Peter's Sermon: A Message of Forgiveness
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Opening Prayer
Introduction
I don’t know why you are here today.
You are a Christian and want to worship
You are not and a curious
Someone dragged you here or invited you
You say you are a Christian and you feel like you have to be here
Sermon
This one
Peter’s
Today, we will talk about this passage that we have read and try to understand its message for us today.
34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
Peter begins this talk by addressing a possible issue
Peter was a Jew
Christianity is the Jewish religion
Jews were exclusivists
I. God loves all of His children equally, regardless of differences
I. God loves all of His children equally, regardless of differences
Let’s break down that statement a little
First, we are talking about God
Who is God?
We are also talking about His children
Who are His children?
The text says, those who fear Him and who does what is right
What does it mean to fear God? (revere)
What does it mean to “do right?”
The opening part of that statement is about God Loving, what does that mean
well in these verses, it says that God finds them acceptable
what is this acceptance? Let’s find out as we go on.
36 As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),
God gave the Gospel not just to Israel but through Israel
Jesus is “Lord of all”
Faith vs. works?
Exposition 2
37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
II. Jesus’ life made clear that He was sent and empowered by God
II. Jesus’ life made clear that He was sent and empowered by God
Exposition 3
39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear,
III. Jesus’ resurrection proves that Jesus was more than a mere prophet but that He was who he claimed to be.
III. Jesus’ resurrection proves that Jesus was more than a mere prophet but that He was who he claimed to be.
Jesus was the Son of God
Exposition 4
vs.40 …Jesus appeared…
41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
Jesus’ ressurection was a physical one
42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. 43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
IV. Jesus’ people are to proclaim the Good News that leads others to receive the forgiveness of sins
IV. Jesus’ people are to proclaim the Good News that leads others to receive the forgiveness of sins
So what was the result of Peter’s sermon?
They believed!
vs. 44 says...
44 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.