus, the beginning of the book of Acts starts with Jesus appearing to many people.
As he is talking to his disciples, he leaves a charge with them in Acts 1:8
Jesus Appears
Whats cool about this commissioning of the disciples is not that he is commanding them to Go and make disciples, In fact in this account he isn’t using an imperative verb at all.
Instead this is a prophesy, He is telling them what is going to happen and what the church is going to do.
He says the Holy Spirit will come upon them and that they will be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.
Following this, Jesus ascends into heaven.
Well, many days later, the Day of Pentecost Comes.
Pentecost is 50 (Pente) days after the passover.
You, of course, probably remember that Jesus was crucified on the passover.
Later, Day of Pentecost Comes
So to set the stage, we are 50 days after the crucifixion, 47 days after the resurrection and many days after the ascension of Jesus.
It was the day of Pentecost.
and a crazy thing happens.
says -
Acts 2:2
2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled athe whole house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire 1distributing themselves, and 2they 3rested on each one of them.
4 And they were all afilled with the Holy Spirit
So as Jesus said would happen in , the Holy Spirit descends upon the disciples in a miraculous way.
The people around began to hear them speaking in tongues - it later says these tongues were heard in each person’s original language.
Its incredible!
A crowd began to form.
The people are shocked - They ask “how can each one of us hear them in our own language?”
And it says what was being spoken was of the mighty deeds of God (2:11).
Now at the people’s shock, Peter begins to speak a sermon to address the people.
Let me say, this sermon proves that sometimes sermons just start weird and yet its still okay.
This is the only sermon, I have ever heard that has begun with this really odd phase.
“these men are not drunk”
Though such a strange start, Peter then continues with a powerful, powerful sermon that reached the people.
He attested to the miraculous saving grace of Jesus Christ.
And and attest to the miraculous saving grace of Jesus Christ.
Now right after this sermon is where we will begin our reading today. .
Let’s Pray - Lord, we thank you for your Word.
We thank you for the long history of the church and how you fill every christian with your Holy Spirit.
Lord, we thank you that by your grace, we will take your word from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth.
Lord we do thank you for your word and we pray that you would speak to us this morning.
In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen
There is no doubt that powerful things happened in the early church.
Thus, as we enter into a new season in our church where better is there to look and glean principals to apply to our church.
So as we dig in, we will see two overarching components to this passage.
First we will see the outreach of the church, and then we will see life within the church.
There are 2 major sections in this passage.
First, we see the outreach of the church - .
So starting in we see the outreach of the church.
We need to be careful as we come to this passage that we don’t think that these events are triggered by Peter’s sermon.
In reality, these events are a result of the actions of the people as a result of the Holy Spirit coming upon them.
You see, Peter didn't just get up one Sunday or whatever day it was and preach a message that caused 3000 people to repent and be baptized.
No, what happened is that the people of the freshly established church spoke of the mighty deeds of God and that prompted the sermon.
In fact, Gods spirit empowered them to do something miraculous — as they spoke, the people heard them speak in their original tongues.
Even back then, it was the church, not just the pastor, who shared the gospel to the lost.
Outreach wasn’t about an event put on by a pastor or a committee, but it was each and everyone in the church sharing about christ.
Peter then goes and follows up this event with some preaching and the response to the outreach is remarkable!
It says -
It says the people were pierced to the heart.
It also is often rendered as they were wounded in their conscious.
This unique word in the Greek is only used this once in the New Testament.
Homer, the person who many people attribute the Iliad to, uses this same word to depict horses stamping the earth with their hooves.
They were convicted and they began to ask, “Brethren, what shall we do”
Luke said they were “cut to the heart,” an uncommon word Homer used to depict horses stamping the earth with their hooves (v.
37)
This verse contains two imperatives.
Peter tells the them to Repent and to Be Baptized.
Now as you look at this verse closely, the dominant idea is repentance with the other elements following.
Repentance leads to baptism, the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
v38
the preposition “for” is actually a Greek work which is most commonly translated as “to” or “into”.
The dominant idea in 2:38 thus seems to be repentance, with the other elements following.
Repentance leads to baptism, the forgiveness of sins, and the gift of the Spirit
So Peter speaks the message that penetrates throughout the bible, “you must repent” — that is to say, turn away from your ways and turn to the ways of God.
Repent and be baptized and you will be filled with the Holy Spirit.
v38 INP - Repent, be Baptized
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