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This is the first of almost 30 sermons in the book of Acts.
Two questions asked in this text: “what does this mean?” and “what shall we do?”
Peter is about to answer the question, “what does this mean?”
Important contextual info:
The crowd was made up of people who converted to Judaism in order to be a part of the family of God.
They had to learn Hebrew, adopt the Jewish customs, become circumcised, move to Jerusalem, disown their own family and family customs, etc.
The people were not used to hearing the things they were hearing in their native language because these things were normally spoken in the Hebrew language.
This was essentially desecrating the tradition of keeping God’s word undefiled from other languages.?????????
Now, they are amazed because they are hearing the glories of God in their own native tongues which essentially inferred that God was bridging the cultural and ethnic divides and seeking to sanctify and pour out his presence upon all people of the earth.
This was a huge deal.
The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost means three things:
God is Fulfilling His Promise to Save and Empower His People!
God made promises through the prophets.
Beloved, God keeps His promises.
If you are not saved, you can be!
God has made a way!
If you are saved and you want to be used by God to see other people saved, you can be empowered!
The Holy Spirit is available to you for empowering.
God has unique ways he wants to use you for the purposes of advancing Christ’s kingdom!
Just as God delivered at Pentecost on promises he made before, God will deliver on other promises he has made that will find their fulfillment in the future!
You can trust God to finish this work he has started in you.
You can trust God to send Christ back for you!
Jesus is The Resurrected Lord and Messiah Who Can Save You!
Peter explained the simple gospel message.
His Miracles and Death - Acts 2:22-23
His Resurrection - Acts 2:24-32
His Exaltation - Acts 2:33-35
He is Lord and Christ - Acts 2:36
Jesus is the only way to salvation.
David died and stayed dead, therefore, he could not be the Lord who could save.
Jesus died, resurrected, and sent the Spirit, therefore, he is the Lord who can save you!
God used the works of wicked men to bring about the greatest event in all of history!
God is the only one who can take a terrible situation and mold it for the best situation.
Peter’s application of the title “Lord” (Joel 2:32) to Jesus points to his deity.
You Must Turn From Your Sin and Call Upon Jesus!
The people hearing are cut to the heart by the Word of God coupled with the Holy Spirit.
The people cut to the heart realized they had a need.
When the people say, “What must I do?” it’s clear that they feel a need.
They are saying, “I need something.
What must I do to get it?”
Peter gives two explicit answers in verse 38 to what they need—what we need.
He says they need forgiveness and they need the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The People were commanded to repent.
Repentance includes a change of mind that ends up trusting God
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